DDP Connects UK & Ireland is committed to greater diversity and inclusion both in our own work and across the DDP community.
We fully support the commitment made by DDPI Worldwide to embrace diversity and inclusion as an integral aspect of their mission, vision and values. As one step towards this, DDP Connects UK & Ireland set up an Inclusion Fund in 2022.
Between 2022 and 2024 we were able to create a limited fund to support people who self identified as coming from a diverse or under-represented group. We’re proud of the work we accomplished, and hope to open the fund again in the future.
What did the fund cover?
The aim of the Inclusion Fund was to support people who want to promote and develop specific areas of their DDP practice, post DDP Level One training. This included support to access further DDP training or help to develop DDP skills through one of the DDP Practicums. It also included contributing to the development of DDP informed services and interventions.
Up to £2000 of funding per tax year was provided, with the option to apply for consideration of more funding if that ran out. The fund was able to support up to 5 applications during 2024.
Who could apply?
The Inclusion Fund offered financial support to any DDP community member who identified as being from a diverse group, who lives and/or works in the UK and Ireland, and has completed DDP Level One.
The term ‘diverse group’ was used intentionally. Many people may identify as being part of a diverse, under-represented or marginalised group; for this Inclusion Fund parameters were not been placed around this.