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Issue 125... -... 10 January 2008

Deadline: 1 March 2008

The project aims to build up quality systems, policies and procedures of the beneficiary organisations to meet the standards of obtaining Quality Mark or PQASSO. We have space for up to 10 new community groups to receive this free service from now until August 2008. The groups will be selected on ‘first come, first serve” basis. If you are interested please fill in the online application form. (Click here)

Crossing borders, crossing boundaries
Wednesday 13 February 2008, 12.00pm to 4.30pm
the Refugee Council, 240-250 Ferndale Road, Brixton, SW9 8BB

The conference will be an opportunity to focus on the experiences of the Refugee Council and the Women’s Therapy Centre working with refugees and asylum seekers. It will draw on how the Refugee Council has moved from practical needs casework to having a greater focus on clients’ emotional needs. It will also focus on the impact on the Women’s Therapy Centre of running projects specifically for refugee and asylum seeking women, reflecting on the challenges which emerged including the impact of having a Link Worker offering practical support alongside the psychotherapy provision.

For more information and to book a place click here.

Neighbourhood Policing and Community Safety Conference

Thursday 24th January 2008 - Copthorne Tara, W8 5SR London

Capita’s 5th National Neighbourhood Policing and Community Safety conference provides local authorities, police officers, police community support officers, community wardens, special constables, volunteers and community partners with valuable advice and best practice case studies
of how to deliver safer communities through effective neighbourhood policing. Issues covered include:
• Engaging the public in identifying the local issues which need to be tackled
• Designing and organising an efficient multi-agency model for neighbourhood policing
• Creating a shared common vision for delivering community safety through effective communication, planning and partnership working

Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour in the Community

Friday 25th January 2008 – Central London

This half-day briefing will look at innovative and effective ways to tackle anti-social behaviour, crime and violence in the community. Issues covered include best practice for multi-agency partnership working, strengthening neighbourhood vigilance and resilience and steering youths from gang crime. Delegates will benefit from the opportunity to discover successful strategies and practical techniques for reducing crime and disorder in their localities, from key speakers and organisations
actively committed to creating safer communities in which to live.

For further information please contact David Moffat on david.moffat2@capita.co.uk or phone on 020 7808 5293

Dispossession and Displacement
28 and 29 February 2008, The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1

A two day conference is being organised by the Council for British Research in the Levant with the Refugees Studies Centre, University of Oxford, in collaboration with the British Institute in East Africa, the British Institute at Ankara, the British Institute of Persian Studies and the British Institute for the Study of Iraq (formerly the British School of Archaeology in Iraq). The conference is funded by the British Academy.

The lives of refugees and other forced migrants are a growing, highly pertinent area of contemporary research. Although the majority of people falling into the category of refugees and forced migrants arise from generally well-known complex humanitarian emergencies or natural disasters, the topic encompasses many others, including those who have been resettled due to development projects and government policies to reduce nomadic mobility, as well as biodiversity conservation programmes, and generalized poverty.
The conference will assess research on refugees and forced migration from Afghanistan in the East to Morocco in the West as well as Sudan to the South. The conference consists of two keynote speakers, two panel discussions led by invited experts, together with a mix of other invited participants under the headings of displacement, repatriation, identity in exile, and policy. A film panel will also be showing short film clips followed by discussion around the theme of ‘Filming conflict and dispossession’.
There is great potential in enhancing our understanding and seeing wider patterns through undertaking comparative research and this conference aims to bring together researchers, policy makers and donor communities.

Further information and bookings click here.

17 January 2008 ; 1.00pm - 4.00pm
ippr offices, Covent Garden, London

This seminar is part of a project of the same name, currently being undertaken by the Migration, Equalities and Citizenship Team at IPPR (Institute for Public Policy Research). To date there has been little broad policy debate about migrants’ experiences in post-compulsory education and training, and what has taken place has focused on ESOL provision, with little consideration given to issues such as colleges’ role in promoting social cohesion. This seminar will aim to address this issue, and will be followed by a research paper. This seminar is supported by the Learning and Skills Council.

For further information please contact Jill Rutter by on 0207 470 6121 or email j.rutter@ippr.org

Funding - Westminster Council - Call for Interim support

Funding - Capacity Builder' Improving Reach Programme 2008-2011

Smaller organisations have more skills and resources to provide support services to third-sector frontline organisations which work with excluded communities. These smaller organisations are able to continue their work after our funding has run out.

More frontline organisations working in and with excluded communities can get high-quality support services which are appropriate for them.

Funding - Evelyn Oldfield Unit - Help with funding applications

The Company Theatre launched its youth theatre initiative- Evam Youth Forum a few years back and since then has been producing quality theatre with the young which has come out of rigorous workshops and training.

It now sets out to collaborate with a youth theatre company from Istanbul, Turkey- Tiyatro 0.2 to develop a devised piece of theatre performance which will be performed in June 2008 at Prithvi Theatre & NCPA in Mumbai and at Ranga Shankara in Bangalore before it sets out to be performed at an International Youth Theatre Festival in Manchester, UK in July 2008.

We take this opportunity to request you for your collaboration on this wonderful theatre project by sponsoring one or all of the following:

a) Production Costs of the show and 11 performances in Mumbai
b) Performance Costs of the 4 shows in Bangalore
c) Ancillary costs of the project
d) 14 air fares Mumbai-Manchester-Mumbai in July 2008
e) 5 air fares Mumbai-Istanbul-Mumbai in March 2008

We believe that this is a great opportunity for you to associate with a groundbreaking international theatre initiative produced by the award winning UK theatre, Contact in Manchester. It will also help in stimulating intercultural dialogue between young people and increasing mutual understanding and respect between young people from a very wide range of backgrounds.

Your collaboration on this project will support the creative education of young people from ten countries around the world by facilitating the development of twelve new theatre productions as part of a week's programme including workshops, exhibitions and performances in the UK.

For further information please phone 022 - 32400752/ 022 - 26301294, or email: thecompanytheatre@gmail.com or visit http://www.thecompanytheatre.net

The Prince’s Trust Get Started Programme for Refugees is running in February 2008 and we are currently recruiting young people who live in London onto this programme. We are targeting refugees aged 18-30 and from the following target groups: Unemployed, Educational underachievers, Those in or leaving the care system, Offenders and ex-offenders.

The Get Started programme is free, and runs for 3 days a week over 4 weeks. It is designed for young refugees who have some idea of the kind of business they would like to start but need help to gain some basic business knowledge and advice in order to make their ideas a reality.

The course meets the requirements for the ASET, Enterprise Skills for Business Level 2 Award and covers business topics including: Marketing, Branding, Business Planning, Market Research, Cash Flow and Finances, Legal Issues, Product Design and Product Production. In keeping with all Prince’s Trust programmes the training takes an informal approach using teamwork and group exercises to ensure that young people are supported and able to participate fully.

For more information please call Jo Kiln on 0207 5431457 or Marcus Mercer on 07810 305188.

Salary:(£ 25,500 p.a. + 5% pension) - maternity cover
Closing Date: Friday 8th February 2008 by 5pm

To:
-provide advice on immigration and employment issues
-support clients to access mainstream services and English classes
-campaign for migrant domestic workers' rights

For more information click here.

Salary: £16,515 (NJC scale 6) (pt 26) pro rata for the first 6 months.
Hours: 14 hours per week
Location of work : Bethnal Green
Closing date: 16 January 2008

BNRRN is a Pan-London membership organization of over 300 Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic organizations. Our aim is to support BAME led organisations to participate more effectively in local and regional initiatives. They are currently looking for a part-time finance and administrative officer (this will become a full time post - 35 hrs) after 6 months to provide excellent finance and administrative support to the director and other members of the team.

You should have:
• Excellent finance and administrative skills
• Experience of using Microsoft Office packages including spreadsheets
• Able to work as part of a small team
• Have the experience of working with BAME communities

For an application pack, please contact Chuks Ebere on 020 8981 3003 or chuks@bnrrn.org.uk

Volunteer and Project Coordinator
£18,649 - £24,591 p.a. based on skills and experience

RTC is looking for a hard-working, committed individual, with excellent organisational and communication skills, to coordinate, develop and maintain the Centre’s support outreach work, mentoring project and volunteering scheme. Experience in fundraising is desirable.

Senior Administrator
£17,376 - £22,086 p.a. based on skills and experience

RTC is looking for a hard-working, committed individual to provide administrative support to the Clinical Director in all areas of her work. S/he must have strong organisational, IT and communication skills.

Deadline: Thursday 24th January
Interviews: Tuesday 29th January

Please email miriam@refugeetherapy.org.uk to request an application pack



Issue 125... -... 10 January 2008

About this service...

	Contents: Moda's News (2); Events (4); Training (3); Funding (3) ; Calls (2); Jobs (4)


	MODA News - MODA’s Outreach capacity-building support
	Deadline: 1 March 2008 This project aims to support small and medium community organisations in areas of capacity-building needs identified by the groups themselves. As part of our 2008 progarmme. we are now in the process of recruiting 10-15 community groups to provide them with free1-2-1 targeted technical support to build up their governance and operational structures, help them with business and project planning and management and increase their access to resources and funding. The groups will be selected on ‘first come, first serve” basis. If you wish to be considered for support please fill in the online form: Outreach Capacity Building Support. (Click here )



	MODA News - MODA’s Quality Support Project
	Deadline: 1 March 2008 The project aims to build up quality systems, policies and procedures of the beneficiary organisations to meet the standards of obtaining Quality Mark or PQASSO. We have space for up to 10 new community groups to receive this free service from now until August 2008. The groups will be selected on ‘first come, first serve” basis. If you are interested please fill in the online application form. (Click here)



	Events - The therapist's encounter with the refugee
	Crossing borders, crossing boundaries Wednesday 13 February 2008, 12.00pm to 4.30pm the Refugee Council, 240-250 Ferndale Road, Brixton, SW9 8BB The conference will be an opportunity to focus on the experiences of the Refugee Council and the Women’s Therapy Centre working with refugees and asylum seekers. It will draw on how the Refugee Council has moved from practical needs casework to having a greater focus on clients’ emotional needs. It will also focus on the impact on the Women’s Therapy Centre of running projects specifically for refugee and asylum seeking women, reflecting on the challenges which emerged including the impact of having a Link Worker offering practical support alongside the psychotherapy provision. For more information and to book a place click here.



	Events - Capita's events for January
	Neighbourhood Policing and Community Safety Conference Thursday 24th January 2008 - Copthorne Tara, W8 5SR London Capita’s 5th National Neighbourhood Policing and Community Safety conference provides local authorities, police officers, police community support officers, community wardens, special constables, volunteers and community partners with valuable advice and best practice case studies of how to deliver safer communities through effective neighbourhood policing. Issues covered include: • Engaging the public in identifying the local issues which need to be tackled • Designing and organising an efficient multi-agency model for neighbourhood policing • Creating a shared common vision for delivering community safety through effective communication, planning and partnership working *Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour in the Community* Friday 25th January 2008 – Central London This half-day briefing will look at innovative and effective ways to tackle anti-social behaviour, crime and violence in the community. Issues covered include best practice for multi-agency partnership working, strengthening neighbourhood vigilance and resilience and steering youths from gang crime. Delegates will benefit from the opportunity to discover successful strategies and practical techniques for reducing crime and disorder in their localities, from key speakers and organisations actively committed to creating safer communities in which to live. For further information please contact David Moffat on david.moffat2@capita.co.uk or phone on 020 7808 5293



	Events - Forced Migration in the Middle East and Africa
	Dispossession and Displacement 28 and 29 February 2008, The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1 A two day conference is being organised by the Council for British Research in the Levant with the Refugees Studies Centre, University of Oxford, in collaboration with the British Institute in East Africa, the British Institute at Ankara, the British Institute of Persian Studies and the British Institute for the Study of Iraq (formerly the British School of Archaeology in Iraq). The conference is funded by the British Academy. The lives of refugees and other forced migrants are a growing, highly pertinent area of contemporary research. Although the majority of people falling into the category of refugees and forced migrants arise from generally well-known complex humanitarian emergencies or natural disasters, the topic encompasses many others, including those who have been resettled due to development projects and government policies to reduce nomadic mobility, as well as biodiversity conservation programmes, and generalized poverty. The conference will assess research on refugees and forced migration from Afghanistan in the East to Morocco in the West as well as Sudan to the South. The conference consists of two keynote speakers, two panel discussions led by invited experts, together with a mix of other invited participants under the headings of displacement, repatriation, identity in exile, and policy. A film panel will also be showing short film clips followed by discussion around the theme of ‘Filming conflict and dispossession’. There is great potential in enhancing our understanding and seeing wider patterns through undertaking comparative research and this conference aims to bring together researchers, policy makers and donor communities. Further information and bookings click here.



	Events - Migration and Post-Compulsory Education and Training
	17 January 2008 ; 1.00pm - 4.00pm ippr offices, Covent Garden, London This seminar is part of a project of the same name, currently being undertaken by the Migration, Equalities and Citizenship Team at IPPR (Institute for Public Policy Research). To date there has been little broad policy debate about migrants’ experiences in post-compulsory education and training, and what has taken place has focused on ESOL provision, with little consideration given to issues such as colleges’ role in promoting social cohesion. This seminar will aim to address this issue, and will be followed by a research paper. This seminar is supported by the Learning and Skills Council. For further information please contact Jill Rutter by on 0207 470 6121 or email j.rutter@ippr.org



	Training - Evelyn Oldfield Unit: Free Volunteer Management Training
	Managing and retaining volunteers Tuesday 15th January 2008, Irish Centre, 1 Studley Road, London SW4 6RA Volunteers are a great way to increase your resources. But after recruiting volunteers many refugee-led community organisations are faced with the challenges of managing and retaining them, particularly in the case of refugees and asylum seekers. This is a practical course to explore ways in which you could establish a structure to enable you to keep volunteers in your organisation. It will also look at options for diversifying volunteers, for example supporting host community volunteers. Dealing with problems with volunteers Friday 25th January 2008, the Manor Gardens Centre, 10 Manor Gardens, N7 6LA This course will provide an overview of some of the common difficulties that Refugee Community organisations can experience in managing volunteers and look at practical ways of avoiding these issues or coping with them when they happen. There will be the opportunity to look at individual cases in groups during the day. For more information contact Komlan Gnamatsi on 020 7700 0100 or email komlan@evelynoldfield.co.uk



	Training - Working with Young Refugees, Their Rights and Protection Training days
	Working with Young Refugees, their rights and protection Tuesday 29 January, London, 10 am-4pm This daylong training will cover: • Support with asylum case (transition at 18) • Support through detention and removal • Age assessments and disputes • Skills to engage young refugees in mainstream projects • Designing befriending projects for asylum seekers • Access to resources Safeguarding Child Victims of Forced Marriages and Honour Crimes Thursday 7 February, London, 10 am-4pm Daylong training will cover: • Definitions of key terms and concepts • Identifying those at risk of Forced Marriage or Honour Crime • Supporting child victims or those at risk • Prevention • Engaging with effected communities • UK legislation on Forced Marriages • Access to further resources and good practice Safeguarding Child Victims of FGM Thursday 14 February, London, 10 am-4pm Daylong training will cover: • Definitions of key terms and concepts • Identifying those at risk of FGM • Supporting child victims or those at risk • Prevention • Engaging with effected communities • UK legislation on FGM • Access to further resources and good practice Cost: £70 per person for private/statutory and voluntary organisations, £30 per person for community organisations with less than 5 staff . Lunch included. For more information and to book, please contact training@zuhrabahman.com or phone 020 8672 6321



	Training - Funding strategies and bid writing for voluntary and community organisations:
	Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 February 2008, 10.00 - 17.00 or Thursday 13 and Friday 14 March 2008, 10.00 - 17.00, Central London Does your organisation win funding every time? Does your organisation need to develop a funding strategy? Would you benefit from improving your bid-writing skills? Has your organisation won grant funding in the past, but is unsure how to do it again? GLE is offering an accredited course to tackle these issues and help you develop a funding strategy for your organisation. On completion of the unit, you should be able to: * understand what is meant by a funding strategy and the key concepts involved * demonstrate knowledge of the key elements of a funding strategy * relate your own knowledge of the key elements of a funding strategy * understand the elements present in a good funding application * apply your own knowledge to the preparation of funding applications For more information click here. Deadline: Wednesday 23rd January 2008



	Funding - Westminster Council - Call for Interim support
	Westminster City Council is inviting expressions of interest from organisations wishing to be considered for the provision of interim support for the transition from Patient and Public Involvement Forums to Westminster Local Involvement Network (LINk). Notice for Expressions of Interest was released in the afternoon of 20 December 2007, with the deadline for responses set for 12pm on 04 January 2008. To download the Notice for Expression of Interest click here.



	Funding - Capacity Builder' Improving Reach Programme 2008-2011
	Grants up to £150,000 a year for three years. Closing date: 28 January 2008 Improved ‘sector support services’ can play an important role in assisting and strengthening third sector, frontline organisations so that they can be more effective in their work to create a better quality of life for individuals and communities. This funding programme aims to help develop stronger infrastructure support organisations who work with BME, faith, refugee and isolated rural communities. The Improving Reach programme for 2008-11 aims to achieve the following outcomes: Smaller organisations have more skills and resources to provide support services to third-sector frontline organisations which work with excluded communities. These smaller organisations are able to continue their work after our funding has run out. More frontline organisations working in and with excluded communities can get high-quality support services which are appropriate for them. Information on the programme, funding criteria and guidelines can be found here.



	Funding - Evelyn Oldfield Unit - Help with funding applications
	Do you need an experienced fundraiser to look at your application before you submit it? Evelyn Oldfield Unit offers this limited support (until end March 08) for Refugee Community Organisations based in London to look at their funding application before they submit them. For further information please contact Emad Al-Hamadani on 020 7700 8213 emad@evelynoldfield.co.uk



	Calls - Company Theatre: youth theatre initiative
	The Company Theatre launched its youth theatre initiative- Evam Youth Forum a few years back and since then has been producing quality theatre with the young which has come out of rigorous workshops and training. It now sets out to collaborate with a youth theatre company from Istanbul, Turkey- Tiyatro 0.2 to develop a devised piece of theatre performance which will be performed in June 2008 at Prithvi Theatre & NCPA in Mumbai and at Ranga Shankara in Bangalore before it sets out to be performed at an International Youth Theatre Festival in Manchester, UK in July 2008. We take this opportunity to request you for your collaboration on this wonderful theatre project by sponsoring one or all of the following: a) Production Costs of the show and 11 performances in Mumbai b) Performance Costs of the 4 shows in Bangalore c) Ancillary costs of the project d) 14 air fares Mumbai-Manchester-Mumbai in July 2008 e) 5 air fares Mumbai-Istanbul-Mumbai in March 2008 We believe that this is a great opportunity for you to associate with a groundbreaking international theatre initiative produced by the award winning UK theatre, Contact in Manchester. It will also help in stimulating intercultural dialogue between young people and increasing mutual understanding and respect between young people from a very wide range of backgrounds. Your collaboration on this project will support the creative education of young people from ten countries around the world by facilitating the development of twelve new theatre productions as part of a week's programme including workshops, exhibitions and performances in the UK. For further information please phone 022 - 32400752/ 022 - 26301294, or email: thecompanytheatre@gmail.com or visit http://www.thecompanytheatre.net



	Calls - Prince's Trust Refugee Programme - Get Started
	The Prince’s Trust Get Started Programme for Refugees is running in February 2008 and we are currently recruiting young people who live in London onto this programme. We are targeting refugees aged 18-30 and from the following target groups: Unemployed, Educational underachievers, Those in or leaving the care system, Offenders and ex-offenders. The Get Started programme is free, and runs for 3 days a week over 4 weeks. It is designed for young refugees who have some idea of the kind of business they would like to start but need help to gain some basic business knowledge and advice in order to make their ideas a reality. The course meets the requirements for the ASET, Enterprise Skills for Business Level 2 Award and covers business topics including: Marketing, Branding, Business Planning, Market Research, Cash Flow and Finances, Legal Issues, Product Design and Product Production. In keeping with all Prince’s Trust programmes the training takes an informal approach using teamwork and group exercises to ensure that young people are supported and able to participate fully. For more information please call Jo Kiln on 0207 5431457 or Marcus Mercer on 07810 305188.



	Jobs - Kalayaan: F/T Community Support Worker
	Salary:(£ 25,500 p.a. + 5% pension) - maternity cover Closing Date: Friday 8th February 2008 by 5pm To: -provide advice on immigration and employment issues -support clients to access mainstream services and English classes -campaign for migrant domestic workers' rights For more information click here.



	Jobs - BNRRN: Finance and Administrative Officer
	Salary: £16,515 (NJC scale 6) (pt 26) pro rata for the first 6 months. Hours: 14 hours per week Location of work : Bethnal Green Closing date: 16 January 2008 BNRRN is a Pan-London membership organization of over 300 Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic organizations. Our aim is to support BAME led organisations to participate more effectively in local and regional initiatives. They are currently looking for a part-time finance and administrative officer (this will become a full time post - 35 hrs) after 6 months to provide excellent finance and administrative support to the director and other members of the team. You should have: • Excellent finance and administrative skills • Experience of using Microsoft Office packages including spreadsheets • Able to work as part of a small team • Have the experience of working with BAME communities For an application pack, please contact Chuks Ebere on 020 8981 3003 or chuks@bnrrn.org.uk



	Jobs - Refugee Therapy Centre vacancies
	Volunteer and Project Coordinator £18,649 - £24,591 p.a. based on skills and experience RTC is looking for a hard-working, committed individual, with excellent organisational and communication skills, to coordinate, develop and maintain the Centre’s support outreach work, mentoring project and volunteering scheme. Experience in fundraising is desirable. Senior Administrator £17,376 - £22,086 p.a. based on skills and experience RTC is looking for a hard-working, committed individual to provide administrative support to the Clinical Director in all areas of her work. S/he must have strong organisational, IT and communication skills. Deadline: Thursday 24th January Interviews: Tuesday 29th January Please email miriam@refugeetherapy.org.uk to request an application pack



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