Issue No. 15 - 28th August 2015
Welcome to a new edition of the Evelyn Oldfield Unit e-bulletin! We bring you news and updates from the refugee and migrant sector. As you read on, you will find a range of information about current events you can participate in, job & volunteer opportunities and free resources to help your charity to grow.
This month has been busy for us and we have the following news to share with you: - We need a tenacious Chair who will be able to make a commitment to the Unit and devote around 1 day a month.
- We are open for registration for our new Evelyn Oldfield Unit Research for Action and Influence Course (2015-2016) - Accredited London Region Open College Network, Level 3.
- We are inviting MRCOs to take part in our Brain Trust pilot programme - find out more about it here.
- McKenzie Friend Training on 16th September, 9.30 am-1.00 pm (exact location to be confirmed)
- Please click here to access our newest version of the Supporting Women Project Toolkit - a practical guide to support refugee and asylum seeking women on issues of violence and trauma from the Evelyn Oldfield Unit and supported by Comic Relief. This is designed to support small community organisations working with women. If your organisation is not listed in it or if you see an inconsistency, please get in touch.
- We have launched our new project - KEY - Knowledge Empowers You, aimed at young people (aged 14-18) with refugee, asylum seeker and migrant background. Find out more about it here.
The Evelyn Oldfield Unit Team The Evelyn Oldfield Unit has acquired the following Quality Standards: |
EOU Events & Notices
Invitation to Work towards PQASSO and Investors in People (IIP) Quality Assessment
The Director of EOU has been licensed to provide training and mentoring to voluntary and community organisations on implementing quality mark on Practical Quality Assurance Systems for Small Organisations (PQASSO) produced by the Charities Evaluation Services (CES) and are serving as a panel member of the Investors in People (IIP). If your organisation is interested in acquiring a quality standard or would like to explore more about PQASSO and IIP or other Quality Standards, please contact Mulat Haregot, Director, on 02076974101 or at mulat@evelynoldfield.co.uk
CHAIR VACANCY at EOU
We need a tenacious Chair who will be able to make a commitment to the Unit and devote around 1 day a month. The person should have the following:
Knowledge and experience - Knowledge and understanding of refugee and migrant sectors and the challenges facing their communities
- Senior management experience in voluntary or community/public sectors, ideally with experience of role of chair
- Knowledge of the principles of governance in the voluntary sector and experience of effective governance
- Experience of managing and appraising people
- Experience in working with people from diverse communities
Skills and personal qualities - Good communication, presentation and influencing skills
- Ability to provide leadership, adopt a strategic overview of the organisation and to steer it through the coming years
- Ability to establish respectful and trusting relationships with colleagues
- Patience, fairness, sound judgement and decisiveness
- Ability to maximise efficient contribution from the Board of Trustees
To apply: Please send your CV, a covering letter outlining your reasons for applying and the completed equal opportunities monitoring form to:
Mulat Haregot, Director and Company Secretary, Evelyn Oldfield Unit, Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA or email: mulat@evelynoldfield.co.uk
Closing date for applications: 18th September 2015.
Interviews will be held on: 28th September 2015
If you would like to discuss this position, please call the current chair Tahera Aanchawan on 07779307337 or Mulat Haregot, Director on 0207 697 4101 or 07914 764955
Board of Trustees Vacancies at EOU
EOU is looking to attract applications from individuals with a background in finance, human resources, law, public relations and fundraising experience and/or knowledge of grass roots community development and above all a willingness to explore new ways of working. If you are interested in joining us and would like to know more, you can visit our website at www.evelynoldfield.co.uk or contact our Director, Mulat Haregot on mulat@evelynoldfield.co.uk or call on 0207 697 4101. To apply: Please send your CV and covering letter outlining your reasons for applying to:
Mulat Haregot, Director and Company Secretary, Evelyn Oldfield Unit, Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA or email: mulat@evelynoldfield.co.uk
Closing date for applications is 31st August 2015; interviews will take place shortly after.
Brain Trust - pilot programme
Following the Greater London Authority's support for Migrant & Refugee Community Organisations over the past 4 years, the Evelyn Oldfield Unit, Refugee Council, Red Ochre have now teamed up together to further support MRCO organisations to become more financially and organisationally sustainable.
We are inviting you to take part in a pilot to increase the scope and scale of your social impact and to develop the social enterprise model as an option for sustainable organisational growth.
This pilot programme will take place over 6 months, starting in September, with training sessions every two weeks. You will have a chance to work on business and strategic planning, develop an action plan relevant to your organisation and learn how to achieve financial sustainability.
Groups will be chosen for this pilot programme if they can show evidence of commitment, a capacity to grow and evidence of desire to become more entrepreneurial. Each candidate will have to devote up to 1/2 a day a week to attending the course and then to embed the learning in their organisation.
If you fulfil these criteria:
1. Are you incorporated?
2. Have you earned some of your revenue in the last 2 years? These may include sales of training, products, services, research or consultancy, or even sponsorship agreements.
3. If becoming a social enterprise interest you, are you ready to invest some time in this?
4. Have you worked in partnerships and collaborations before?
please contact us to find out more at mulat@evelynoldfield.co.uk or on 0207 697 4100.
New Evelyn Oldfield Unit Research for Action and Influence Course (2015-2016) - Accredited London Region Open College Network, Level 3 NB this is only for those of refugee and migrant background working or volunteering with refugee & migrant community groups.
Are you interested in working towards a qualification whilst gaining some useful and practical skills in research and presentation skills? Then this course is for you.
Starting from October, we will run 22 half-day sessions spread over 9 months. We will support RMCO representatives to gain the skills and confidence to be able to research issues of refugee and migrant communities including education, training and employment, welfare and social concerns.
Please see the timetable and flyer [here].
The course will be structured around a series of formal training sessions together with self-led personal projects and optional course visits.
The research module will be followed up by 8 sessions designed to support participants to act upon their findings, explore what the results mean for their organisation and also to think about the wider implications. Participants will be supported to advocate and influence at community, local, regional and national levels on the issues raised from their research.
Students will then be supported to devise a presentation to disseminate the findings at the end of project conference through a 4-session course.
Learners will be required to write a research report demonstrating their acquired competencies and a number of shorter assignment for the presentation module. This will meet learning outcomes as set by Open College Network.
The training is free.
Participants will benefit from mentor support, tutorials and one to one support from the tutor.
Eligibility and how to apply:
- This is a course for refugees and migrants only. Applicants must be active in a refugee or migrant community organisation working in London (this can be paid or voluntary). English levels have to be sufficient to manage independent report writing.
- Applicants will be selected based on their likelihood to have most impact on their communities and commitment to the course.
- We will offer places on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please contact Sarah on 020 7697 4102 / sarah@evelynoldfield.co.uk for further information and/ or to request an application form.
McKenzie Friend Training
What is a McKenzie Friend?
'McKenzie Friends' are people who go to court with 'Litigants in Person.' The scheme can be used to support those who have to go to court without legal representation.
What is this training?
This is an introductory training. Please come and learn more.
The trainer Karen Gayle-Kirk LLB (Hons), GCILE, is also an experienced McKenzie Friend herself.
We will explain where the scheme has come from, how it works and how you can follow this up if you want to know more.
Furthermore, we will examine what a McKenzie Friend can and cannot do offering case studies to demonstrate how this scheme works.
The training focuses on Family Law but the lessons generally apply to most other areas of law.
Where and when?
This is a free training and will take place on Holloway Road on the 16th of September, 9.30am-1.00pm (exact location to be confirmed).
Who is it for?
It is targeted for advisors, voluntary or otherwise from small refugee/ migrant community organisations. This is for women only.
Bookings
For bookings, please email sarah@evelynoldfield.co.uk or call 020 7697 4102.
Please see the flyer for further info.
New Supporting Women Project Year
The new project year for the Supporting Women Project is commencing now.
This project is designed to support small –medium sized refugee and asylum seeking community groups (women's projects) working with vulnerable women in London.
We are looking for new groups to work with.
As such (and thanks to Comic Relief) we are able to offer the following for free: - Training on managing your community groups/ setting up new projects etc (and we are open to any suggestion of support you might need)
- Training on responding to domestic violence, setting up FGM awareness initiatives, offering emotional support and understanding legal and welfare reforms
- Researching community issues
- Training to speak out about issues– e.g. public speaking, PowerPoint skills
- Engagement events to bring together refugee groups with women's support agencies
Some of these events will be run in training centres across London but we are happy to come to groups to run this in-house and to support you on specific needs.
Do get in touch if you would find this useful and would like to discuss this further. As mentioned, we are willing to deliver this directly to your organisation.
Please also help us to reach new groups by passing this email offer onto any groups that you think may benefit from this.
Please contact Sarah on 020 7697 4102 / sarah@evelynoldfield.co.uk for further information
Need free deskspace plus support?
The Enhance Project at Resource for London on Holloway Road can provide small and emerging London based Black, Asian Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) groups with free deskspace for up to one year. Funded by the City Bridge Trust, the Enhance project can offer both a free desk and support via the Evelyn Oldfield Unit to help smaller community groups get established. To apply, please contact Alexandra at alexandra@evelynoldfield.co.uk or on 0207 697 4105
Knowledge Empowers You -Youth Project
The KEY has been specially created as a tool for young people. The name of the project - KEY stands for Knowledge Empowers You and this is exactly the aim of it – to empower and to give options in world full of challenges for young people. It has initially been designed to improve the prospects of socially and financially excluded young people (aged 14-18) with refugee, asylum seeker and migrant background. But soon after its launch the scope of the project increased to include prevention, raising awareness and engaging the young minds in diverse and creative activities, giving them chance to take active part in all aspects of the project and be leaders themselves.
Rather than correcting what is "wrong" with youths' behaviour, KEY takes the opposite approach and focuses on what is good and positive trying to emphasise on it, to inspire the young people, using their own talents.
The core of the project is psychological wellbeing workshops focusing on wide variety of topics along with facilitated art, music, sport and career and education advice sessions. The project provides a balanced programme of activities that develops the whole person-mind, body and soul – in an environment of social interaction and team working.
The Evelyn Oldfield Unit runs this project with shared values of collaboration and participation at the core and thus we are looking for steering group members, collaborators, advice, and new connections, including reaching out to small community groups working with young people. KEY has been funded by BBC Children in Need and will look into expanding.
Activities: - Psychological wellbeing workshops focused on wide variety of topics – including restoring emotional resilience, managing stress and anger, dealing with conflicts, anxiety, sadness, persistent thoughts, healthy eating, and exploring sleep patterns and dreams.
- Sports activities – including football, pilates, zumba, caipoera, yoga and parkour -aiming to promote social cohesion and tolerance, sense of belonging and ownership.
- Music classes – capturing the imagination of young people through music activities using their creative and physical energy, allowing them to discover their positive self -identity, interests, and strengths, foster their resilience and self-worth and enable them to achieve positive recognition from their peers.
- Art activities- developing of skills and learning opportunities through creative art.
- Education and career advice -school re-enrolment assistance, individual academic planning, study habits clinics, assistance identifying financial aid and scholarship opportunities, completing college applications, CV clinic, training in writing a winning Cover Letter, assessing career options, preparing for Job interviews.
- Social event-the KEY will seek to inspire and motivate our project participants and empower them to voice their opinions and be part of the decisions that affect them.
We are passionate to help develop the potential of young people by unleashing their strengths, creativity and confidence and we aim to make a difference to their life.
As part of this work we are able to offer free youth activities and workshops to organisations and community groups working with young people (aged 14-18) with refugee, asylum seeker and migrant background, and as the project has been recently launched we are keen to widen the group of organisations benefiting from this.
If your organisation is interested in liaising with the EOU's project or would like to learn more about the activities please contact Mariya at mariya@evelynoldfield.co.uk or on: 0207 697 4103.
FREE ENGLISH CLASSES
→Would you like to speak English better?
→Would you like to gain more confidence in speaking with your neighbours or in approaching the local government?
→Would you like to improve your chances in getting a job?
Then come to our free English classes in Holloway Road. Every Monday, from 6pm to 8pm, our dedicated teachers will help you reach the next level in your English skills.
This English class has been developed thanks to the e3 Project – learn English anytime, anywhere. As we noticed an increased demand from our students regarding the importance of learning English and to be able to communicate with people from outside their communities, we decided to start this special side project.
If you know anyone who is interested to learn new skills and improve their English skills and they would like to overcome the communication barrier, please refer them to our free English classes.
Our English language tutors will be more than happy to help them with anything they need.
Please contact Alexandra for more information on 0207 697 4105 or at Alexandra@evelynoldfield.co.uk
The English class takes place every Monday, 6pm to 8pm, at the Resource for London, in 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA.
OSIC Training Programme
Our Director, Mulat Haregot, attended the training provided by Trust for London for refugee and migrant community organisations. This is a message from him:
"Trust for London, many thanks for giving us the opportunity to attend the four days OSIC Level 1 course training programme.
I found the training refreshing and equipped with the current immigration rules and regulations.
The training was also a very good opportunity to meet with representatives of the BAMER groups and share experience and future training opportunities to build their capacities."
Volunteers needed
English Tutor- Volunteer
QUALIFICATIONS: Sensitive and adaptable to learner's differences and needs. Accepting people from different cultures, backgrounds and ages. Commitment to bettering lives through education. Patience and enthusiasm.
DUTIES: The tutor will be required to teach ESOL classes to adults with low or no English skills.
SKILLS: - Qualifications to teach ESOL to adults.
- English native or an excellent level of English (speaking and writing).
- Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (previously CRB Check)
COMMITMENT: Participate in 3 hours of tutoring per week. Agree to volunteer for at least 3 months (substitutes may be available in your absent.)
RESPONSIBLE TO: Director
RESPONSIBILITIES: - Attend tutoring sessions as scheduled. If an absence is anticipated, arrange for a substitute.
- Work with the other teachers in developing a tailored curriculum according to the students' needs.
- Develop teaching materials and run the class on your own.
- Assist students through the learning process as defined by the program guidelines.
- Assign materials and advance levels when appropriate.
- Maintain student records.
- Observe confidentiality at all times.
If you are interested, please contact Alexandra Ceriu on 0207 697 4105 or send your CV and a cover letter at alexandra@evelynoldfield.co.uk.
Project Assistant Volunteer - Admin and Event organising for the Knowledge Empowers You Youth Project
Tasks/Duties: - Assist with setting up and organising workshops and sessions for the youth
- Help with identifying new suitable local community youth groups to work with
- Make bookings for our events and trainings.
- Maintain accurate records for monitoring and evaluation purposes
- Help to promote our events online
Skills required: - Sensitive and adaptable to youth's differences and needs.
- Accepting of people from different cultures, backgrounds and ages.
- Commitment to bettering lives through creative activities and educational sessions- to help socially isolated and disadvantaged children and young people to move forward in life and to aspire other young refugees in negotiating their way into an unfamiliar life in the UK
- Patience and enthusiasm
- Have a caring and professional attitude at all times.
- High level of spoken and written English.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Strong IT skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, web-based tools).
- Ability to produce clear documents.
Minimum commitment required:
To be agreed with the volunteer, in accordance with their availability. It is hoped that the volunteer may be available for at least one day per week.
We can cover up to £10 per day to reimburse out of pocket expenses (for both meal and travel). We need receipts in order to process this.
If you are interested, please contact Mariya on 0207 697 4103 or send your CV and a cover letter at mariya@evelynoldfield.co.uk.
Non-EOU Events
Women and Girls Network (WGN) 2015-2016 Training Programme
WGN deliver a comprehensive range of free accredited training courses and Expert Led Seminars. The 2015-2016 Training Programme is funded by London Councils (under the 2nd Tier Ascent Project) and has been developed for front-line female staff, working directly with violence against women and girls (VAWG) affected women in London organisations.
For further information (including application details) and updates about all of the training provided by WGN please visit www.wgn.org.uk/training or follow us on twitter @WomenandGirlsN
A Place called HOME in Hackney! Free certified film making training! Learn how to produce your own film and work with professionals! 
Migration Film Season: 'Last Resort'
When: 28 Aug 2015 - 20:00 Where: Deptford Cinema, 39 Deptford Broadway, London SE8 4PQ Language: English
Country of production: UK
Running time: 73 minutes
Certificate: 15 The second, award-winning feature from Poland's Pawlikovsky, director of 2013's Oscar-winning Ida.
A Russian woman, Tanya, arrives in England with her young son hoping to see the English fiancé she met in Moscow. When he fails to turn up at the airport, Tanya and Artiom are virtually imprisoned in an asylum camp in a deserted seaside resort. Tanya gradually develops a relationship with an amusement arcade manager (Paddy Considine) who helps them escape. Fortified by great performances from the three lead characters, this is an amusing and fresh look at life on the fringe of modern British society. £4.54 + £0.45 Booking fee = £4.99
 CLICK HERE TO BOOK TICKETS
Asylum Aid's new film Falling at each hurdle: credibility assessments in women's asylum claims
When women seek asylum from human rights abuses, why is it that their stories are not believed and not considered credible? A negative credibility assessment is the No. 1 reason why women's asylum applications are refused. In this video, Asylum Aid explores why.
Click here to watch this 20 minute film that focuses on the hurdles women asylum seekers face in obtaining a positive credibility assessment. It will be of particular interest to asylum lawyers, decision makers and practitioners.
The Forum's 'Migrants Organise' Community Leadership Academy for 2015 is now taking applications.
The deadline for applications is 5th September.
If you want to join other committed community leaders to gain the confidence, connections and skills to organise your community for change, this is the training for you.
The academy takes place over 8 months, with interactive workshops, talks and intensive mentoring for community leaders and organisations to design your own community action project and embed community organising tools in your organisation. It's is designed for active community leaders who want to take their impact to the next level.
Applications are open until 5th September 2015. To apply, fill in the form in Google Forms.
Tennis for blind and partially sighted people Liven up your Friday evenings - come and play sound ball tennis at The Globe Tennis Club
190A Haverstock Hill, NW3 2AL behind Belsize Park tube station [Northern line] Buses C11, 168 and 268.
We can meet and guide people to the tennis club from Belsize Park tube station, Hampstead Heath Overground station or nearest bus stops.
Every other Friday: 28th August; 11th and 25th September and so on... From 6pm to 8pm
Sessions are FREE. Equipment and coaching provided. Please wear tennis or tennis-like footwear.
Sessions followed by a social get-together.
Want to know more? Phone Rosemary on 07980 328 959 or email: Rosemary@somerstown.org.uk
LivingWell Day at KTCC
When: Wednesday 2nd September between 10am-4pm
Where: Kentish Town Community Centre, 17 Busby Place (off Torriano Avenue).
Come and have a break with us with free meditation, yoga, art and music for unpaid carers, parents with young children and anyone who suffers from stress or anxiety.
For more information or to register your interest please ring 020 7482 3212, email Isabelle@ktcc.org.uk or visit http://bit.ly/1SBbMcD.
Networking for Building Better Opportunities
When: 7th September, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Where: 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA
Building Better Opportunities is the Big Lottery Fund's ESF programme. This event is FREE.
About Building Better Opportunities
Building Better Opportunities is the Big Lottery Fund's ESF programme. The first tranche was launched in June and the second tranche is due to be launched in October 2015. The second tranche of projects in London are likely to focus on Common Mental Health and Refugees. There may also be projects focussing on lone parents and complex needs. However all of these are all still to be confirmed.
About this event
As applicants will need to cover specified geographic areas (pan London or sub regional depending on the project) and deliver a range of interventions, many organisations will need to enter into partnerships to successfully access this funding. This event is aimed at helping organisations who are looking for partners to network with other organisations.
For more information on Building Better Opportunities go here
Launch of a new report on the effects of family migration
When: 9 Sep 2015 - 10:00 - 11:30 Where: Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House, Bridge Street, London SW1A 2LW
Join Anne Longfield and Paul Blomfield MP for a panel discussion presenting original research into the impact on children of the financial requirements of the Family Migration Rules introduced in July 2012. There will be an opportunity to hear from children and families affected by the rules. Confirmed speakers: - Paul Blomfield MP (chair)
- Anne Longfield, Children's Commissioner for England
- Keir Starmer MP
- Ryan Shorthouse, Bright Blue
This event is organised jointly by the Children's Commissioner for England and the Migrants' Rights Network. You will need to register to attend using the Eventbrite form below. Please allow at least 15 minutes to pass through Parliamentary security on your arrival. Security procedures will be in place for all persons entering Portcullis House.
Click here to register for free for this event.
Migration Film Season: 'She, a Chinese' When: 9 Sep 2015 - 20:00 Where: Deptford Cinema, 39 Deptford Broadway, London SE8 4PQ Screening as a part of the 'Here, Now Migration on Film Season' at Deptford Cinema Li Mei absconds from a dull factory job with a series of men, eventually making her way to London.
With She, a Chinese, filmmaker and novelist Xiaolu Guo injects some punk grit to the China-UK migration tale. Her heroine Li Mei (Huang Lu) is attracted to the promise of the west in a similar way to her counterparts in Soursweet or Foreign Moon, but she is less of an innocent. Disaffected with expectations that she should marry a local civil servant, Mei absconds with a series of men who take her further away from her rural upbringing. After falling for a gangster she eventually finds herself on the way to the UK, vanishing from a guided tour of London to settle for a new life. From 20:00 until 22:00 Tickets: £5, £3.50 Concessions Directed by: Xiaolu Guo (2009)
Language: English
Country of production: UK, France, Germany
Running time: 103 minutes
Certificate: 18 Buy Tickets Join us after the screening, and chat about the film in our volunteer-run bar - open til 1am! 
Free Technology Drop-In Session at Kentish Town Community Centre
Technology drop-in at KTCC is re-starting in August!
Tuesdays 10am – 11.30am
Monday evenings starting in September – register your interest by ringing 020 7482 3212
Where: Kentish Town Community Centre, 17 Busby Place, NW5 2SP
We can help with:
- learning how to do online searches
- setting up an email account
- searching for jobs online
- writing CVs on Microsoft Word
- learning how to use Skype
- searching for music and watching videos
- downloading & using phone applications
- uploading photos from your camera
For more information and to request drop-in times, please contact Isabelle on 020 7482
3212, e-mail isabelle@ktcc.org.uk or pop into KTCC.
Would you like to practice your English and meet new people?
When: every Friday from 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Where: Kentish Town Community Centre, 17 Busby Place, NW5 2SP
There will be an experienced teacher to help guide the conversation, with free hot drinks. You are welcome to join any week, you do not need to book. All learners welcome!
For more information speak to Isabelle at the KTCC office or ring 020 7482 3212.
NACCOM 8th National Conference "Working for a Better Asylum Future"
When: 11 Sep 2015 - 10:30 - 16:00
Where: Riverside Centre Riverside Court Pride Park DE24 8HY Derby The NACCOM Conference empowers organisations to tackle destitution amongst asylum seekers through innovative housing options and other services. This is the eighth national conference. Since its inception in 2006 NACCOM has grown from three to 31 member groups across the UK, now accommodating over 580 asylum seekers and refugees. This year NACCOM has launched as a national charity. Come and hear our exciting plans for the future! Plus 8 workshops to choose from and great networking opportunities over a delicious lunch! Lunch and refreshments included. NB: This conference is designed for people who want to part of the solution to asylum destitution - come prepared to take action! Do you have questions about 8th National NACCOM Conference? Contact Dave Smith To book a place go to the NACCOM Eventbrite page
5th Uganda Convention UK. An Investment and Trade Forum "Turning growth into prosperity"
When: 12th September 2015, 12-3pm
Where: Troxy, 490 Commercial Rd, E1 0HX London (White Room)
The Ugandan Convention is holding its 5th event in London on the 12th Sept 2015. It has become the largest Ugandan focused trade and investment forum attracting the largest gathering of investors, Ugandans government officials in Europe.
The Forum will also enable investors to talk directly with senior Government officials and business leaders on how to use Uganda as a hub to access an expanding market of nearly 374m consumers in the EAC Common Market and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Market.
Register for your ticket http://www.ugandanconventionuk.org/
Upcoming activities for young people at FORWARD
The Youth Programme at FORWARD has some exciting opportunities for young people who would like to build skills as youth advocates and take a lead role in ending gender based violence, particularly female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage.
The Youth Advocacy Programme is looking for young people who would like to learn how to design and put into action a small project or campaign around FGM. - This is a six month project and participants will receive a small pot of money as well as training and ongoing support for their project.
- The project also includes all expenses paid travel to Manchester for three days of training where they will also meet other youth advocates from around the UK, and to London for a final conference to present their work to professionals, policy makers and other young people.
- Training will take place from 31st August – 2nd September.
- More information can be found on the attached flyer
It's a great way for those passionate about gender equality and youth advocacy to build skills and confidence, make friends, learn about issues affecting young people, and gain experience for their CVs or university.
We are also recruiting for members of our Youth Advisory Council – young people will receive training on FGM and gender based violence and will act as advisors to FORWARD on programmes and projects to engage and support young people on these issues.
For more information please email youth@forwarduk.org.uk or call 020 8960 4000.
Free training around volunteering for small to medium BAME organisations
Volunteers are all about giving; their time, their skills, their effort. Volunteers can make an enormous impact by helping to expand the capacity on their host organisation: - By helping deliver important services
- By bringing skills to the organisation that it doesn't already have
- By enabling the organisation to explore new ideas it wouldn't have the time to do otherwise
- By giving dedicated attention to specific areas of work
But it shouldn't be a one-way street; organisations shouldn't just see volunteers as "free help" and should see themselves as "involving" the volunteer rather than "using" them.
They should be clear about the value that the volunteer brings to the organisation and about how the organisation can give back to the volunteer. To do this they need to have a clear understanding of how their organisation recruits, retains and manages volunteers by: - Strategically taking on volunteers rather than using them ad hoc
- Having policies that support both the volunteer and the organisation
- Having a clear definition of the role you want to fill and the qualities that the volunteer would need to bring to it
- By providing the right support and management of the volunteer when they have joined the organisation.
To enable small to medium (up to 25 paid staff) BAME organisations to do all this BTEG – with the support of the City Bridge Trust – has a series of four free courses that cover all aspects of getting the most from your volunteers.
The courses are:
Creating a volunteer programme 18 Sept 2015 Full day
Using volunteers – policy and practice 16 Oct Half-day am
Getting the right volunteer 16 Oct Half-day pm
Support and supervision of volunteers 28 Oct Full day
Click on the course title for a fuller outline of the course and details of how to book.
Study & Research
Bridging the gap in funding in the BAME voluntary and community sector
Voice4Change is happy to announce the release of a new report: Bridging the gap in funding in the BAME voluntary and community sector. Commissioned by the Baring Foundation, and based on feedback from representatives of almost 100 BME charities from across England, the report looks into the challenges which BAME organisations have faced securing funding, and gives recommended solutions. Most charities are having their funding cut at the moment, but BAME organisations are being hit harder than "mainstream" charities. This is at a time where need for these charities is greater than ever.
The overriding feedback from Voice4Change members is that they want to work on the same page as funders, to communicate openly with them, and to have funds better directed to meet their needs. Recommendations from the report include foundations and trusts re-organising their funds to create BAME specific funding pots, and the creation of an umbrella organisation which facilitates dialogue between funders and charitable organisations. These and other suggestions, are outlined in the report below.
Here is the report in full
Jobs and Volunteering
Volunteer Web Developer with the Kuwaiti Community Association (KCA) The KCA is a part of the Carramea Resource Centre, which hosts a number of different charities and community organisations. We are a small organisation, but we serve a great number of individuals. One of the main issues we face is statelessness, which has been the subject of much attention in the media, as well as with the UNHCR, who launched the 10-year project to end statelessness just last year. Further, our organisation provided important background information which led to the introduction of new legislation within the UK with regards to statelessness. We are committed to our clients, and work tirelessly to improve their quality of life.
The KCA is looking to recruit a Volunteer Web Developer to: - design and develop website
- post regular updates
- carry out any other IT duties as required
Skills required: - good IT skills
- attention to details
- fluency in English
- fluency in Arabic desired but not required
- respect for the need of ensuring confidentiality of all information held and dealt with by the organisation
- ability to find suitable solutions to problems that might arise
Resources: - Travel expenses paid
- Training sessions where available
- Letter of recommendation upon completion
The KCA is based in Based in Harrow, 27 Northolt Road, HA2 0LH. There is little to no travel involved.
If you are interested, please contact Cristina Lowensprung at lowencri@gmail.com
Website developer & Admin volunteer support with Ethiopian Diaspora Services in the UK (EDS-UK)
The Objects of the EDS-UK are as follows:-
i). To promote any charitable purposes for the benefits of the Ethiopian Diaspora in the UK but not exclusively; including the advancement of education, training, employability, entrepreneurship and the provision of social welfare, health and well-being with the object of improving the condition of life of the said community.
ii). To act as a resource for its members by providing: advice, information and a personally tailored support to enable them achieve their aspirations and full potential to fully participate in society.
The EDS-UK Board of Trustees is in the process of building a reliable infrastructure that will offer a range of high standard services through a number of outlets.
Duties / Tasks: - Create an attractive web presence for the organisation that will appeal to both potential members of the group and also Interested funders
- In charge of the organisation's communication via emails & newsletters and any other social media
- Fundraising: Developing new and imaginative fundraising activities, many of which involve organising events; Developing and coordinating web-based fundraising; Increasing funds by researching and targeting charitable trusts whose criteria match the charity's aims and activities
- Reception support – answering the phone, sorting post, record keeping and data entry
- Offer support in organising conferences, meetings and other events
- Entering, retrieving and adding data in a database
- Preparing and typing documents in the computer, printing/scan documents
- Carry out ad hoc administrative duties as required
Skills required: - Creative Web skills
- Good IT skills using the internet, Outlook, Microsoft Word and databases
- Fluency in English and preferably a knowledge of another community language
- Excellent communication manner (face to face, phone and email)
- Have attention to details
- Ability to conduct telephone and internet research
- Ability to think innovatively and to find suitable solutions when facing problems
- Able to work with minimal supervision and use initiative
- Reliable and able to commit to a minimum of three months volunteering
We can cover up to £10 per day to reimburse out of pocket expenses (for both meal and travel). We need receipts in order to process this.
Minimum commitment required - a minimum of 4 hours, 1 day per week during office hours (Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm)
To apply please send your CV and a cover letter to info@edsuk.org.
EDS-UK is based in 356 Holloway Road, N7 6PA London.
Volunteer opportunities for women at the Women's Therapy Centre
Would you like to volunteer to help support women to access low cost talking therapies? Gain experience and skills in office administration in a supportive women only voluntary organisation? - It will involve supporting Therapists and Office Manager in the day to day running of the Centre;
- You will be required to develop excellent communication skills.
- Have a caring and professional attitude at all times.
- Having an eye for detail is essential.
- Using your initiative
Duties include: - Reception duties - Managing post, telephone calls, greeting clients
- Data entry using bespoke databases
- Stationery orders
- Produce documents - Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Opening up and closing therapy rooms
- Manage Centre's calendar and inbox
- Room bookings
- Taking client payments
- Updates on Social Media – Facebook, Twitter etc
You will receive training and daily travel and lunch allowance.
For further details contact:
Olayinka Okere, Office and Operations Manager at appointments@womenstherapycentre.co.uk
www.womenstherapycentre.co.uk
The Congolese Refugee Women Association is looking for a trustee
The Congolese Refugee Women Association helps women who've survived some of the world's worst regimes and domestic violence to find the basic support they need to live with dignity. We also challenge the policies, practices and attitudes that prevent many refugee women from building a safe, happy and productive life in the UK.
As a member of the board you will be at the centre of the action for the Congolese Refugee Women Association, a charity set up in 1997; strengthen the board to empower women who suffer from domestic violence
Duties/Tasks
- Set and maintain vision, mission and values
- in supporting service users and other members of the community, its properties, its finances, its staff and its volunteers
- Promote the organisation
- Develop strategies
- Fundraising
Skills required - Fundraising for community organisations
Minimum commitment required - Four trustee meeting per annual
Please contact Marianne Fimbo - crwa59@gmail.com for further details.
Central & Eastern European Support Worker (Ref 14/02) with CBET project (DASL)
£21,840 per annum for 35 hrs per week
This is 1 year fixed term contract
DASL has set up CBET project which is a Central and Eastern European Community service offering brief advice on a range of issues. We provide ongoing case work as well as basic needs support to vulnerable adults from the Central and Eastern European Community. You will support the service and help expand the work that we do.
Requirements: Able to speak and read Russian fluently (additional Eastern European languages are desirable), able to speak, read and write English fluently, previous experience of working in a community or similar setting, be able to advocate, support and communicate on behalf of clients to professionals and a flexible approach to work.
Volunteering: If you are interested in this role but do not meet the requirements, we may be able to consider you for a volunteering placement. Please contact us for further details.
For an application pack: w: www.dasl.org.uk, e: jobvacancies@dasl.org.uk, t: 0333 055 8585
Closing Date: 31st August 2015, 5pm
Engagement and Participation Coordinator with the Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum
We are recruiting for an Engagement and Participation Coordinator to drive our community organising work with migrant and refugee communities.
This is an exciting role that would suit an independent and dynamic community organiser with experience of working in/with diverse communities. We particularly encourage people from BAME communities or with a migrant/refugee background to apply.
Engagement and Participation Coordinator. Full-time £30,528 pa; 15 months contract, with possibility of extension depending on funding. Details at http://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/view/406837?tsId=8
Application deadline is 12 noon on Tuesday 1st September. Interviews are scheduled for the afternoon of the 7th September.
STAR is recruiting an ESOL professional to support English Conversation Club in Nottingham
Salary: £20 per hr
Hours: 15-20 hrs per university term
Contract: To September 2016 (initially)
Location: Nottingham
Closing date: 12pm, 1st September 2015
STAR is the national network of 13,000 students welcoming refugees to the UK, through awareness raising, campaigning, volunteering and fundraising. STAR student volunteers provide English Conversation Clubs at a number of locations across the UK in partnership with local refugee organisations and with the support of International House London. The primary aim of the Clubs is to improve the spoken English communication skills of refugee attendees but also to reduce isolation among refugees and promote shared understanding between refugees and students. The Nottingham club takes place on Tuesday evening.
Thanks to funding from IH London, we are looking to recruit an ESOL professional to support the club in Nottingham by providing guidance and training to the student volunteers during the academic year. This will involve visiting the club, planning and running training sessions for volunteers and providing advice and guidance to the volunteer project coordinators.
The ideal candidate will have a CELTA or TESOL qualification or equivalent, extensive experience of teaching English to asylum seekers and refugees in the UK, proven ability to design and deliver training and experience of working with and supporting volunteers.
To apply: Please send a covering letter and your CV to Emily Crowley at volunteering@star-network.org.uk.
For more information contact Emily Crowley on 0207 697 4132, volunteering@star-network.org.uk
Administration Manager (Female Applicants Only) with Women and Girls Network
£28,000 pro rata (4 days a week)
We are looking for a dynamic woman who has an expertise in administration to provide leadership and support to our administration and bookings team. Reporting to the Director of Operations and Development the Administration Manager will have day to day responsibility for the key aspects of administration and bookings; this includes managing the staff, planning and coordinating their workload and coordinating communication and information. As well as being responsible for managing the administration staff, you will ensure the excellent delivery of the services under your management including reception, facilities management, health and safety and ICT at WGN's main sites. The Administration Manager will be expected to work in close cooperation with the service managers at WGN. Closing Date for Applications: Thursday 10th September 2015
Please visit www.wgn.org.uk/join-us/jobs to download an application pack.
Please send completed applications to humanresources@wgn.org.uk
All offers of post are subject to satisfactory reference and DBS checks.
Chief Executive Officer with Sheila McKechnie Founcation (SMK) London £60-£70k depending on experience The Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) has been championing campaigners for 10 years. It is a unique charity, supporting campaigners who make a difference to lives and communities across the UK. We are looking for an energetic, ambitious new Chief Executive to lead SMK onto the next stage of its development. Working with a small team, the Chief Executive is the face and the voice of campaigning in the UK. We need someone who has a proven track record of fundraising and who is passionate about the difference campaigning and activism makes to our society. You don't need to be a Chief Executive right now, but you should be ready to take the next step up, to be an advocate for SMK, our programmes and the power of campaigning, and to lead our team and provide the drive and vision we need to ensure the continued success of our work. The role is permanent, 5 days per week and based in London with some travel. Salary £60k-£70k depending on experience To apply: send your CV and a covering letter and monitoring form of no more than two sides why you should be our next Chief Executive to dawn.richards@smk.org.uk Our Chairman Mike Schwarz and our current Chief Executive Linda Butcher are happy to have an informal and confidential discussion – to arrange a conversation please contact Dawn Richards dawn.richards@smk.org.uk Closing date for applications is Friday 11th September
Interviews will take place w/c 21st September More information about SMK and how to apply here.
Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (Female Applicants Only) with Women and Girls Network
35 hours, up to £28k per annum
Women and Girls Network (WGN) is recruiting for an Independent Sexual Violence Advocate to provide high quality specialist support to women (from the age of 14 years) who have experienced recent or historical sexual violence. The ideal post holder will be experienced in working within a multi-agency framework to provide direct and dedicated advocacy support to women survivors of sexual violence within and outside of the criminal justice system. If you have the proven ability of supporting women to access the support and services they need and in making safe and informed choices within an empowering framework then we would like to hear from you. The post holder will be based mainly in Hammersmith and Fulham and will work alongside our team of Advocates.
To download application packs please go to http://www.wgn.org.uk/join-us/jobs
Deadline for Applications: 12 noon on Monday 14th September 2015
Interviews will be held on: Tuesday 29th September 2015
Training Administrator (Female Applicants Only) with Women and Girls Network
14 hours per week, £21, 000 per annum (pro rata)
Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a pan-London service that supports women and girls affected by all forms of gendered violence.
WGN's specialist training service aims to improve and enhance front-line staff effectiveness while influencing best practice in the field of violence against women and girls (VAWG).
The Training Administrator is a core role within the Training Team. The successful candidate will provide effective administrative support to underpin the delivery of innovative and specialist training, act as the first point of contact for the service, manage the application system and ensure that the systems required to maintain an excellent service are seamlessly efficient and effective.
We are looking to appoint a motivated, organised self starter with a proven ability of providing effective administrative support to work within a busy multi-cultural feminist environment. If this is you we would really like to hear from you.
To download an application pack please visit www.wgn.org.uk/join-us/jobs
The closing date for applications is: 12pm on Wednesday 16th September 2015
Interviews will be held on: Tuesday 29th September 2015
Helplines Coordinator (Female Applicants Only) with Women and Girls Network
35 hours per week (full-time), £25.5K per annum
WGN is recruiting a highly experienced and motivated Helpline Coordinator to inspire and manage our helpline services including supporting a professional team of helpline advisors at our Ealing centre.
The post holder will have experience in delivering and/or coordinating helpline services, and of supporting women and girls surviving experiences of gender based violence. The post holder will be involved in all aspects of managing the helpline advisors so a background in recruitment, training and supporting volunteers is essential, as is an extensive knowledge of gender based violence from a feminist perspective.
This will be an exciting opportunity so if you have the necessary experience and enthusiasm to coordinate this service we would like to hear from you.
To download an application pack please go to www.wgn.org.uk/join-us/jobs
Deadline for Applications: 12 noon on Thursday 17th September 2015
Funding & Grants
Cabinet Office/BLF Local Sustainability Fund - Do this from now till August 31st.
The Big Lottery Fund wants to help Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations which are delivering important services, but currently facing challenges, to plan for the future.
Delivered by the Big Lottery Fund on behalf of the Office for Civil Society, the Local Sustainability Fund aims to help these organisations become stronger, more sustainable, and more resilient, to ensure they prosper and continue to support beneficiaries in future years.
There are two aspects to the programme: - VCSE Diagnostic Tool
- The Local Sustainability Fund
VCSE Diagnostic Tool
All organisations will use the online diagnostic tool to gauge their strengths – but also identify what where you need to focus on changing how you work. Involve a 'critical friend' in this process – should take about an hour.
The Local Sustainability Fund
From the completed diagnostic assessments, BLF will invite a number of VCSE organisations to apply for the fund. You then have 8 weeks to apply. Costs can include an individual or organisation that can help you make the changes. Projects should start in January.
They will fund about 260 projects of around £70k.
Note: you will need to complete an on-line eligibility checker.
This appears to rule out unregistered, unincorporated charities and all those with an income of less than £100k or greater than £1.5 million. The fund is for those VCS organisations delivering frontline services.
For more details go to:
http://vcsediagnostic.org.uk/sites/default/files/LSF%20leaflet.pdf
http://vcsediagnostic.org.uk/about
£1m Available for Charities Working to Support and Encourage Youth Social Action
The money is provided by a combination of the Pears Foundation, UK Community Foundations (UKCF) and the government, and the fund will eventually make £1.77m available. £1.26m is available nationally. Applications will close on August 28. There is no minimum and maximum size of grant available.
For more information and to apply go to https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-youth-social-action-fund-expressions-of-interest
Action for Deafness - Deadline is 1st September
Action for Deafness welcomes applications for small grants for projects to benefit deaf people. Grants of up to £5,000 per annum available for a maximum of three years for groups or organisation.
London Councils Grants Programme Consultation 2017 - 2021
This consultation exercise will help London Councils decide whether the grants programme should continue past March 2017 and if it does what the priorities of the programme should be from 1 April 2017.
The consultation will also inform London Councils' decisions on any future budget and allocation of resources to projects that deliver the priorities.
This consultation will also inform an equalities impact assessment. The Equality Act 2010 requires public bodies to tackle disadvantage and discrimination[i].Particular groups are covered against discrimination as they have protected characteristics. As such London Councils must must have due regard to effects of these decisions on the nine protected equalities groups. See more at the London Councils website.
The Jack Petchey Foundation small grants for youth programmes
The Small Grants Fund allows those organisations who are running the Achievement Award Scheme well, to apply for a small grant of up to £750 to enhance their work with young people.
Please note that you must already be running the Achievement Award in your school or club, AND you must have recently nominated a Leader Award winner too. For more information on this see How to Apply.
Ealing – Small Groups Bursary Scheme. Deadline Friday 11th Sept
Ealing Council has allocated ECN some one-off funding to assist small groups. One element is an Ealing Small Groups Bursary Scheme.
Applications must be submitted by Friday 11 September. Decisions will then be made by a small Panel of the ECN Executive. - The programme is open to any group based in Ealing with either no staff or up to two staff
- You can apply for up to £800 one off funding
- You can't apply for core running costs
- The guidance notes sets out some suggestions on things you can apply for eg purchase of equipment, carrying out a piece of community research which will assist in future funding bids, training for your volunteers, committee members or staff, better IT for your group. But these are just ideas, you can apply for other one off support if this will strengthen your group
If you have any questions or need more information email Andy Roper ECN Chair via andy@ealingcvs.org.uk
Scottish Power - Energy People Trust
Future application deadlines: 15 September 2015.
Grants of up to £50,000 are available to registered charities in Great Britain for projects that address fuel poverty explicitly and as the primary purpose and include the provision of energy efficiency advice. Organisations can apply for funding to support projects or schemes covering the following: - Energy efficiency measures - improving home energy efficiency through draught proofing, insulating and/or other practical measures.
- Income maximisation - providing funding to front line charities that carry out benefits advice to households missing out on financial help that they are entitled to through welfare benefits and tax credits.
- Fuel debt assistance - providing assistance, or funding the provision by other persons of assistance, to reduce or cancel debts for household electricity or gas supply, where such assistance is provided as part of a package of measures aimed at providing customers with long-term relief from fuel poverty.
- Any combination of the above.
A maximum of 30 fully completed applications will be presented to the Trustees at any one meeting and applications are considered on a first come, first served basis. Any eligible and complete applications not dealt with will be carried forward to the next meeting.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Deadline is 22nd September
JRF has published an open call for proposals for projects of up to £20k to undertake a review of community led approaches to reducing poverty in neighbourhoods.
2016 GSK IMPACT Awards - core funding and free training for health charities
GSK's IMPACT Awards reward charities that are doing excellent work to improve people's health. Organisations must be at least three years old, working in a health-related field in the UK, with income between £25,000 and £2 million. Up to 20 awards will be made ranging from £3,000 to £40,000 plus free training valued at up to £6,000. Organisations will also have a film made, receive help with press and publicity and be given a set of promotional materials.
To apply or to view winners' films go to: www.kingsfund.org.uk/gskimpactawards
Closing date: 25 September 2015
NHS England Small Grants - Deadline: Noon, 28th September
Has your community or voluntary group been working to involve patients and the public in improving health care services?
NHS England will be awarding a number of small grant awards to organisations who can tell the story of their patient and citizen involvement and engagement work in a creative and interesting way. Grants are available of up to £1,000 each.
DM Thomas Foundation for Young People
DMTFYP provides funding for organisations which work to improve the lives of children and young people across Europe. Grants focus on providing equipment, training and support to young people, and are administered through central grants or local funds. To find out more of what is available visit their web pages er of small grant awards to organisations who can tell the story of their patient and citizen involvement and engagement work in a creative and interesting way. Grants are available of up to £1,000 each.
Morrisons Foundation The Morrisons Foundation provides grants towards projects undertaken by registered charities. They is no limit to how much you can apply for, although the project must benefit people in the UK. gh central grants or local funds. To find out more of what is available visit their web pages er of small grant awards to organisations who can tell the story of their patient and citizen involvement and engagement work in a creative and interesting way. Grants are available of up to £1,000 each.
John Lyon's Charity
John Lyon's Charity gives grants to registered charities for the benefit of children and young people. Grants are restricted to the nine London boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Kensington & Chelsea and the Cities of London and Westminster. Since 1992 John Lyon's Charity has distributed over £65 million to a large range of services including youth clubs, arts projects, counselling, child care and parental support schemes, sports programmes and academic bursaries. They accept first stage proposals at any time.
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