Apply for our new social leadership programme!
We’re introducing new social leadership programme Sankofa Intergenerational Learning Hub. Check the flyer and find out more by contacting Michael Hamilton at Michael.Hamilton@ubele.org Deadline for applications is Monday, 3rd December 2018 Click here to read more about the programme. ABOUT THE COURSES Appreciative Leadership While traditional leadership focuses on problems, Appreciative Leadership focuses on […]
We have moved to a new office – check the space and support our Wolves Lane fundraising campaign!
We have changed our official address to: Wolves Lane Horticultural Centre Wolves Lane London N22 5JD Wolves Lane is a thriving centre for growing and distributing wholesome food and a space for the local food economy to develop through education, enterprise and events, making good […]
Aisha Khan writes about her recent trip to Ankara in Turkey for the closing meeting for the Pandora Project
View fullsize View fullsize I recently returned from Ankara, for a closing meeting for a Erasmus+ project we have been working on for the past two years called Pandora. This four (Italy, UK, Poland & Turkey) country partnership project which was led by HYRO – HUMAN RIGHTS YOUTH ORGANIZATION ASSOCIAZIONE in […]
Be part of the steering group of 81 Acts of Exuberant Defiance – a community-led programme!
Brixton based, arts activists Tony Cealy and Chloe Osborne are catalysing a cultural programme called 81 Acts of Exuberant Defiance – a community-led programme of activity that will draw on the 40 year anniversary of the Brixton uprisings (2021) to: a) provide a lens on our contemporary experience of equity in the area […]
IRETI: London, where trains of chances never terminate by Luca Delfino
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize It’s been seven days since I’ve came back from London. And now I’m physically here, in Palermo, my hometown, but my mind and heart are still playing the paths of my London life: it feels like a part of me is still wandering the […]
Impactful methods of working with communities: Action Learning and Theory U, European Summer School in Berlin
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize European Summer School: Towards Resilient Communities Part 2. took place in Berlin and it was as powerful time as in Amsterdam. Together with our partner, we organized 4 courses, […]
Diving into two fascinating approaches to community work – Theory U and Action Learning, European Summer School in Berlin by Ahmed Mohammed
Taking part in the European Summer School Programme ‘Towards Resilient Communities’ in Berlin was a great experience. I had the privilege to learn about and dive into two fascinating approaches to community work, ‘Theory U’ and ‘Action Learning’. I am a young person and Employment Adviser for Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, and my role involves engaging […]
The power of sharing experience and learning, European Summer School in Berlin by Karina Morales
The experience with the European Summer School run by The Ubele Initiative within Erasmus+ programme has been the most powerful training I have been part of until now. As a student I would have never thought I was going to be in different cities, such as Amsterdam and Berlin, learning from people’s professional and personal […]
Action Learning Facilitation, European Summer School in Berlin by Rachel Gnagniko
“People bring their own live current issues and decide on their own action points and learning which results in commitment, motivation” “It is a collaborative process – with value coming from hearing others talk through problems and identifying options as well as exploring our own” Extracts from “Action Learning in a Nutshell” by […]
Black in Academia: Staying the Course
Leading Routes designed new events to encourage and support black students who are studying in the UK and considering a Masters, PhD or career in academia. We’re pleased to support such a great initiative! Join us for informative discussions, exciting academic speakers and an evening to discover opportunities in academic research. Spaces are limited, so […]
Black to the Future Evaluation weekend in London
The ‘Black to the Future – A Sankofa approach to the exchange of youth work practice’ was an Erasmus+ innovative intergenerational project for youth workers from the African Diaspora in Amsterdam, Bonn/Cologne and London. It was based on the principles of Sankofa which in the Twi language of Ghana translates as ‘go back […]
We are pleased to share with you the first BME-led Community Enterprise toolkit!
With funding from Power to Change (PtC), along with our national partners, including Locality, we have been working with BME community-based organisations to support their development and their sustainability through the Mali Enterprising Leaders (MEL) Programme. Over eighteen months the MEL Programme delivered tailored support to five London and Manchester organisations, which collectively managed a […]
