Passionate about volunteering and the difference it can make, Gemma began her career as a biochemist, eventually making a career change into community development as a result of her extensive volunteering experience.
Since then, she has worked in youth work, international development, and with health charities, joining the team managing the Scottish Government’s Promoting Equality and Cohesion fund in 2018.
Her personal and professional goal is to be part of change towards an inclusive and equal society, and she finds it extremely rewarding to be able to support organisations doing essential work in this area.
Outside of work, Gemma continues to be an active volunteer mostly with local organisations and loves exploring new outdoor places with her family. She also loves singing, playing guitar, and making things, and has spent lots of time during lockdown doing DIY, crocheting, and sewing.
We are pleased to share that Equalities Minister, Kaukab Stewart has announced a £2.4 million funding uplift for over 100 organisations supported by our Delivering Equally Safe fund. The funding boost will bring the total Scottish Government investment in Delivering Equally Safe (DES) up to £21.6 million for 2025/26. The announcement was made during Ms.
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The Scottish Government’s recent public consultation on Developing a Universal Definition of ‘Care Experience’ presents a critical opportunity to address the imbalance of support available to those experiencing the ‘care system.’ intandem, managed by Inspiring Scotland is a national mentoring programme for young people in, or at risk of experiencing the ‘care system’, is well
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If Elaine Crichton has a specialist topic, it would be diversifying Scotland’s Boards through recruitment and bespoke training of Trustees. It’s an area she is not just enthusiastic about but also well placed to offer guidance and training, having provided 46 organisations in-depth governance and board development support in the last year. She also walks
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