Friday 14 July 2006; 10.30 am- 3.00 pm;
Boardman House, 64 Broadway, Stratford, London E15 1NG
MODA’s AGM will be held on 14 th July 2006, at Boardman House, Stratford, E15 1NG. There will be speakers and MODA’s new website as well as its new Directory of Ethnic Minority Organisations in London will be launched at the meeting. Written notices have already been sent out to MODA members.
Bookings need to be made by 1 st July 2006. Places are limited. All bookings need to be confirmed. To book a place click here
In 2005/06 Moda provided 1-2-1 capacity building support to 20 BME community organisations in the areas of Project Development, Strategic Planning, Quality Systems and Standards, Fundraising and Effective Management. This project is funded by the City Parochial Foundation.
We are now recruiting new organisations for our 06-07 programme. If you are looking for fundrasing and technical support to develop your organisation further, Moda`s BME Capacity Building Project can provide the support you need. If you like to be short-listed for support please fill this form and forward to info@moda.org.uk or for futher information please contact our Outreach Development Officer Alex Yang on 020 8432 0590, or email her at Alexyangzi@yahoo.com.
MODA is going to launch its brand new website on the 14 of July. It will include a links section to facilitate networking among migrant and refugee organisations and other mainstream agencies. If you want to have a link on our website, free of charge, just send an email to info@moda.org.uk specifying the name of the organisation and your web address. This will give you an opportunity to introduce your organisations to thousands of groups and networks.
Wednesday 5 July 2006; 9.30 am - 4.00 pm;
Rich Mix Centre, Shoreditch, London E1
Registration deadline:28/06/2006
The London Thames Gateway will see the majority of
Friday 30 June 2006; 4.00 - 9.00 pm;
5A Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7XW
A recent poll by the BBC’s Daily Politics Programme found 52% of respondents worried more about immigration than health and education. Media hysteria by sections of the UK press and BNP opportunism has created the appearance of an immigration crisis. These are indeed very troubling times for migrants in the UK, who are, as the OP Trust says, even blameable for environmental degradation and climate change.
It is therefore propitious for GHARWEG, which has for its 21 year long existence worked closely with black and ethnic minority communities, especially of African origin on a London-wide basis but especially in the Borough of Southwark which has the largest concentration of migrants of African decent in the UK to organize a seminar for sober deliberation and education. It is also of significance that in spite of historical and economic ties, whether of the trans-Atlantic slavery, colonialism and neo-colonialism, the so-called immigration-crisis debate is an inevitable xenophobic focus on black and ethnic minorities (non-white) communities in the UK, since the East European Accession. The fact that this group has been 7.9% of the population makes the fears of swamping and ethnographic change, even if inherently bad and without legitimate basis, entirely exaggerated and perhaps racist.
For further information please visit www.gharweg.org or contact then via email gharweg@aol.com or phone on 0207 620 1430 (10 am - 5.30 pm Mondays to Fridays)
Thursday, 6 July 2006; 8.30am - 4.30 pm;
Graduate Centre, London Metropolitan University, 166-220 Hooloway Rd, London N7 8OB
Working Lives in collaboration with London Metropolitan University organises a one day free conferenceconcluding a major ESF funded project comparing the labour market experiences of refugees and ethnic minority workers. The aim of the project has been to uncover and compare the barriers and difficulties faced by refugees and ethnic minority groups and to discern initiatives and action taken by ethnic communities to combat these barriers. This conference will present emerging findings, showcase good practice and police examples, together with successful training and support initiatives.
For further details and a booking form please contact Jacqueline Applebee via email: j.applebee@londonmet.ac.uk or phone 020 7320 3057.
25 July 2006;
This workshop will greatly increase organisation chances of securing a grant from the Big Lottery, by providing a detailed exploration of the policies, criteria and procedures for the award of grants from the Big Lottery Fund's huge new 'demand led' and voluntary sector infrastructure programmes, potentially more than £150 million a year.
The day event will cover:
- The nature of the new grants
- The new application forms
- The new criteria and how they are assessed
- The change to centralised grant assessment and decision
- The remaining 'outreach' role of the regional offices
- How to meet the new 'outcomes' based requirements
- Changes in Awards for All
Conference fee:
£140 Band A - voluntary/community organisations
with a turnover between £100,000 and £500,000.
£195 Band B - voluntary/ community organisations
with a turnover of over £500,000.
£360 Band C - statutory and commercial organisations.
For futher information please contact LVSC at training@dsc.org.uk
18 Septmenber - 30 November (6 weeks duration), one day a week (Mondays);
Deadline Application: 15 August 2006;
The overall aim of the training is to facilitate workers to expand their range of ideas and practical skills when working with the emotional and mental health concerns presented by children, adolescents and adults within refugee families. More specifically, the aims are:
- To enable participants to develop practical interviewing skills when working with refugee families;
- To facilitate participants in thinking about the many contexts in which refugees live and the stresses of migration and cultural transitions in refugee families;
- To build an understanding of the issues of working with families from a similar and different culture;
- To provide a forum where the participants can exchange and share ideas and work experiences.
This course is open to anybody who works with refugees in their own communities, in different capacities, for example, interpreters, link workers, advocates, community workers and mental health workers. Children, adolescents and adults within refugee families may present emotional or mental health needs and difficulties, which may leave the worker feeling ‘stuck’ or not quite sure what to do. In this introductory course, which is free of charge, we will explore together some of the dilemmas that we face in our work with refugee families and will build on practical therapeutic skills in family work.
Participants who complete the 6 week introductory course will receive a certificate from the Institute of Family Therapy.
There are 15 places available, the course is free of charge and places will be offered on a first come first serve basis.
For further information, please contact Reenee Singh on 0207 391 9150 or email: reeneesingh@iftnet.plus.com
31 July - 25 August 2006;
Hillcroft College,
South Bank,
Surbiton,
Surrey KT6 6DF
Hillicroft College - the national residential college for women - organises this four weeks course for women who want to live and learn in an English speaking environment. Well-structured lessons will improve student's grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and communication; with the possibility of using their leisure time to practise English with fellow students.
Students will have the option of taking a Speaking and Listening Test accredited by the English Speaking Board (ESB) at the end of the summer school.
The course is free for everyone who is a home student. (NB this course is not suitable for overseas visitors or foreign students). Childcare facilities will be provided.
For Further information please contact Admissions on 020 8399 2688 or Carol Plots on 020 8339 4086 or email enquiry@hillcroft.ac.uk
Tuesday 18th July; 9.30 am- 12.30 pm;
The Kensington Close Hotel, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SP
Fees: only £97 (+IVA), Group Rates: 5 - 9 £87.00; 10+: 82.00.
Discounts given for charities
Workbook, Tea & Coffee provided
The ability to manage people effectively is vital in business today. Are you confident you have the skills and knowledge needed to do this? What does managing people really mean in the modern workplace? Do you need to tell them, coach them, support them or delegate? Learn how to gain the maximum effectiveness and best results, challenging the responsibilities of management when you are a manager and you are not only expected to manage yourself, but also to deal with the day-to-day working challenges and emotional demands of the rest of the people and teams you manage. Todays workplace is changing rapidly, solutions can soon become outdated and useless, but you are still expected to do everything flawlessly, from managing change, to finding solutions to persistent problems, as well as supervising often diverse and sometimes demanding employees.
Your well-being and the success of your organisation depends upon the way you interact with and manage your team. 'Stepping into Management' is crammed with useful and useable advice, tips and insights. This intensive and upbeat seminar gives you the techniques and skills you require to become a skillful, confident and relaxed manager.
Places are limited. To book your place please call 0845 862 2222 (when booking kindly quote ref :SIM)
To celebrate her Golden Jubilee in 2002, the Queen announced a new annual UK National Honour to recognise and reward excellence in voluntary activities carried out by groups in the community. The Award is given in recognition of outstanding achievement by groups of two or more people in the United Kingdom, who volunteer their own time to enhance and improve the quality of life and opportunity for individuals or other groups in the community. Successful groups will receive a certificate signed by The Queen. They will also receive a commemorative piece of crystal for display at their main place of operation.
To be eligible a group has to:
- provide a high quality service to benefit individuals or groups in the community;
- operate and provie a service in the UK;
- have been operating for a minimum of 3 years (exceptions may be made for short-term projects);
- be made up entirely of volunteers (including Trustees), or it includes some paid but they must be in the minority of those involved.
A nominator can be anyone who is not involved directly in the running of the group, including for example a partner or relative of anyone involved in running it. Groups cannot be nominated by their own volunteers. Beneficiaries of a group's service are able to nominate the group, only one nomination for from a beneficiary is permitted.
For further information, please visit www.queensawardvoluntary.gov.uk or contact by e mail queensaward@volunteeringengland.org or phone 0845 000 2002
Tender Submission deadline: noon Friday 14 July
Interviews: no later than mid of August
Off the Street and into Work (OSW) was allocated £350,000 of ESF/LSC funding by London Central LSC for a project entitled ‘ LORECA Capacity Building’. OSW would like to appoint consultants to undertake a final evaluation of the project.
LORECA is a regional development project and its development was based on research commissioned by the London Skills Commission which examined the main economic development issues and barriers that prevent refugees and asylum seekers from fully participating and contributing to London's economy.
The evaluation will assess the performance of the project in relation to its original aims and objectives. Applicants must demonstrate experience of working in or with the refugee sector and knowledge of the strategic and policy issues as related to the employment and training of excluded groups. Bidders should specify the evidence that they will collect and analyse, which may include: interviews with the project manager and other staff, LORECA partners, strategic supporters of LORECA, interviews with refugee sector organisations involved in LORECA projects; and monitoring returns on outputs and outcomes.
Tenders should include: a brief outline of the proposed methodology; evidence base used; fee (the maximum fee available is £10,000, inclusive of VAT) which should be justified; brief CVs of those undertaking the work.
To find out more about the LORECA project prior to submitting a tender bid please visit www.loreca.org.uk.
To have more information about the tender, please contact by Jon Williams by email jon@loreca.org.uk
Closing date for applications: 1 August 2006
Not for profit organisation based in London and the South East working with disadvantaged young people may be eligible to apply for funding through the William Wates Memorial Trust. The Trust provides grants of approximately £50,000 per year for projects that focus on sport, arts and education. Most grants are in the region of £5,000, although in some cases grants of £15,000 over a period of three years can be given.
For further information please click here.
To contact WWMT please email to Jonathan.Wates@wates.co.uk
Source:CEMVO Funding Information Newsletter 22-06-2006
21 hours per weeks; £15 per hour;
Closing date: Friday 30 June at 12 noon
Test and
Interviews: Thursday 6 July
LVSC is looking for someone to fill a temporary post in our Fundraising and Marketing team. The post-holder will be required, to provide administrative support for Fundraising and Marketing Directorate and maintain LVSC’s stock of publications. This will include data inputting, typing, generating appropriate response letters, handling payment and payment invoices, using spreadsheets, administering meetings, answering phone queries and making phone calls to appropriate information providers and partners, photocopying and general clerical duties.
This post will last for no longer than 3 months, and will be advertised on a permanent basis after three months.
To apply, send a CV and covering letter by email to: omar@lvsc.org.uk or by land mail to:
Omar Mehtar, HR & Facilities Officer, LVSC, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA.
£25,500 pro-rata (plus London weighting); fixed term: 14 months; 3 days per week;
Location: Norbury, South London
Closing date: 14 July;
Interviews: 24-25 July
Age Concern England and Refugee Council are looking for a Programme Development Officer responsible for coordinating and ensuring delivery of the activities in the second phase of the Older Refugees programme, a 2-year joint programme led by Age Concern England and the Refugee Council. The post will be based in Age Concern England’s Research & Development Unit. Age Concern London and AGLOW (Association of Greater London Older Women) are also participating agencies in the Older Refugees programme.
The postholder will coordinate the completion of research activities started in Phase 1 of the project – interviews with individual older refugees and a survey questionnaire to Refugee Community Organisations (RCOs) and Age Concerns. S/he will plan, coordinate and ensure delivery of 3 regional ‘Listening Events’ for older refugees, working closely with local contacts, and ensuring follow-up work. S/he will also play an active role in the preparation and coordination of a national Conference on older refugees (in 2007).
To apply the candidate should:
- have good understanding of the needs and issues concerning refugees, particularly older refugees;
- have experience of partnership work with different agencies
- have experience of working with community and voluntary sector organisations, particularly those working with refugees and/or older people;
- have excellent project management skills – ability to initiate, design, set up and deliver projects within given parameters and timescale;
- have practical experience or a knowledge of a variety of research methods appropriate and applicable to community-based organisations working with older refugees;
- have strong analytical and communication skills;
- have experience of budget management and monitoring and preparing financial reports;
- demonstrate your commitment to best practice in equalities and diversity issues.
For further details and an application form visit our website – www.ageconcern.org.uk/jobs, or write to the Recruitment Administrator, HE Department, Age Concern England, Astral House, 1268 London Road, LONDON SW16 4ER, giving your name and address.
