Building Sustainable Black and Racially Minoritised Communities
Update
This years (2024) Expression of Interest (EOI) round for Agbero 2100 has closed.
We received 132 EOI submissions, demonstrating strong interest from Black and racially minoritised community-led organisations across England.
Agbero 2100 Overview
Agbero 2100 is a national strategic intervention that supports community leaders to challenge systemic racial inequality through the development of sustainable infrastructure, thriving community assets, robust intergenerational leadership, and flourishing local enterprises.
To learn more about the significance of the name “Agbero” and why it was chosen for Agbero 2100, please click here.
Building on the action research framework from our latest report, A Place to Call Home 2.0 (2023), Agbero 2100 introduces a Preparatory and Readiness Typology to assess the development levels of Black and racially minoritised community businesses:
Level 1: Development phase
Level 2: Developing organisation
Level 3: Developed organisation
Level 4: Highly developed organisation
A ‘Baseline Assessment’ is used within Agbero 2100 to assess organisations against six key domains listed below to measure their level of development and identify bespoke development support:
- Governance and Leadership
- Operations and Infrastructure
- Financial Resources
- Physical Asset Ownership
- Impact and Effectiveness
- Connectedness and Engagement.
Research & Learning:
Earlier this year we introduced new research, A Place to Call Home 2.0 (APTCH 2.0) on the benefits of owning community assets. Via Agbero 2100 we will collect insights from the process of iteratively designing new infrastructure that supports communities to sustainably control or own assets.
Assessment & Development Framework:
We are implementing the Preparatory and Readiness Typology from APTCH 2.0 by delivering Agbero LIVE webinars for up to 132 organisations and conducting Baseline Assessments for 32 organisations.
Targeted Support & Impact:
This intervention will connect up to 50 organisations with Masterclasses and Training, and provide up to 7 days of culturally appropriate consultancy to support 32 organisations to sustainably control or own a building.
