The Evelyn Oldfield Unit (EOU) is delivering the following capacity building services funded by the London Community Response Fund, London Community Foundation to BAMER organisations across London to more effectively meet the needs of the communities they support during the pandemic. We will be providing bespoke training to meet the challenge of Covid-19 including support [Read More…]
“Founding for the Future” will address 7 key spheres : Leadership Development – to end a ‘dependency culture’ many BAMER groups have with 2nd tier bodies – developing leaders to promote self sufficiency and sustainability of their groups Providing ‘a Voice’ for the BAMER Community – development of Forums and other functions which bring communities [Read More…]
This is a Big Lottery funded volunteering programme, run by the Evelyn Oldfield Unit.The aim is to support more people from BAMER backgrounds to access local and meaningful volunteering opportunities, where they are able to share their talents & skills to the local community through volunteering, while at the same time, develop new skills and [Read More…]
The Community Impact Project supported RMCOs and the wider voluntary and community sector to identify better ways to work together to reach and benefit refugee, asylum seeker, and migrant communities- especially those at most risk of exclusion. The programme of activities included training, workshops, support, and collaborative events on key themes: Partnership work and closer [Read More…]
Leaders Together was a mentoring scheme that the Evelyn Oldfield Unit ran in partnership with TimeBank. The project aimed to increase the capacity of RCOs by tapping into the knowledge of mainstream voluntary sector organisations. Leaders of RCOs were matched in one-to-one mentoring relationships with senior professionals from the voluntary sector in order to help [Read More…]
Capacity Builder took the name and was funded by the the non-departmental public body which has till recently offered support to the voluntary sector. The project had the aim to support front-line Refugee and Migrant Community Organisations to access high quality generalist capacity building support through: one to one sessions, training, partnership development, information and [Read More…]
The Refugee Stories Project was funded by Heritage Lottery Fund and City Parochial Foundation (now Trust for London). It followed on from the award winning Refugee Communities History Project which ran in partnership with Evelyn Oldfield Unit, Museum of London, London Metropolitan University and 15 Refugee Community Organisations and was funded by Trust for London [Read More…]
The European Social Fund (ESF) provides resources to voluntary and community sector organisations that promote employment. This includes helping individuals find a job, gain employability skills or advance in their career. The funds provided by the ESF can greatly impact and improve an organisation’s ability to help individuals provide for their family or assimilate into [Read More…]
Migrant and refugee women are rendered vulnerable due to their traumatic experiences pre-migration, and through the challenges they face during the journey, the asylum process and as they settle in their new country. Many are not able to access statutory services due to their lack of proficiency in English, which further exacerbates their experience of [Read More…]
Capacity building and support for Black, Asian, Ethnic Minority and Refugee (BAMER) Groups.