Mali Enterprising Leaders (MEL) England Programme is a capacity support and development programme targeted to the needs of micro and small Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic led voluntary and community organisations who have been impacted on negatively by the pandemic.
Mali is from Swahili which means ‘of Value’ or ‘Precious’.
The programme’s name, Mali Enterprising Leaders, denotes ‘someone or something of value to our community.’ It also tries to capture the enterprising nature of community-based leadership which encourages us to develop our ideas and put them into action, with the main resource being ourselves and other people in our communities.
The aim of MEL England is to enhance and raise the voice of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic led community and voluntary organisations through the building of confidence, knowledge, capacity and capabilities, including networking opportunities. We will implement programmes of intensive support offered to 62 organisations, nationally and regionally focused.
MEL England is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, Civil Society Roots Fund and Charities Aid Foundation.
