Ubele Celebrates Jamaica’s 60th year of Independence
By Tracy Durrant On August 6 1962, Jamaica became an Independent Nation and a member of the British Commonwealth. As well as this being a time to celebrate Jamaica no longer being dependent on Britain to control specific functions of the country, it’s also a time to honour all of the people involved in the […]
Tashi’s ELEVATE Programme Mentoring Experience
By Mrs Tashi Nyame-Jones Mentoring has proven to be an incredible resource for me and as a Black woman. Finding another Black woman, who is further on the professional journey and who looks back to identify others she could support, can be difficult. But I have found a mentor in Dr Peggy Warren, and her commitment […]
Tryphena’s Reflections of the ELEVATE Programme
By Mrs Tryphena Fortune One of the wonderful things about Ubele is the way it innovatedly works to develop women. Their intergenerational approaches were taken to another level when I, as an ordinary woman of the community with a deep interest in learning and developing others, was invited to join Director and CEO, Yvonne Field, […]
Life Between Islands – Reflection on the Ubele Circle with Michael McMillan by Barbara Gray
Lights and Shade Gentrification Labour Music and culture misappropriation Displaced and like shadows disappear over time with no traces – that is changing – our stories told by us are everywhere and the responsibility for learning is not our responsibility and that has been made clear. Between the lights and shade of the displacement […]
How UGiveHope saved the lives of many during COVID lockdown by Yvonne Witter FRSA
On the 23rd of March 2022 at Conway Hall, London UGiveHope had an in-person event, not unlike the online events that started in April 2020. They were initiated by Dr Yansie Rolston Associate Director of Heath & Wellbeing at The Ubele Initiative, and became a regular Friday night love-in for regulars during the pandemic. However, […]
Statement about Child Q by Yvonne Field, Founder and CEO, The Ubele Initiative
Source: BBC The treatment of Child Q has shocked all of us at The Ubele Initiative along with the nation. Another case of Black Lives doesn’t matter. Child Q could be my granddaughter; a child on the verge of young womanhood looking forward to a bright future. However, her future has been ruptured by the […]
Reimagining Social Prescribing: Roundtable Discussions with London Plus – Part 3 by Tracy Durrant
Roundtable 3: Building relationships and networks in Social Prescribing This roundtable took place January 11th 2022 virtually. The aim of this table was to understand what is required to build and develop strong relationships and networks to support the delivery of Social Prescribing activities, accessibility and effectiveness of Social Prescribing for our communities. […]
International Women’s Day 2022 – #BreakTheBias Stories
This month we celebrate and champion women who make an impact in our communities every day. We bring you stories of women who are passionate about exposing racially marginalised women to a variety of leisure and sports activities; empowering and engaging children and young people in STEAM opportunities; celebrating culture and heritage; seeing equity in […]
Celebrating women in my life by Yvonne Field
The year so far, has been a bit of an annus horribilis. Even in my school days of yesteryear, some Latin terms seemed to encapsulate just what was needed to be said without too many words or drama. As someone who comes from a Jamaican migrant family with a very strong work ethic, it can […]
Reimagining Social Prescribing: Roundtable Discussions with London Plus – Part 2 by Tracy Durrant
Roundtable 2: Resourcing and Capacity building for Social Prescribing activities This roundtable took place December 9th 2021 virtually. The aim of this roundtable was to understand how Social Prescribing activities are being resourced as well as what resources are needed to grow. This included discussing financial support, support with capacity building and developing an infrastructure […]
Welcoming our Enterprise Development Programme Cohorts, site visits and more…
By Yvonne Witter FRSA In January, The Black and Minoritised Communities Enterprise Development Programme (BMCEDP) had a welcome event and the organisations in attendance were excited and enthusiastic to be supported on the programme to gain skills, knowledge and guidance in the process of reducing grant dependency. We started the morning with a welcome from […]
Reimagining Social Prescribing: Roundtable Discussions with London Plus – Part 1 by Tracy Durrant
The Ubele Initiative in collaboration with London Plus and Thriving Communities have been running a series of three roundtables to explore what Social Prescribing looks like in Black and Minoritised communities. The aim of these discussions was to discover how Social Prescribing can be effective for Black and Minoritised communities, to inform, connect and find ways to better support the sector. […]
