MODA moved from its old address at 64 Broadway, Stratford E15 to a new
address close by.
The new address is: MODA, 1 Mark Street,
Stratford, E15 4GY.
Our new telephone number is 020 8555 8948.
It is a nice building with all facilities including training room and meeting rooms. On this occasion MODA will provide five days free training in community and organisational development to bame charities. We will inform you of the dates and programme soon. Watch this space!
N.B. Our email address is still: info@moda.org.uk
Wednesday 6 June, 10am – 1pm, Women’s Resource Centre,
33-41 Dallington Street, EC1V 0BB
The Women’s Resource Centre (WRC), in partnership with the Commission on the Future of Volunteering, is currently gathering information on women and volunteering for the Commission’s report to be published later this year.
This event has been organised as part of a consultation which aims to discover what people think is happening to volunteering in the present, and what they believe should happen to volunteering in ten years time. The event is for female volunteers and/or volunteer managers, and should be a fabulous networking opportunity for those who play a vital role in their organisations, and who often do not get the support and recognition they deserve.
The event will include a networking lunch and opportunities to contribute your experiences and opinions to the Commission. The event will be attended by Meta Zimmeck, of Volunteering England, and by Baroness Neuberger, Chair of the Commission.
If you’d like to attend the event please download and complete the booking (click here). For more information please contact Nikki at the WRC on 020 7324 3030 or email: nikki@wrc.org.uk.
18th- 24th June 2007
Refugee Week is a UK-wide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between communities. Refugee Week 2007 will take place from 18th to 24th June.
As in 2006, there will be no specific theme for Refugee Week 2007. Event organisers are encouraged to organise events around the idea that Refugee Week is a space of encounters between different communities and an opportunity to use more creative ways to bring refugee experiences closer to wider audiences.
Every year during Refugee Week hundreds of events are organised across the UK. In 2006, there were over 450 small and large events, ranging from big music festivals and art exhibitions to political debates, film screenings, conferences, school activities, sports and community events etc.
For further information about events and collaborations please click here.
Monday 18 June, 11am - 3pm
Islington Central Library, 2 Fieldway Crescent, N5 1PF
Come and celebrate the contributions of refugees in Islington and
hear about refugee experiences at an Islington Refugee Forum and Islington
Council event. Speakers in the morning with music, dance and theatre
in the afternoon. Lunch is an International Food Fair with dishes prepared
by a wide range of communities. All welcome.
To find out more about Islington Refugee Week events contact IRIS on
020 7527 7140 or zoe.charder@islington.gov.uk
17-24 June (and Sunday 27 May) from 12-5 pm.
Tubes: Aldgate East, Liverpool Street
To mark Refugee Week here in London, seize the chance to visit 19 Princelet Street and explore issues of immigration, inclusion and identity in one of Europe's most extraordinary spaces. An international historic site of civic engagement, the only one of its kind in Europe, 19 Princelet Street in London's Spitalfields will open FREE every day 17-24 June (and Sunday 27 May) from 12-5 pm.
Founded by refugees, the charity is run by volunteers of all ages, cultures, religions and backgrounds working together to preserve this special kind of museum as a place where cultures meet, and raising a target of £3 million so it can be open to everyone on a regular basis in future.
Find more here.
Friday 1 June 1-4pm, City University, London
To mark Volunteers’ Week (Friday 1 – Thursday 6 June) a volunteering fair will be held at City University on June 1st. This will be open to all City University students and staff as well as members of the local community, and should be a great way to recruit volunteers for your organisation, particularly if you are looking for volunteers over the summer.
If you are interested in having a stall at this event please email alison.turnbull.1@city.ac.uk or call 020 7040 3197 for more information. If you are not able to attend but would like to send some publicity material about your organisation this will also be possible.
Wednesday 6 June 2007 6.00pm, East Ham Town Hall, Barking Road, E6
2RP
Newham Asian Women’s Project is celebrating its 20 years working for women and against violence. This year's Annual General Meeting will be followed by a reception at 7.30pm. For further information telephone: 020 8472 0528, email: info@nawp.org.
Monday 18th June 10.30 – 4.30, The Resource Centre, 356 Holloway
Road, London N7 6PA
Monday 25th June 10.30 – 4.30, Lambeth Accord, 336 Brixton
Road, London SW9 7AA
Refugee Community Organisations are invited to book a place on a free
one-day course provided by the Refugee Council on 'Working with unaccompanied
children'.
In 2005, 1 in 10 new asylum applicants was an unaccompanied child. More
agencies are becoming involved with supporting these young people and
this course is aimed at those who would benefit from a better understanding
of the systems that they will become involved with. Do take this opportunity
to join with others and learn more.
This course has been designed specifically for refugee community organisations
and other small voluntary agencies that would like to or currently provide
advice and support to unaccompanied children. Children seeking asylum
in the UK, with no family members to look after them, often need help
to get the support they are entitled to, for example from social services.
This course aims to provide participants with information and guidance
on how the government’s asylum and support systems work and looks
at what role different agencies play.
For further information and booking contact: Judith Dennis, Refugee Council, fax 020 7737 3306, email: judith.dennis@refugeecouncil.org.uk.
Deadline for applications: Friday 15th June 2007
The Refugee Therapy Centre is running an introductory course on counselling for people who would like to learn about working with refugees and asylum seekers in the community. This course is free for unemployed refugees and asylum seekers. People already volunteering or working in the community will also be welcomed.
The Introductory Course on Counselling Refugees offers you the opportunity to use your own experiences to help others. We are looking for refugees and asylum-seekers from diverse backgrounds to share their experiences and learn from each other, in working with refugees and asylum seekers. The course is aimed at people with an intermediate level of English, although no previous academic experience is necessary and we make every effort to support students with their learning. It will run on Friday afternoons from 1.30 -6.00pm, between October 2007 – July 2008.
If you would like more information or are interested in applying, please contact the course administrator via e-mail: miriam@refugeetherapy.org.uk or telephone: 020 7272 2565.
Tuesday 3 July, 9.30am - 4pm, NCVO, Regent’s Wharf, London
N1 9RL
Cost: £20 for the full day (including lunch and refreshments)
This workshop, led by trainers from the NCVO’s Sustainable Funding Project, is aimed at voluntary and community organisations wishing to explore financial sustainability through:
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Income diversification – exploring a sustainable and diverse funding mix of income sources
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Planning – an understanding of strategic planning and the role of robust financial management
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Earning – generating income through contractual work and trading goods and services
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Loan Finance – an awareness of the use of loans and other forms of finance as a catalyst to develop your organisation
The event does not provide information on sources of funds. Instead it encourages voluntary and community organisations to explore a whole range of issues around funding. So if you want an overview of sustainable funding, with a particular emphasis on generating income from trading goods and services, then this event is for you. The event will be as interactive as possible, with a mix of presentations, small group work and open discussion.
For more information, or to reserve a place, please contact Gillian Bell at the CLCVS Network on (020) 7354 6375, or email: GillianBell@ivac.org.uk; alternatively visit CLCVS website (click here).
Tuesday 12 June, 10.00am - 4.00pm, London (booking fees apply)
Collaboration can make your voluntary sector strong, successful and sustainable – efficiently and effectively meeting community needs. But how do you make it happen? How do you get people together to discuss meeting shared needs, connected services, and minimising duplication? And how do you turn that talk into action?
This workshop will show you how to inspire and enable collaboration. It will: Give you an overview of collaboration, the drivers, context and why it's so high on the agenda; Give you ideas for where collaboration might be used and how; Provide tools for preparing for and running that first meeting; Give you tips on facilitating meetings and keeping things moving; Identify possible obstacles and how to overcome them; Identify models of collaboration; Show you how organisations can achieve more together than they could alone. The event is intended for infrastructure organisations, partnership officers, and all those who are involved in inspiring and enabling collaborations.
For more information contact Susan Beckett on 020 7520 2440, email collaborate@ncvo-vol.org.uk or visit NCVO website (click here).
The 'Holding and Moving On' offer runs throughout the year and has been
designed for voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations which
manage projects co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund
(ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) to improve their ESF projects
and organisational capacity. All events are FREE for VCS are scheduled
to run in the morning from 9.30am to 1.00pm, for more information and
booking details go to www.lvstc.org.uk/events
Other sectors are welcome to attend, they will need to contact LVSTC on 0845 262 2006 / 020 7538 4309 before booking a workshop or seminar.
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The future of ESF Capacity Building
23 May 2007 & 14 June 2007
What next for capacity building in the new ESF programme? How effective are current projects
and what has been their impact? Learn more and share your views, issues and concerns.
- Planning for Succession
7 June 2007 & 28 June 2007
You will need to assess your capacity for further funding or consider alternatives. This workshop will enable you to use the Readiness Assessment Tool [RAT] to aid your discussions.
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Marketing and Promotion
12 June 2007
This workshop aims to enable you to experience and share good practice with other providers and to ensure that you are reaching out to your intended beneficiary in a systematic and professional manner.
For further information please contact them on 0845 262 2006 or click here.
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English for Work
starting immediately
Eritrean Community Centre, 78 Edmund Street, SE5 7NR
Are you an unemployed refugee woman looking for work? Refugee Women’s Association is running a 12 Week Employment, ESOL and Personal Development Skills Course for you
Eligibility: Refugee status (ILR/ELR/HP); Good level of English (Entry 2); Living in London
- Training Programme for Refugee Women Nurses & Midwives
Monday 25th June 2007; 10:30 - 2:30
Leroy House, 436 Essex Road, London, N1 3OP
The Training Programme will include workshops on: Understanding the NHS, Meeting NHS
Professionals, Communication Skills, Support in registering with NMC, Confidence Building,
CV Writing, Interview Skills. You can join the programme if you have: refugee status or ELR/
ILR/HP; qualified as a nurse or midwife overseas; and wish to work as a nurse or midwife
Expenses paid: Travel expenses paid; Contribution towards childcare
(limited places)
To book a plase call RWA on 020 7923 2412 or rwa@refugeewomen.org.uk
London Electronics College has successfully seconded adult students
to voluntary organisations and charities every summer for several years
to help with IT support. IT technicians (average age 33 years) are available
for voluntary work experience for about 10 weeks until mid-July, for
one or two days per week. This experience will help the students obtain
their NVQ at Level Three.
If you or your member organisations would like help with maintenance or housekeeping tasks that you have been planning to complete, e.g. upgrades to memory, cabling, networking, software installations, data tidying, website updating, and virus-checking, then contact Volunteer Centre Kensington and Chelsea emailing Eli.Wislocka@voluntarywork.org.uk.
Funding - Opportunities for Volunteering
Volunteering England has announced that it is currently inviting organisations
to apply for funding under the Opportunities for Volunteering (OFV)
programme. Grants of up to £35,000 are available to enable local
voluntary sector health and social care organisations to involve volunteers
in their work.
There is a two stage application process for Volunteering England.
The application deadline for preliminary submissions is 5 pm on Monday
30 July and successful applicants will be invited to submit full applications
by 24 September. For further information click
here.
Funding - Safer London Foundation
The SLF Grants Committee will be allocating £225,000 of Proceeds
of Crime Funding on 16 July 2007, which will be the only
SLF grants allocation for the remainder of 2007. Further funding will
be allocated in 2008.
The Committee has four areas of interest all of which are concerned with
reducing crime associated with guns, gangs and weapons but only supporting
the community and voluntary agencies. They are:
- Developing a guns, gangs & weapons mediation and transformation service in partnership with the Metropolitan Police Service
- Supporting the work of the GGW Practitioner Forum
- Contributing to the joint 5 Boroughs Gangs Project
- Supporting new and innovative crime reduction projects including those supporting victims of crime
The Foundation will be commissioning projects directly
for the first three categories and opening up the final category to applications
from all community and voluntary agencies throughout London working to
reduce guns, gangs and weapons crime.
The funding available for the final category is £75,000. They are
looking to support a number of projects with grants up to £15,000.
They are particularly interested in projects working in partnership with
other agencies such as Safer Neighbourhood Teams and who can demonstrate
sustainability as a result of SLF funding.
For further information click
here.
Source: BTEG Alert issue 13
Funding - The Rayne Foundation
The Rayne Foundation helps and encourages inspiring individuals and
organisations who can help build bridges within our complex world. They
aim to enlarge sympathies through increasing tolerance and understanding,
to reduce exclusion and conflict, to bring people together for the good
of society, and ultimately to help create a more comprehending and cohesive
world. In 2007 they expect to invest about £2 million in total,
within four sectors: Arts, Education, Health & Medicine, and Social
Welfare & Development.
For further information click here.
Starting Salary £25,000, plus 6% pension contribution (one
year initial contract)
Closing Date: 5pm, Friday 15 June 2007
Interviews: Week beginning 25 June 2007
AFRUCA – Africans Unite Against Child Abuse is the premier
charity promoting the rights and welfare of African children in the
UK.
Our Child Protection Training for African Parents in London project
is a five year project working with parents in four local authorities
across London to develop positive parenting skills and enhance their
knowledge of the indicators of child abuse so children can be better
protected from abuse and harm. We are looking for a Family Support Officer
to manage this project.
With five year’s experience of community outreach work, you must
have a strong commitment to the rights and welfare of children. You
must be a self starter, able to work on your own initiative while delivering
impressive results. You must be a good communicator, with excellent
written, oral as well as presentation skills. You must have a sound
knowledge and awareness of the socio-economic as well as demographic
issues faced by newly arrived African families in the UK and a strong
understanding of the implications of these for child protection and
safeguarding. You must be enthusiastic, able to take on a key role in
a small but dynamic organization.
All staff are required to undergo a National Records Bureau enhanced
disclosure to confirm their suitability working for a children’s
charity.
For further inquiries and a job pack including application form, job
description and person specification, click
here or call on 0207 7042261 or email info@afruca.org
One year fixed term contract: from 1 July 2007 (with possibility
of extension)
Salary: (Pay scale 0.5) £13,642 Gross per annum
Deadline for completed applications: Monday 11 of June 2007, 5pm.
Job tasks: To set up and coordinate a self-help group. Organise seminars,
training and language exchanges. To promote volunteering of UK nationals
and provide initial and basic advice and advocacy on matters such as
social welfare, housing, education, employment and health.
This post, funded by City Parochial, is part of a new advice-giving
initiative to promote the inclusion of asylum seekers, refused asylum
seekers, refugees, migrant workers and undocumented migrants.
Essential requirements: Bilingual in Spanish and English; Knowledge of needs of Latin-American refugees and migrants in the UK; At least two years recent ongoing experience of providing advice and advocacy on the areas of social welfare and housing; Experience in running self help groups; High standard of competence in written and oral Spanish and English.
To obtain an application pack: email mail@irmo.org.uk
or f.morett@irmo.org.uk
For further information about the post please telephone Rafael ayala
Silva on 020 77335151.
We would like to train a group of volunteers who would be able to assist,
on an ad-hoc basis, newly registered Migrant Domestic Workers (MDWs)
at Kalayaan. Many MDWs who are new to London need initial support in
accessing services and navigating their way around the city.
We would provide training for volunteers to: Assist a MDW to report a passport as stolen to the police; Accompany a MDW to their embassy; Accompany a MDW to find new accommodation; Assist a MDW to register with a GP; Accompany them to a lawyer/other agency.
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Who are MDWs?: these are domestic workers who have accompanied an employer from overseas to work in their private household. They are often subject to physical and psychological abuse and exploitation forcing many to run away.
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What does Kalayaan do?: Kalayaan provides MDWs with immigration and employment advice, and support in order for them to access their rights.
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Ad-hoc basis?: this means we will call to see if and when you are available to assist a MDW. We will arrange a time to suit you and the MDW. There will not be a requirement for a permanent presence in the office.
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How long is the commitment?: The busiest time of year is over the summer, so this would be when we need most support, however we would also welcome interest from volunteers wanting to commit on a long-term basis.
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Training: We are hoping to organise a half day workshop for the 31st May 2007. Please indicate if you would be able to attend this.
How to I apply?: Please contact Camilla@kalayaan.org.uk
with CV and availability by 25th May 2007.
For more information about Kalayaan please visit www.kalayaan.org.uk
