Black History Month: Seven years of creating answers to ‘My Big Question’
As we reach Black History Month we invite you to read Seven years of creating answers to ‘My Big Question’ where Yvonne Field reflects on the future sustainability of the African Diaspora community in the UK. Click HERE to view Black History Month 2017 Magazine Celebrating 30 years of Black History.
CRC Appreciative Learning Training Programme in Athens, September 2017
In September in Athens, Greece took place Appreciative learning training programme, as part of CRC project. The programme was based on the 4D Cycle (DISCOVER, DREAM, DESIGN & DESTINY) methodology of Appreciative Inquiry. Each day focused on a different element of the cycle. The participants could discuss with each other their ideas on ideal world […]
Join Mali Enterprising Leaders Manchester Launch
Project Mali Enterprising Leaders in Manchester will be launching with a Community Business Event at the West Indian Centre in Moss Side on Saturday 30th September. The event will start at 10.30am with coffee and breakfast and a chance to meet the project team, stall holders and the project’s funders Power to Change. Power to […]
PatHERways London project launch
The Ubele Initiative aims to bring together 24 BAME women aged 18 to 30 years from four London boroughs who are interested in societal change, global awareness and creative enterprise. PatHERways London project provides a platform of support, information, inspiration and structured learning to enable the advancement of their ideas and projects. The aim of […]
Conversations about Youth Work with African Diaspora Young People in Conway Hall, 30 June 2017
Conversations about Youth Work with African Diaspora Young People were targeted at formal and informal educators as well as policy makers and managers. Attendees to the event were invited to explore current practice and develop recommendations for future effective work with young people of the African Diaspora, through facilitated group discussions. All participants could share […]
Creating Resilient Communities – Theory U Training in Berlin, June 2017
This training was the first of the two learning programmes of ‘Creating Resilient Communities through Social Leadership’ project. It was facilitated by Benjamin Kafka and Simoon Fransen from the organisations Impuls and the Presencing Institute, Berlin. Theory U Training took place from 6th to 9th June 2017 and involved 25 participants from all over the […]
Black to the Future: Cologne visit, May 2017
‘Black to the Future: A Sankofa Exploration of Youth Work’ is a 20 month innovative intergenerational project for youth workers from the African Diaspora in Amsterdam (Stichting Interlock), Bonn (Verein fur Junge Afrikanische und andere Diaspora Vjaad EV) and London (The Ubele Initiative). The project facilitates an African Sankofa process (Sankofa in the Twi language […]
WWoW Cycling Sessions
WWoW Cycling Sessions Wise Women on Wheels, is a new and exciting 10 week cycling and road awareness training for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) women 45+ living and/or working in Haringey. The Ubele initiative has collaborated with the Rockstone foundation to aid teaching and support the women in improving their cycling proficiency. This project […]
Leading Routes: Paths to University Success event
On Saturday 08 April 2017, Leading Routes hosted the Paths to University Success event for parents and carers at Conway Hall in Central London. The one day event was supported by UCL, Ubele Initiative and the Conway Hall Ethical Society and aimed to enable parents, carers and young people from the African diaspora communities to […]
#ReclaimOurSpaces – Sharing our Stories and Collaborating for the Future
#ReclaimOurSpaces was a collaborative event held on Saturday 25th of June at Conway Hall. The Ubele Initiative, Just Space and Spark were the main organisers who offered participants an opportunity for community organisations to come together and discuss how communities can influence government policy and secure community spaces. Other partner organisations who contributed to the running and organisation of […]
A visit to Limpopo and to the krall of the Rain Queen (Modjadji) of Balobedu
On Wednesday 4th April, we drove six hours north of Johannesburg to the town of Tzaneen ( in the Limpopo Province of South Africa), to attend an ‘unveiling ceremony ‘ in one of the local villages. This is a ceremony whereby the family of a person who has passed formally unveils their headstone and celebrates […]
News from South Africa
Hello, Greetings from a very hot and sunny Cape Town! The energy and spirit of Africa felt culpable once I step off the aircraft at Jo’burg airport. I feel I had arrived home. I had a lovely meal with Barbara Gray last night in Cape Town,(where I am now for a 2 day workshop which […]
