- Providing a voice for Britain’s minority ethnic voluntary and community sector
- Building the capacity of community based organisations
- Promoting volunteering
- Developing and delivering social cohesion projects
- Securing assets for the community
- Formulating policies and conducting research
- Providing training and consultancy services
CEMVO runs comprehensive training and employment programmes across the country. We believe in customizing our services to the individual and offering full support and advice from the moment they come through the door until they are secure in a job, work placement or further training. People have different needs and abilities and we provide a flexible approach to ensure the most effective support possible. We have access to a pool of experts and tutors that can provide a diverse range of services. Currently CEMVO is approaching various prime contractors to deliver the new DWP’s work programme across the country. We would like to offer this programme to potential partners in London and across the country.
Mr Stephen Hammond MP and Mr. Anil Bhanot OBE (Chair of CEMVO) hosted a Big Society Debate Reception at the House of Commons. It was held on the evening of the 17th March and was attended by over a hundred representatives from charities, the government, the media and commercial organisations. We heard from excellent speakers such as Shaun Bailey, the CEO of My Generation and Big Society Ambassador, Steve Moore, the Director of the Big Society Network, John Tatam, the Director of the Institute for Community Cohesion and of course, Stephen and Anil. They spoke about the Big Society and the role they play within forming this vision, set out by the Coalition. They then took a number of stimulating questions from the audience. It was engaging and enjoyable evening. for more Pictures click here.
BME Leadership Forum
7th March 2011
Speaker: Mr Richard Barnes, Deputy Mayor of London.
Mr Barnes kindly came in to speak to our BME Leadership Forum members about the Olympic Legacy. The Forum has been set up to form a collective voice for BME communities, across the public, private and voluntary sectors in London. We aim to be able to react to policy changes and initiatives with a strengthened voice by working together and meeting regularly to discuss topical issues. Mr Barnes came in to talk about how minority groups can access opportunities arising from the coming Olympic Games and its legacy. The questions put to him were eye opening and engaging. It was enjoyable afternoon and the attendees learnt a lot about how to go about finding out about opportunities.for more Pictures click here
Slough Enterprise Coalition Conference
9th March 2011
The Social Enterprise Coalition worked in partnership with CEMVO to put together a conference at Baylis House, Slough. It was a free event that engaged with a number of BME groups on who to develop social enterprise ideas in this tough economic climate. It was set up to inspire and empower those to go out in to the business of social enterprise confidently and independently. We heard from excellent speakers such as Fiona MacTaggart, MP for Slough, Anil Bhanot OBE, Chair of CEMVO and Elsa Caleb, ECJ Associates- SFEDI Centre of Excellence and Claudine Reid ,PJS Groups. for more Pictures click here.
The Work Programme: Part of the new Governments Agenda of "Get Britain Working The Work Programme is the centrepiece of the Government's plans to reform welfare-to-work provision in the UK, and ensure people have the right support as the economy moves out of recession and into recovery. It is designed to contribute to the Government's key aims of fighting poverty, supporting the most vulnerable, and helping people break the cycle of benefit dependency.
The Work Programme is a new approach to delivering employment related support services. It will simplify the complex array of existing employment programmes and deliver coherent, integrated support more capable of dealing with complex and overlapping barriers to work, providing personalised help for people who find themselves out of work regardless of the benefit they claim.
Currently CEMVO is approaching and working with various prime contractors to deliver the new Department forof Work & Pension's (DWP) programme across the country. We would like to offer this programme to potential partners in London and across the country.
On the 6th December, Anil Bhanot, the Chair of CEMVO's Board of Trustees, visited frontline organisations in the South West region. He found the work to be inspiring and vital to the success of helping communities, especially in this challenging economic climate. To read more about the visit, please click here
On the 17th December 2010, CEMVO facilitated, with its partners SOAS and Tower Hamlets Borough Council, a Leadership dinner as part of the bespoke Tower Hamlets Community Leadership Programme. The esteemed speakers, Lutfur Rahman, the Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets and Independent columnist, Yasmin Alibhai Brown, gave rousing and inspirational talks. For more information on this successful event, have a look at http://londonbangla.the-essence.co.uk/community-leaders-event/
BME Leadership Forum: we have established a BME Leadership Forum so that representatives from the BME groups can come together to discuss issues that concern them with an aim to influence government policy. The forum will promote networking, communication and a flow of ideas between public, private and voluntary and community organisations. We aim to hold the next meeting in March. If you have any questions, like further information or would like to attend, please contact Penny East on penny.east@cemvo.org.uk. For more information please click here
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