Contents: Moda's News (4); Events (6); Training (2); Funding (1) ; Consultation (1) ; Jobs (4)
Friday 16 November
2007, 10.30 to 12.30 (AGM) - 1 pm till 6 pm (Food Fair)
St John’s Church, Stratford Broadway, E15 (opposite Stratford
shopping centre with disabled access)
MODA’s annual general meeting will take place on Friday 16th November 2007 and the theme of this year’s meeting is “Empowering the involvement of disadvantaged groups.”
As 16 November is the International Day for World Tolerance
we will also organise a celebratory international food fair bringing
together tastes of exotic cuisines around the world from our diverse
London communities.
Groups are welcome to apply to MODA for a small grant (£50 towards
ingredients and travel costs) to bring some cultural foods to display,
share or sell at this event with a prize for the best presented culinary
dish! The grant will be given to the first 20
applicants on first come first serve basis. Please hurry to return this
form (click
here) if your group wishes to take part. We will then contact
you to let you know if we are able to award your group a stall or grant
to bring foods.
Attendance is free.
Every Mondays and Thursdays, 10am – 3pm
Start date: 29 October 2007 End date: 3 December 2007
MODA provides 11-day community training progarmme to members of Kurdish consortium. It is open to all workers, mangers and volunteers from London's Kurdish community organisation.
1 - Community Development - 29/10/07
2 - Community Profiling and Identification of needs - 1/11/07
3 - Leadership and Strategic Planning - 5/11/07
4 - Project planning and management - 8/11/07
5 - Governance Management and Co-ordination - 12/11/07
6 - Partnership Working - 15/11/07
7- Empowering the involvement of users - 19/11/07
8 - Fundraising – Developing fundraising strategy - 22/11/07
9 - Successful Fundraising - 26/11/07
10 - Quality standards and Systems - 29/11/07
11 - Monitoring and Evaluation - 3/12/07
The programme is funded by Awards for All. The venue is 241 King street,
Hammersmith W6 9LP.
For further information and bookings contact info@moda.org.uk
MODA will offer a four-day training programme in December 2007:
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Employment essential - 5th December
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Practical fundraising - 6th December
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Governance, management and administration - 12th December
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Strategic planning and leadership - 13th December
Good news for MODA members and users. We now have our own training room at 1 Mark street with enough space for up to 20 trainees. From January 2008, we will run regular training programmes every month. We will publish the details of our programme in the next E-bulletin. Community groups needing room for meetings and training can hire the training room from £10 per hour.
28th November 2007; 13.15-17.30 hrs
At a London venue (to be confirmed)
The Refugee Engineers Database (RED) was established
in 2002 to help the many highly skilled engineers who come into the
UK as refugees to find secure and suitable work in their field of expertise.There
is a shortage of qualified engineers to meet the needs of UK employers
in many fields of engineering. Yet there are many highly experienced
refugee engineers living in the UK who are under employed or in jobs
that make no use of their engineering expertise.
The Refugee Engineers Database, RED, links those with international
engineering experience and employers in the UK engineering industry.
OLMEC is delighted to announce the official launch of RED 2007
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Registration is free
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Meet a wide variety of Engineers and Engineering companies
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Learn more about applying for jobs, tips for interviewing and CV advice
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Great networking opportunities for both engineers and employers
For more information about the database, see www.refugee-engineers.org.uk or please contact: Shasha Toptani shasha.toptani@refugee-engineers.org.uk
Wednesday, 5th December 2007 – Central London - One Day Conference
Attend this Capita one day interactive conference to hear the latest policy and guidance from DCSF and hear from a variety of successful support services and projects from across the country. Sessions will include:
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An update on the progress of the Health Led Parenting Pilot Projects
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How to support young parents back into education, employment and training
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Provision of specialist maternity care for teenage parents
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Engaging with and supporting young fathers
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How to set up integrated, multi-agency support services for young parents
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Working with teenage mothers to prevent repeat pregnancies
Chair: Nicola Baboneau, Community and Partnerships, The Learning Trust and Chair, Hackney and The City's Teenage Pregnancy and Partnership Board
Our expert speakers include:Alison Hadley (Programme Manager - Teenage Pregnancy Unit, DSCF); Debbie Fisher (Young Mums Team - Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital); Jackie Kelly (Chief Executive - Ekaya Housing Association); Samantha Higgins (Young Parents Manager - Kent Teenage Pregnancy Partnership)
To book a place please contact David Moffat on 0207 808 5293 or email david.moffat2@capita.co.uk
Monday November 26th 2007, 5.30pm - 8.30pm;
Westminster Council House, 97-113 Marylebone Road, London NW1
5PT (tube st: Edgware Rd/ Baker St)
The Migrants Resource Centre cordially invite you to its Annual General Meeting at which we will show our new film ‘Torn’ and a discussion on the theme: Migration: an informed debate
We hope you will be able to join us at the lively and informed debate on migration in the UK today, led by our guest speakers:
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Jean Lambert MEP, Green Party;
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Ahmed Omer TGWU, Migrants
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Don Flynn, Director, Migrant Rights Network
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Emma Stone, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
To confirm your attendance or for more information please contact Jasmin Bukic on: jasmin@migrants.org.uk,call 020 7384 2505 or write to MRC, 24 Churton Street, London SW1V 2LP
4th December 2007 10am - 1pm
Room 7, NCVO, Regents Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL
This half day session will explore ways to improve the accessibility of your information - focusing on people who are blind/partially sighted, people with learning difficulties and speakers of other languages. Speakers:
- Joanna Waller from the Institute of Translation and Interpreting
Joanna will share her experience of translating pro bono and look at commissioning translation, how to identify good translation service providers, and what needs to be considered when deciding how and what to have translated. - Estelle Bloom, Accessibility Officer from the learning disability
charity, MENCAP
Estelle will introduce practical skills for making information 'easy read' and explain why it may be necessary and who it is useful for. - Publications Officer and Campaigns Officer from Royal National
Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
This section will offer practical advice on how to make information more accessible for people who are blind or partially sighted. If you bring some examples of your information, there will be a chance to have some one-to-one advice during the session break.
To book for this session, please click here and complete the booking form.
Saturday 24th November 2007; 11 am– 1pm;
The Conference Room, 10 Manor Gardens, London N7 6LA (Nearest
tube/train station Holloway)
In occasion of the 2007 AGM, Carila invites you to this seminar exploring "How Latin American survive in London". Speaker: Dr Cathy McIIwaine (Queen Mary - University of London).
If you would like to attend our AGM, please contact Carila Latin American Welfare Group on 020 7561 1931 or carila@carila.org.uk
Thursday 29th November 2007, 2.00 – 4.00pm
Della Clyne House, 40 St Johns Way, London
N19 3RR
This will be another opportunity for staff and volunteers from Refugee Community Organisations, as well as other professionals working with refugees, to visit the Centre. You can learn more about our work and the services we are providing, and have your questions answered about how to refer clients.
There will also be a chance to get involved with the Refugee Community Representatives Steering Committee, which advises the Centre’s work.
If you would like more information about this event, please contact Miriam Philip on 020 7272 2565 or at miriam@refugeetherapy.org.uk
Tuesday 20 Nov 2007, 10am–4pm
Business Development Centre (Aldgate East)
This workshop will provide a comprehensive overview of arts fundraising, and include guidance on how to develop your fundraising strategy. This invaluable session will also offer a practical look at a range of funding sources including public funding, sponsorship, and trusts and foundations, and will include presentations by key funders.
Objectives:
• Realise the importance of a fundraising strategy
• Learn the do’s and don’ts of approaching funders
• Identify funding sources
TO BOOK your place or find out more, contact Jessica Green - 020 7247
4710/ contact@cida.co.uk/ www.cida.co.uk
29th November 2007
London Action Trust, 88 Clapham Road, London, SW9 0JR
There are still a few places left on CSAS partnership working course. This course has been newly updated to take into account the publication of the New Public Service Agreements. The course will cover the topics below:
- ·An overview of Community Safety in London
- Working with Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs)
- The new Public Service Agreements
- Opportunities to get involved in local decision making relating to community safety and crime reduction
- Overcoming the barriers to partnership working
- Good practice for effective partnership working
- Using the compact to improve partnership working
If you are interested in booking a place please contact CSAS on 020 7793
3730 or csas@lat.org.uk
Thursday 29 November, 11 am to 1 pm
The Froud Community centre, 1 Toronto Avenue, Manor Park, London
E12 5JF
Capacitybuilders project In partnership with Helping Hands for
Refugees and Disabled are offering
A Community Safety Training Workshop for BME and Refugee Groups.
Share community safety messages with your local communities and gain access to services you and your communities are entitled to receive!
Build capacity and knowledge at a local level!
For further information please contact Mr Sri on 07943663780 or email Sri1@hotmail.co.uk
Funding - Baring Foundation Arts Programme - deadline 12 Dec 07
Application closing date: 12 December 2007
The Baring Foundation is seeking applications under its
Arts Programme for 08. The programme provides grants for up to 3 years
to UK arts organisations working with refugees and asylum seekers, in
particular those working with newly arrived refugees, asylum seekers,
migrants or their host communities. The programme provides grants to organisations
to cover core costs such as salaries, staff training, publicity, and day-
to-day office costs rather than one-off project costs. The programme is
open to constituted, not-for-profit arts organisations working with the
target groups and with an annual turnover of at least £50,000.
For more information click
here
London South Bank University (LSBU) is running a project aimed at bridging
the gap between the resources provided by universities and the needs
of refugee academics in the UK. The Refugee Academic Project was set
up with funds from the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics, also
based at LSBU.
To date, the project has focused on contacting refugee academics to find out first-hand about the barriers that have prevented them from re-starting their career in the UK, then working with the relevant LSBU departments to provide the necessary services and close the information gap. The project is now providing practical support and mentoring to seven academics in areas ranging from economics to education to mechanical engineering, with the aim of either helping them return to the academic world or providing them with a stepping stone to a new career.
If you are interested in learning more about the project or know of a refugee academic who could benefit, please contact project manager Sedi Keshavarzi on keshavas@lsbu.ac.uk
£22,495 - £28,290 pa, London
Closing date: 12 noon, Monday 12 November 2007.
Interview date: Tuesday, 20 November 2007.
Do you want to help us make a real difference to people's lives through Lottery funding?
Our regional teams are key to ensuring that Lottery funding is spent as effectively as possible. As part of the London team, you will be responsible for gathering information to inform our committees, developing links with local voluntary and statutory organisations and providing an essential outreach role to make sure that people know about our funding.
It's a varied role and one that requires an understanding of how the voluntary, community and public sectors work. You'll need excellent communication skills, experience of gathering and presenting information and an ability to make good relationships with colleagues inside and outside the organisation. With excellent training and support available, this is an opportunity for you to take the next step in your career in funding, the voluntary or public sectors.
To apply for the post, visit http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk or call 08707 515 152 (minicom 0845 755 6656) or email biglotteryfundrecruitment@bss.org for an application pack. Please quote reference BIG 07/172.
Salary Scale 2.11 Full time equivalent £16,956.00/ pro-rata £10,173.60
inc.ILW
Closing Date: Friday 16th November 2007, 5pm. Interviews will take place
at the end of November.
Carila’s mission is to promote and support the wellbeing of the
Latin American community and empower them to meet their needs and exercise
their rights within British society.
We are currently seeking to recruit an Administrative Support Officer.
The role is to provide administrative and receptionist support to all
services at CARILA. To manage the volunteers linked with HASLAC (Health
Advocacy Service for the Latin American Community) and to ensure that
the reception is covered at all times.
You will have: Experience in working as a receptionist and in an administrative capacity; Experience of working with and managing volunteers; Good working knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook/ Good IT skills; Experience of dealing with clients who have difficulty communicating their queries; Ability to understand and convey information in a clear and accurate manner by telephone, in writing, by email and in person; Excellent listening, communication and organisational skills; A positive customer-service approach to interactions with clients and partner organisations; Ability to work with an extremely wide variety of people and age groups from a range of backgrounds; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Fluent written and spoken Spanish, Portuguese and English (Spanish and English essential); A good knowledge of needs of Latin American refugees and migrants in the UK; Commitment to Equal Opportunities.
For an application pack please send an A4 SAE (80p) to the coordinator, Carila 6-9 Manor Gardens, London N7 6LA . For further information about Carila click here.
Fixed term contract for 1 year, 18 hrs per week, Salary: £9.00
per hour
Closing date for applications 17 November 2007
Community Aid is a Voluntary Organisation providing various services to the local Asian community in Enfield. We are looking for an experienced and motivated administrator to join our small and busy team, who has: excellent typing and IT skills; excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work on own initiative and as a part of team; ability to prioritise workload and work to strict deadlines; good communication skills and pleasant telephone manner; high level of literacy and numeracy; education to A level (or equivalent).
If you are interested in this post and would like an application form
and job description, please contact us as soon as possible at: Community
Aid, Welcome Point Community Centre, 141 South Street, EN3 4PX, Tel:
020.8443.4361 or 020.8443.4888, Email: community-aid@tiscali.co.uk
Kingston Chinese Association (KCA) is looking for a Chinese dance and
music teacher (able to teach traditional Chinese instrument like erhu,
guzheng or pipa based in London.
You must be CRB check or willing to obtain one. Please visit http://www.kcaonline.org.uk
for information about the association. For further information please
contact: Ni Cuu Lieu on mailto: nc_lieu@hotmail.com
