Mode awarded Armed Forces Covenant funding for the Red Tent Project
Mode Rehabilitation is proud to announce that we have been awarded funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to deliver an important new initiative supporting women in the Armed Forces community.
The Red Tent Project has been funded through the Service Women: Seen & Heard programme, which supports projects that amplify the voices and experiences of women who serve or have served in the UK Armed Forces.
The project will create a safe and supportive environment where servicewomen and female veterans can come together to share experiences, explore challenges, and contribute to greater understanding of issues affecting women in military life. Through facilitated discussions, presentations, and interactive workshops, the Red Tent Project will focus particularly on areas that are often overlooked or insufficiently understood within military culture and wider society.
A key aim of the project is to open up meaningful conversations around topics such as women’s health, lived experiences in service, and the impact these issues can have on wellbeing, career progression, and long-term quality of life. By encouraging dialogue and reflection, the programme will help highlight gaps in understanding and identify practical ways organisations can better support women in uniform and after service.
The Red Tent Project will also provide participants with opportunities to contribute to storytelling and awareness-raising activities. These outputs will help educate the public, inform organisations working with the Armed Forces community, and ensure that the voices of servicewomen are heard more clearly in conversations about military life and support provision.
Susan McCormack, CEO of Mode Rehabilitation, said:
“Women’s experiences in the Armed Forces are often underrepresented in research, policy discussions, and public understanding. The Red Tent Project will create space for those voices to be heard while helping to build greater empathy and awareness of the realities women face during and after service.”
Mode Rehabilitation has long worked with members of the Armed Forces community and their families across Greater Manchester and beyond. This new project will build on that experience by creating a focused platform for servicewomen to share their perspectives and shape future conversations around support and wellbeing.
We are extremely grateful to the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust for supporting this important work and helping ensure that the voices of servicewomen are recognised, respected, and heard.
