Issue 173.. -... 08 January 2009
 
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Contents: Moda's News (2); Events (4); Training (4); Funding (2); Jobs (5)
 
 
MODA News - MODA GoldStar Conference: Voluntary Inspiration & Participation & Annual General Meeting
 

Thursday 19th February 2009, 10.30am – 4pm (Conference)
and 4pm – 5pm (AGM)

MODA’s Goldstar Conference and Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday 19th February 2009 at St John’s Church (opposite Stratford shopping centre with disabled access). The theme of the day is “Voluntary Inspiration and Participation:involving volunteers from diverse communities”.

At our last AGM we had a wonderful celebration of exotic cuisines from around the world from our diverse London communities. By popular demand we are again inviting groups to apply to MODA for a small grant (£50 towards ingredients and travel costs) to bring some cultural foods. Grants will be awarded to the first 10 applicants on a first come first served basis. Please hurry to return the form below 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 display stall, or a grant to bring foods. Food will be served at 1pm and there will be a prize awarded for the best presented culinary dish!

Attendance to the conference and AGM is free. Please click here to book a place.

19th February is very close to the International Day for Mother Tongue Languages. We are encouraging groups to contact us if they would like to feature a MODA multilingual publication celebrating and promoting volunteering.

   
 
   
MODA News - Community Leaders Development Programme
 


The Community Leaders Development Programme aims to provide individuals from Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee communities who live in London, with a flexible and tailored range of leadership development opportunities.
This project has two elements: a programme of outreach, taster sessions and entry level training; and a range of longer support options to provide more intensive structured personal and professional development.
The programme is funded by the LDA Opportunities Fund Round 2 and is run by London Voluntary Service Council in partnership with the School for Social Entrepreneurs, Race on the Agenda, MODA and Charitytraining.com.

For more information please click here
   
 
 
Events - Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Women Councillors Taskforce, regional event
 


Friday 9 January 2009, 10-13
Islington Town Hall, Upper Street, London N1 2UD

In May of this year, the Minister for Women and Equality, Harriet Harman MP QC, launched a cross-party Black, Asian Women Councillors Taskforce. The aim of this Taskforce is to encourage women, particularly those that are under represented, to participate in public life and to support them to become local councillors - making a difference in their communities.

There are nearly 20,000 local councillors in England and Wales however, only around 29% of all councillors are women. Women from minority ethnic backgrounds make up less than 1% of all councillors, despite being over 5% of the overall population.

The Government Equalities Office is supporting the Taskforce to hold regional events from now until Summer 2009 and would very much welcome your participation at these events. This is an exciting opportunity to hear from Baroness Uddin, Chair of the Government’s Taskforce and other councillors about how they got involved in public life and what it means to them. You will be given the opportunity to participate in two interactive workshops with experienced facilitators who will share their experiences; the skills needed to not only become a Councillor but how to be an effective champion in your community.

Please click here to register for the event or phone 020 8481 3375
 
 
   
Events - Refugee Oral and Community History Discussion Forum
 

Wednesday 28th Jan 2009, 3 - 5pm
The Resource Centre, Holloway Road, N7 6PA

This forum is designed to enable discussion between oral history professionals, academics and Refugee Community Organisations. It is also a good way of sharing information and building networks.

In this forum we will discuss the benefits of oral history within refugee communities and how this can best be achieved?

If you like to attend please RSVP to Frohar Poya on: frohar@evelynoldfield.co.uk

   
 
   
Events - The Refugee Council: Integration: Building a Life in the UK
 

25th March 2009, London

For everyone who works with refugees: Your chance to influence Government thinking on refugee integration.
The Home Office will publish a progress update on Refugee Integration in early 2009. United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) has committed to respond to the recommendations made by this conference – including how we as practitioners can be involved in the solutions.
Click here for a full programme

Keynote speakers include:
Jacqui Smith - Home Secretary (invited)
Trevor Phillips - Chair, Equalities and Human Rights Commission
Boris Johnson - Mayor of London (invited)
Donna Covey - Chief Executive, Refugee Council

Delegates will be invited to participate in a choice of four workshops run by our partner organisations. The workshops will examine integration issues from the perspective of:

  • Housing - hosted by Caroline Davey, Deputy Director of Communications, Policy & Campaigns, Shelter
  • Volunteering - hosted by Sian Greenhead, Project Manager, TimeBank and Chris Badman, Volunteer Development Manager, Refugee Council
  • Education and employment - hosted by Chris Taylor, Development Officer (Literacy, Language and Numeracy), NIACE
  • Children and families - hosted by Kim Maynard, Acting Senior Policy Officer, Barnardo’s

For more details or to book your place click here
   
 
   
Events - Vulnerable Women’s Project Conference:Sexual Violence & Refugee Women in the UK
 


5 February 09
Amnesty International UK, the Human Rights, Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA

A conference looking at issues of rape and sexual violence against refugee and asylum seeking women. An event for Practitioners and Policy makers working in the field.

KEY NOTE SPEAKERS
- The Right Honourable Harriet Harman MP, Minister for Women (invited)
- Donna Covey, Chief Executive, British Refugee Council

Workshops will be on the following:

  • Best Practice in casework with asylum seeking women survivors of sexual violence
    Elena Hage, Therapeutic Caseworker, Refugee Council
  • Overcoming the barriers women face in the asylum process
    Deborah Singer, Asylum Aid
  • Practical Assistance for Destitute Women: Section Four and Local Authority Support
    Refugee Council Advice & Access Team
  • Advocacy & Campaigning on the issue of sexual violence against asylum seeking women
    Gemma Juma, Head of Policy, Refugee Council & Bob Deffee, Head of Campaigns and Public Affairs, Refugee Council

To register please email sas_events@refugeecouncil.org.uk
 
 
 
Training - WRC: Free training for women's organsiations in London


Women's Resource Centre (WRC) will be holding a series of free trainings and seminars for women’s voluntary and community organisations across London. These are part of the Building Futures project which aims to make the women’s sector more financially sustainable.

Are you ready to diversify your funding?
Thursday 22 January 2009, 9.30am - 4pm
Ground Floor East, 33-41 Dallington Street, London EC1V 0BB

This course is for organisations wanting to develop a more sustainable funding mix and it's about becoming more financially sustainable is not just about getting enough money but requires a more rounded approach to funding. This course will look at the different areas that your organisation will need to work on to prepare for developing a more diverse funding mix. This may require developing new skills and processes and possibly changing the culture of your organisation.

Hackney funding seminar
Thursday 29 January, 9.30am -2.00pm
Lambeth Town Hall

Come listen and pose your questions to inspiring experts in fundraising, commissioning, trading and partnership building. They will share pearls of wisdom about how you could make your organisation more financially stable. Find out more about the event, including details of the speakers…

These events are free and open to all women’s organisations in London. You will also have the opportunity to sign up for further support offered by the Women’s Resource Centre to enable you to diversify your income and make yourselves more sustainable. Read more about the support and resources on offer…

To book your place please download this booking formand return it to Ellen Storrar at development@wrc.org.uk or at Women’s Resource Centre, Ground Floor East, 33-41 Dallington Street, London EC1V 0BB.
 
 
   
Training - The Centre for Cross Cultural Studies: seminars


The Centre is hosting early evening events approximately bi-monthly throughout 2009. They will feature talks by distinguished presenters on relevant topics and be a forum for sharing information and interests to keep abreast with developments in the field. They aim to create an inclusive community that can share ideas, conversation and learning.

  • February 19th: Fathers and sons: working with Caribbean families
    Lennox Thomas, Consultant Psychotherapist, Child and Family Therapist in Independent
    Practice and at The Refugee Centre
  • April 2nd: Taking Risks in working cross culturally
    Barry Mason, Consultant Systemic Psychotherapist, The Institute of Family Therapy and
    in private practice.
  • May 21st: 'The Audacity to hope': What does Barack Obama's experience tell us about the Politics of Race?
    Shila Rashid, Senior Systemic Psychotherapist, NELMHT CAMHS

For more information and to book a place please contact Becky Curtis becky@iftnet.plus.net or call 020 7391 9150
 
 
   
Training - Increasing BME and women’s representation on Local Strategic Partnerships


Tuesday 20 January 2009, 9.30am to 4pm
London Voluntary Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA

The Black Training and Enterprise Group is working in partnership with Islington Voluntary Action Council to deliver a one day workshop for BME groups and women’s groups in ISLINGTON. The aim of the workshop is to support increased engagement between BME and women’s groups and the Islington Strategic Partnership.
Islington Strategic Partnership is a partnership of key agencies in Islington (including Islington Council, the police, the Primary Care Trust, voluntary and private sector representatives) which come together to agree the priorities and actions which are needed to make Islington a better place to live and work in. Like all Local Strategic Partnerships, Islington Strategic Partnership is intended to make sure that ordinary people have a say in how their local areas are developed.

The workshop will provide intensive training and support for up to 12 participants.

The workshop programme includes sessions on:

  • The role and structure of Islington Strategic Partnership (ISP)
  • What are ISP’s current priorities for Islington, do these reflect the needs and issues of Islington’s women and BME communities?
  • Why would BME and women’s groups want to influence ISP?
  • How can BME and women’s groups influence ISP?
  • How are LSPs accountable to the communities they represent?
  • Discussion about the role of ISP with Lela Kogbara, Deputy Chief Executive, Islington Council and Mike Sherriff, Chief Executive, Islington Voluntary Action Council.

The workshop is FREE for participants and includes lunch.

For more information please contact:Navinder Kaur, Islington Voluntary Action Council, 020 7354 6367, NavinderK@ivac.co.uk or Angeline Clarke,Black Training and Enterprise Group, 020 7843 6113
angeline@bteg.co.uk
 
 
   
Training - The Volunteer Network Centre: Volunteer Supervision and Support Workshop


FOR VOLUNTEER INVOLVING ORGANISATIONS IN NEWHAM

29th January 2009, 2.00 – 5.00 pm
Berkeley Business Centre, Citygate House, 246 – 250 Romford Road, London E7 9HZ

The workshop will cover:
• Induction and training
• Supervision and Support
• Topics selected by Participants at the last workshop

A Certificate of Attendance will be given to each participant. Refreshments will be provided.

If you would like to book your place, please contact Eyasu Buba on: 020 8536 1937 or via e-mail: eyasu.buba@vncnewham.co.uk
 
 
   
Training - Improving Reach training Programme
 


All staff, volunteers, committee members/trustees of Islington voluntary and community BME, Refugee and Faith organisations are invited to these FREE courses:

  • Practical Fundraising
    Wednesday 11th February 2009 9.30am till 1pm
    Understanding of principles of successful fundraising; Awareness of strategic planning for organisation’s funding needs; Gain confidence in completing funding applications

  • Basics Of Good Governance
    Wednesday 25th February 2009 9.30am till 1pm
    What a well governed organisation looks like; The role of their board in good governance; How the board can help strengthen specific areas of governance
  • Finance Management
    Wednesday 4th March 2009 9.30am till 1pm
    Preparing an income and expenditure budget; Preparing internal financial reports; Reading or interpreting annual accounts

Venue: Seminar room, London Voluntary resource Centre 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA

For further information and/or to book, please contact Suj Ahmed on 020 7354 6378 or e-mail: suja@ivac.org.uk

Light lunch and refreshments will be provided.Childcare costs can be reimbursed and we will attempt to meet all access needs.
   
 
 

Funding - RISE Accelerator Programme: Investing in Refugees


UnLtd will be giving awards of between £500 and £5000 to help individuals and small groups of refugees from all over England to turn their ideas into reality.

Funded by the European Refugee Fund Phase III and with the support of the UK Boarder Agency, UnLtd – the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs has re-launched RISE: Refugee Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs, under the name RISE Accelerator - which aims to unleash and encourage the potential of refugees as social entrepreneurs.

The RISE programme has already funded 75 refugees, benefiting over 2000 people around England. The success of the project has allowed UnLtd to extend the RISE programme for another two years.

UnLtd will support refugees to set up projects that will make their communities happier, healthier, safer and more just places, as well as support refugees to achieve their full economic and social potential. In addition, UnLtd will provide dedicated support including training opportunities, entrepreneurial learning, mentoring and access to resources to help individuals develop their skills and their projects. The scheme will fund and support 64 refugees over two years and will benefit over 200 people throughout England.

For more information contact: Maryam Pasha, RISE Accelerator Coordinator at rise@unltd.org.uk, 0207 566 1136 or click here

 

 
   
Funding - Baily Thomas Charitable Fund


The Fund distributed over £4 million last year with grants ranging from £500 to £150,000.
Deadline: Meetings of the Trustees are usually held in June and early December each year.
Applications should be submitted no later than 1 May or 1 October for consideration at the next meeting.

The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund’s area of interest is learning disability. By the term ‘learning disability’, the Fund means the conditions generally referred to as severe learning difficulties, together with autism. In this area, they consider projects concerning children or adults. They do not give grants for research into, or care of, those with mental illness or dyslexia.

For more infromation please click here.
 
source: HSCF Newsletter 4th December
 
 
Jobs - Job Vacancies at AFRUCA London Office


AFRUCA - Africans Unite Against Child Abuse is the premier charity promoting the rights and welfare of African children in the UK.

1. Part time Child Trafficking Officer (3 days a week)
Closing Date: 5pm, 9 February 2009
Interviews: Week beginning 23 February 2009

You will champion our work on combating the trafficking of African children in the UK. Your job will involve providing practical support and assistance to survivors to enable them move on with their lives. You will also lead our work on campaigning to raise awareness within the London African community of the impact of trafficking on victims

2. Family Outreach Officer
Closing Date: 5pm, Monday 9 February 2009
Interviews: Week beginning 23 February 2009

You will be at the forefront of our efforts at AFRUCA to help stem the tide of African children being removed from their families and taken into care by local authorities across the country. You will work with African parents to improve their knowledge of child protection and the indicators of child abuse so they can better protect their children.

For further inquiries and a job pack including application form, job description and person specificationclick here. or call us on 0207 7042261 or email info@afruca.org, or write to: AFRUCA, Unit 3D/F Leroy House, 436 Essex Road, London N1 3QP
 
 
   
Jobs - Islington Refugee Forum: Development Outreach Worker


Location: Islington Refugee Forum N5 2EA
Part time: 17.5 hrs per week. Salary: NJC Scale 6
Closing date: 5pm Monday 19th January 2009
Interviews: Tuesday 27th January 2009 (afternoon)

The Refugee Forum is recruiting a Development Outreach Worker in order to bring together refugee/migrant community organisations to promote dialogue and partnership with other service providers and statutory bodies. Key areas of responsibility are to provide

  • Outreach to refugee/migrant community organisations
  • Administration and communication
  • Policy support and development

For application packs please email Colette Joyce info@islingtonrefugeeforum.org
 
 
   
Jobs - Notre Dame Refugee Centre: Director (maternity cover)


Closing date for applications: Friday 6th February 5pm.
Interview dates: 19 + 20 February
Salary £1,650 per month, 21 hours p/w, ideal start early March, 7 months minimum duration.

NDRC is a reputable agency that helps and supports refugees, mostly from francophone Africa. A wide range of services, including counselling, health and immigration surgeries are delivered through the drop-in centre open every Mondays and Thursdays, whilst the advice service runs four days a week. The overall programme of work is delivered by a team of four part-time staff and 35 volunteers.

We wish to appoint a dynamic, experienced and self-motivated individual, who will have overall responsibility for managing the service, developing and supporting new initiatives and for implementing NDRC’s fundraising plan. Experience of working with disadvantaged groups is essential, along with excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills. A track record of success in raising funds from the general public, trusts, foundations and institutional donors is a requirement.

Please request an application pack by email at recruitment@notredamerc.org.uk, or by phone on 020 7440 2660.
 
 
   
Jobs - GHARWEG: Part Time ESOL and ICT/ESOL Tutors


Closing date Friday, 23rd January 2009

GHARWEG Advice, Training & Careers Centre is an independent organisation providing services targeting African communities and people from black and minority communities. ESOL classes are targeting those who are not currently accessing existing provision and is for beginners.

We are looking for an ESOL and ICT/ESOL Tutors to support our ESOL programmes in South East London – Southwark. You should have at least one year experience of delivering ESOL and skills for life qualifications.

The rates are: ESOL Tutor: £17.50 per hour working 12 hours a week. The ICT/ESOL Support Tutor the rates if £15.50 per hour working 5 hours a week. The rate is for 52 weeks a year and is for two years subject to satisfactory performance.

To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter outlining your experience and skills to the:

Co-ordinating Director
GHARWEG Advice, Training & Careers Centre
5A Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7XW

Due to the need to save cost, we are unable to reply to unsuccessful applicants. If you do not hear from us by Friday, 6th February 2009 then assume that your application was unsuccessful on this occasion.
 
 
   
Jobs - School for Social Entrepreneurs: Network Sustainability Officer


Salary: £29, 288 (plus 5% pension contribution); full-time position
Location: London
Closing date: Thursday 29th January 2009 at 5pm
Interviews will take place on: Tuesday 3rd February 2009

The School for Social Entrepreneurs is the leading UK provider of learning programmes that support and develop social entrepreneurs: individuals working entrepreneurially to create social benefit. We are looking for a driven, dynamic individual to co-ordinate the development and sustainability of a Network of franchised, associate schools across the UK.

You will have a track record of fundraising or business development or project management, ideally in the third sector. You will demonstrate insight and understanding of the needs of social entrepreneurs and have a passion for nurturing positive social change. You will demonstrate knowledge of the business support and have excellent communication skills.In this unique role you will use your experience and passion for achieving positive social change to grow and sustain the SSE Network, increasing opportunities across the UK.
You will have the confidence, dynamism and focus to build on existing relationships, create and seize new opportunities, and assist in the growth of one of the country’s most exciting movements.

To apply for the role, please send a copy of your current CV (including details of 2 referees – these will only be contacted if you are successful) and no more than 2 pages demonstrating your suitability for this job and detailing why this is the job for you, to Gayle Lyes on 020 8981 0300 email: gayle.lyes@sse.org.uk

Call Suzanne Creasey, UK Network Manager on 020 8981 0300 if you would like to discuss the role informally.

 
 
   
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