Contents: Moda's News (2); Events (5); Training (4); Calls (1); Funding (3) ; Jobs (6)
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)
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 )
Chinese New Year is the biggest festival of the year in Chinese
communities. As it is based on the lunar and solar calendars, the date
varies from late January to mid-February.
In 2008 the Chinese New Year festival and parade in central London, celebrating the start of the Year of the Rat, will take place on Sunday 10 February. A colourful parade will start at 11am in the Strand and will go along Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue. In Trafalgar Square from 12 noon until 6pm there will be entertainment for all the family. You will be able to see dazzling dragon and lion dances and the best of traditional and contemporary Chinese arts, with performers from both London and China. There will be fireworks displays in Leicester Square, plus cultural stalls, food, decorations and lion dance displays throughout the day in Chinatown.
This annual event is organised by the London Chinatown Chinese Association.
To find out more click
here.
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
15 March 2007; 10.15am - 4.30pm
Tindlemanor, 52/54 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT. Near Old Street
tube.
Keynote Speaker: Krishna Ahooja Patel
After lunch workshops will discuss the following topics:
1 Building links with women in war-zones Marie-Claire Farey
2 Women in the Middle East Dr. Nicola Pratt
3 Women Conflict Poverty and Development Krishna Ahooja Patel
4 Working through the United Nations. Amy Barrow
To book a place telephone: 0207 250 1968/ 0208 464 2712.
Thursday 28th February 2008, 2.00 – 4.00pm
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.
You are also invited to be part of the Refugee Community Representatives
Steering Committee meeting. This is an opportunity to advise the Centre’s
work and give recommendations based on members’ knowledge of the
needs of refugee communities.
If you would like more information about this event, please contact Miriam Philip on 020 7272 2565 or at miriam@refugeetherapy.org.uk.
6 March 6 2008; 10am - 3.30pm; St Albans Conference Centre, central
London
Join VCS Engage and others from the children, young people and families voluntary and community sector (VCS) for this truly unique event on partnership working.
VCS Engage recognises that it is you, the people working on the front
line, who best understand what makes your strategic and service delivery
partnerships a success. This highly interactive and participative event
will provide a positive structure for you to share tips, insight, know-how
and knowledge about what works well and what can be done to support
the growth of partnership working in the future.
Joint working is at the heart of the Every Child Matters agenda and
with partnership arrangement set to increase, now is the time to come
together and contribute to a future vision of partnership working that
will benefit your organisation, as well as the children, young people
and families with whom you work.
The participative nature of this event means there will be plenty of
opportunity for you to interact with colleagues, and share knowledge
and experience with others working in the field.
For further information or to book a place tel. 020 7843 6041, email ptaylor@ncb.org.uk or visit www.vcsengage.org.uk
12 March 2008; London - Venue to be confirmed.
National Learning at Work day, the biggest annual celebration of workplace learning, will take place on Thursday 22 May 2008. It is run by the Campaign for Learning as part of Adult Learners Week (17 – 23 May).
This London event on 12 March will help you to: Learn innovative ideas and strategies for running learning events and activities that encourage all employees to get the learning habit; Find out how to use Learning at Work Day (22 May) as a 'catalyst for change' for both employees and the organisation; Discover the wealth of free resources developed by the Campaign for Learning to help you develop a healthy, happy and motivated workforce
For further information and bookings contact: Nicola Hallmark, nhallmark@cflearning.org.uk, Tel. 01925 283270, or click here.
Asylum and immigration law: protecting women from violence and securing
their position in the UK
23 April 2008; 9.30am - 4.30pm; NCVO, Regents Wharf, 8 All Saints Street,
London N1 9RL
This course will provide a practical
overview of asylum and immigration law with particular emphasis on the
needs of women with experience of genderbased violence. It will cover
the following: The legal framework for protection (including the Refugee
Convention 1951, the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 and the
EU Qualification Directive); Applying for asylum in the UK (including
the New Asylum Model and Legacy Cases); EEA nationals, their partners
and rights on relationship breakdown; Supporting a woman making an application
for indefinite leave to remain under the domestic violence rule; Challenging
“No recourse to public funds”.
All participants will receive a copy of the publication 'Pathways to Justice:
BMER women, violence and the law'.
For further information and to book a place contact: Rights of Women, tel 020 7251 6575/6, email: info@row.org.uk or visit www.rightsofwomen.org.uk.
10 September 2008 9.30am – 1pm; NCVO, Regents Wharf, 8 All
Saints Street, London N1 9RL
To coincide with the coming into
force of the Council of Europe’s Convention on Action against Trafficking
in Human Beings 2005 in Spring 2008, which the UK has signed, this exciting
new course will look at immigration and criminal law around trafficking
including: What is trafficking? The international and domestic response;
The immigration position of trafficked women in the UK (including applying
for asylum and the rights of women from the EEA); Trafficking for sexual
exploitation: the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and protections for survivors
of sexual violence; Trafficking for purposes other than sexual exploitation
(for example, domestic servitude); Supporting trafficked women in the
UK.
All participants will receive a copy of the publication 'Pathways to Justice:
BMER women, violence and the law'.
For further information and to book a place contact: Rights of Women, tel 020 7251 6575/6, email: info@row.org.uk or visit www.rightsofwomen.org.uk.
BTEG, Charity Technology Trust (CTT) and the ICT Hub are committed to
working in partnership to meet the needs of groups from diverse backgrounds.
The ‘Specialist Infrastructure Development Project’ aims to
bring effective logical and practical changes in the way that BME voluntary
and community organisations use and benefit from Information and Communication
Technology (ICT).
Regional workshops will be hosted to ensure that organisations can: Participate in regional ICT events to engage with the ICT Hub, CTT and ICT Regional Champions; Access products and services available through the ICT Hub and CTT; Access tools to better cost and manage their ICT effectively; Approach the right funders
Monday 18th February 2008
St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green, North, M12 6FZ, North West
Booking deadline: 13 February 08
Monday 25th February 2008
St. Georges Centre, George St, York & Humber
Booking deadline: 20 February 08
For booking information contact: Lynette Grant, BTEG, Lancaster House,
31-33 Islington High Street, 2nd Floor, London, N1 9LH, email: lynette@bteg.co.uk
VCS Engage is hosting free training for BME and faith organisations to
support their understanding of how the Every Child Matters agenda impacts
upon their services and how they can engage with local children's trusts
arrangements.
The courses, which are tailored to meet regional requirements, will run in each of the nine Government Office regions in January and February 2008.
For further information click here.
Calls - Campaign to end violence against women
The United Nations Foundation has announced its support for the “Say
NO to Violence against Women” campaign. The Foundation will donate
$1 for each the first 100,000 signatures to the online campaign that is
run by the UN Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM. The contributions will
go to the UNIFEM-managed UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women.
“Recent UN research has demonstrated the shameful scope of violence against women around the world, where one in three women are subject to some form of coercion or abuse in their lifetimes,” said Timothy E. Wirth, President of the United Nations Foundation. “To turn the tide on violence, the international community must work together to stand up for the human rights of women and that’s what UNIFEM’s “Say NO” campaign does. It allows people everywhere to go on record and stand up for a world free of violence against women.”
“Thanks to this fantastic challenge grant, every signature will bolster our cause to make ending violence against women worldwide a top priority”, said UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman who champions the campaign. What’s more, it will help provide critical resources for local initiatives that are supported through the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women – whether it is working to prevent human trafficking, assisting survivors of domestic violence or helping implement laws against rape.”
People can sign on to the campaign at www.sayNOtoviolence.org.
For more information about the campaign also visit www.unfoundation.org.
Funding - Grassroots Grants
Local third sector funders across the country have been invited by the
Community Development Foundation (CDF) to apply to become a local partner
in delivering the £130million Grassroots Grants programme in their
area. The fund will provide much-needed access to small grants and long-term
funding for local community groups and organisations in England who will
apply for funds from a local funding provider later this year. The CDF
is administering the programme on behalf of the Office of the Third Sector.
Local funders interested in applying should go to the CDF website and download a copy of the guidance notes and application form (click here).
The closing date for applications for local funders is 30 April 2008.
Funding - London Councils Funding for Second Tier Services
London Councils invites applications for organisations to provide 2nd
tier support services to frontline organisations funded by the London
Councils commissioning programme.
If successful your organisation will support organisations funded by London Councils under a range of services, outlined in the service specification. Your organisation will also be expected to support the wider sector during future bidding rounds. Second tier services must be provided on a London-wide basis, and will reflect the borough spread of the London Councils funded organisations that you will be supporting.
Further information and detailed specifications are available on London Councils website: click here.
The deadline for submitting your funding proposal form is: 12 Noon on Friday 7 March 2008.
Funding - Big Lottery's Advice Plus
Application closing date: 1 April 2008
Minimum grant: £10,000; Maximum grant: £500,000
Total available: £50 million between 2006 and 2009 (£20 million
in round 2)
Advice Plus aims to help people in need access good quality advice on their legal rights and responsibilities, so that they can avoid or overcome disadvantage.
Earlier this year, in Round One we awarded £30 million to 71 advice agencies across England. Advice Plus Round Two launched on the 12 November 2007, with a budget of £20 million across the nine England regions. Round Two will fund third sector legal advice services that collaborate with other advice services in their local area. Advice Plus will only fund projects focusing on legal rights and responsibilities.
For further information click here.
Full time (Ref: 01)
£30-33k per annum plus 5.5% company pension
Closing date is 5.00pm Friday 15 February 2008.
The Black Training and Enterprise Group is a successful and growing
national agency providing policy development and technical assistance
services for voluntary and community organisations.
BTEG’s Centre for Educational Success (CES) provides a national
voice, information sharing and networking opportunities for black and
minority ethnic organisations and public bodies involved in the education
of young black and minority ethnic people.
We are now seeking to recruit an individual to strengthen the team
initially for one year. This is a unique opportunity to make to difference
to the life chances of many young people by working with closely with
public bodies and supporting black and minority ethnic community education
projects.
The post holder will be responsible for producing policy and research
papers and will work closely with the Head of Education Policy. This
exciting position will develop the evidence base to inform our policy
development on BME education attainment and help shape the policy messages
which BTEG delivers to Government, education bodies and local BME community
education projects.
We are looking for someone with a strong background in policy and research
work and a strong commitment to raising educational attainment levels
among underachieving groups is vital.
For further information and an application form contact Angeline Clarke
quoting the relevant reference number at BTEG, Lancaster House, 31-33
Islington High Street, London N1 9LH.
Tel No. 020 7843 6110 or email: Angeline@bteg.co.uk.
The pack can also be downloaded from the website www.bteg.co.uk.
Solid Foundations is now recruiting for the next round of work placements!
All of our vacancies are posted on Solid Foundation website where you
can find further information on the opportunities available and how
to apply (click
here).
Please note that all internal placements within Presentation Group, are only open to individuals with a refugee background. For more information please contact lisa.ronsholt@olmec-ec.org.uk or phone 020 7091 9483.
Solid Foundations is a programme by OLMEC which brings opportunities to individuals who have been unable to gain support, employment and training through mainstream services. It aims to break down the barriers to employment faced by people and channel their talents into sustainable careers.
Learning English is crucial for Migrant Domestic Workers (MDWs) in order
that they can gain some independence from their employers, improve their
job prospects, learn about their rights and have some time for personal
development. Many of the workers who come to Kalayaan have very little
time off and few opportunities to meet friends and build up support
networks in the UK. Attending a regular English class is a chance to
become part of a group and meet other workers in similar situations.
Kalayaan is looking for volunteers to teach English classes on Sundays. These classes will target MDWs who have arrived relatively recently in the UK and so are not eligible for college run classes. Kalayaan will cover all travel expenses.
If you might be interested please email us on info@kalayaan.org.uk , or call 020 7243 2942 and ask to speak with Kate or Jenny.
IKWRO provides a wide range of services for women and children who have
experienced gender violence. These include information, advice, casework
and advocacy. The following vacancy is available and is funded by the
Tudor Trust:
Advice coordinator (Female)
Full Time (35hrs/week) including some evenings and weekends
Starting Salary: £26,277 (NJC 29-31)
To have experience to coordinate frontline support services in providing information, advice, casework and advocacy services for Middle Eastern women at risk of “honour” killings, forced marriage and domestic violence. Excellent understanding of the issues facing Middle Eastern refugees and migrant women living in the UK is required, together with fluency in English with ability to converse in at least two of the Farsi, Kurdish and Arabic languages.
For application pack, please either write to: IKWRO, 90 Central Street , London EC1V 8AQ , or email: jobikwro@googlemail.com. An application pack can be downloaded from www.ikwro.org.uk (Reference: IKWRO-ACO/01/2008) but only hard copy signed applications can be considered.
Closing date for applications: 20th February 2008; Interviews on: 29th February 2008.
Asian Women’s Advisory Service Ltd (Awas) aims to empower and
maximize the quality of Asian women to take positive control of their
lives, to promote their welfare and respond to their needs.
Mental Health Co-ordinator- Therapeutic Arts project for Young
Asian Women
Salary: (£32,112) - (9months contract)
We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated person with good management, administrative, IT skills. Excellent writing, communication skills are essential. Should be a qualified counsellor having a good understanding and knowledge of Asian cultural issues, Fluent in two South Asian languages, have experience of multi agency work.
Sessional Arts & Drama Therapists
Salary: £35 per hr. (4 hrs) - 9 months contract
We are looking for a qualified counsellors to run the Arts& Drama therapeutic sessions with Young Asian Women. Should have good communication skills, experience of group work is essential. Should have good understanding of cultural issues within the Asian communities. Fluent in two Asian languages and registered with Health Profession Council.
If you are interested in applying please send your C.V with a covering
letter to:
AWAS, 161 Mare street, London E8-3RH, call on 0208-533-5796 or email
mhawas@tiscali.co.uk
Deadline for applications: 21st February 2008 4:00.pm.
Interviews to be held on the 26th Feb 2008.
