Capacity Building

Our unique National Capacity Building Programme is aimed at strengthening Britain’s minority ethnic voluntary and community sector organisations, in order to enable them to achieve long-term sustainability. The Programme’s main objective is to assist these organisations in modernising their structures and systems, so as to be capable of delivering better and more effective services to their constituent groups. Learn more »

Policy and Research

CEMVO’s Policy and Research Team is involved in a wide range of activities designed to further existing knowledge of issues affecting Britain’s BME communities through evidence-based research and the dissemination and sharing of best practice. The Team carries out in-house research as well as commissioning and managing scholarly work, regularly engaging in joined-up projects with research consultants and academic institutions. Learn more »

Health Advocacy

CEMVO’s College of Health’s Choice and Social Exclusion Unit was created to carry out evidence-based research into the healthcare needs of Britain’s minority ethnic communities and disadvantaged groups. The Unit regularly contributes to further our knowledge of the specific health issues affecting these groups - particularly as users of NHS services - as well as using its research to influence Government policy. Learn more »

Telephone Helpline

On 19th October 2005, CEMVO launched its Helpline for the minority ethnic voluntary and community sector. Since its inception, the Helpline has been providing information and signposting to minority ethnic voluntary and community organisations across the board, in areas such as funding, organisational development and business planning. The first of its kind, CEMVO’s Helpline plays a key role in widening access to information and services for community-based organisations. It is also yielding a wealth of data that will allow us to better identify and respond to their needs and those of their constituent groups. Learn more »