A.U.R hosts IRETI Transnational Meeting in Bucharest, Romania
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize IRETI Planning meeting got off to a good start on the evening of our first day in Bucharest. The hotel was located across the road from the office of AUR and of course our host Raluka had the meeting room well prepared with […]
Right space, right time: Reflections on the Art of Hosting
By Rianna Raymond-Williams As I reflect on the training course I attended just over a month ago with UBELE on the Art of Hosting (AOH) in Athens, Greece, I think back to how unaware and unprepared, but excited I was about taking part in the training course. I didn’t do any prior research on the […]
Exploring the colourful Chihuly artworks, Kew Gardens visit
Last week, we went to Kew Gardens to see a wide selection of Chihuly’s art, including large-scale installations, sculptural works, and drawings. It was a beautiful sunny day spent with wonderful people. Here’s a poem written by Kim Smith who visited Kew Gardens with us: Freedom Take me to the top of […]
What I learned about Mentorship during the Leadership Training by Laurentine Insonere Amaliza
View fullsize View fullsize I came into the Sankofa Intergenerational Learning Hub Appreciative Leadership Training in Athens with an open-mind. This was my second training with The Ubele Initiative. So, I knew what to expect from the organisation and felt confident that I would learn a lot, meet a groupof like-minded […]
A Purple Cow in Leadership Training by Syriah Bailey
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize In early February, I attended welcome weekend of Ubele’s Young Emerging Social Leaders (YESL) programme for BAME changemakers. It went the way we expect the first day of a training programme to go. Small talk. Good vibes. Comfortable uncertainty. A lot of coffee. “We’re […]
IRETI comes to London by Yvonne Witter
Did you know that 80% of the Nigerian women arriving in Italy are victims of human trafficking? These women are recruited with the promise of a better life. Most of the victims come from Benin City, are aged between 17-28 years and have a low level of education and come from poor families. Once they […]
Attending the first day of the public examination of Sadiq Khan’s draft New London Plan 2019- 2040 by Yvonne Field
View fullsize Yvonne Field and Aisha Khan attended City Hall for the first day of the public examination of Sadiq Khan’s draft New London Plan 2019- 2040. This new plan will drive development across London’s for the next 20 years, extending the number of ‘Opportunity Areas’ which are targeted for gentrification. Yvonne was asked […]
Voyage volunteers support Wolves Lane Festive Market
Voyage wishes to use this opportunity to thank our amazing partners at Ubele Initiative for welcoming us and facilitating and supporting our young leaders to act as Volunteers. Our volunteers arrived early to open up and launch the Wolves Lane Festive Market which took place on Sunday 9th December 2018. The Festive Market was […]
Attending ‘Fostering critical thinking and media literacy’ – a transnational cooperation activity seminar in Berlin by Aisha Khan
I recently returned from a transnational cooperation activity seminar in Berlin. The theme of this seminar was “Fostering critical thinking and media literacy – Strengthening European democracy through adult education” 10th – 12th December 2018. When I saw the publicity for this seminar, I knew I wanted to attend because I know that imperative role of […]
EPALE UK’s Conference in Birmingham “Celebrating Adult Learning” by Aisha Khan
I recently attended EPALE UK’s Conference “Celebrating Adult Learning” held in Birmingham. It was an incredible programme of various activities which brought together almost one hundred delegates working in adult learning from across the UK. The keynote address was given by Sir Alan Tuckett who gave us a thought-provoking perspective on adult community learning, its role in society, […]
Being a young woman in the tech industry, Shwetal Shah
View fullsize Shwetal has been involved in Ubele’s various programmes for over a year now. It is great to observe how this amazing young woman is growing. Recently, Shwetal was nominated for the WISE Awards (WISE Technology Award category). The WISE Awards is a unique annual event, a special opportunity to recognise inspiring organisations […]
Building intersectional, intergenerational solidarity and knowledge: WOOP in Berlin by Nadia Nadesan
This past October Working on Our Power, a transformational leadership programme, marked a huge milestone by hosting it’s very first retreat in Berlin! 24 women, trans and non binary people of colour from across the EU gathered for two and half exciting days, to build intersectional, intergenerational solidarity and knowledge. Because so many […]
