YELC
YELC is a dynamic collective of young Black people, people of colour, and racialised individuals dedicated to racial, social, and environmental justice. We are not just nurturing leadership but cultivating community, campaigns, and care. YELC is currently co-piloting a year-long programme supported by Friends of the Earth and funded by The Blagrave Trust and Zoom […]
Black Rootz
Black Rootz is the first multigenerational Black-led growing project in the UK, where the older generation share their expertise on growing whilst also supporting youth engagement in their surrounding natural environment.
Grant and learning support for Black and Minoritised charities and social enterprises looking to become more enterprising
Support from the Enterprise Development Programme enables organisations to grow financial resilience and impact by providing a mixture of grant and learning support to help get enterprise ideas off the ground. If accepted onto the programme, participating organisations will work collaboratively with The Ubele Initiative throughout the programme journey to best identify support needs (both […]
Organisations that began the Welcomeship project in 2018 came back together in Berlin to… by Odiri Ighamre
Six of seven groups that began the Welcomeship project in 2018 came back together in Berlin to share the learning and experience of delivering the Welcomeship Project, disseminating the outcomes and thinking about next steps. The workshops were organised creatively by YEPP, everyone led different parts of the process and feedback flowed easily, sharing the […]
Our incubation projects in 2019
OurSpace As 2019 comes to an end, we’d like to take the opportunity and be grateful for our achievements and learnings over the last year. This would not have been possible without your support and participation, and the work of 21 fantastic community leaders who applied their talents and experience to build inclusive community spaces for […]
As we approach the end of the year and a new decade beckons’ by Yvonne Field
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize As we approach the end of the year and a new decade beckons, I find myself reflecting on some of […]
Strengthening the voices of current and new generation leaders from BME communities
Today’s and tomorrow’s leaders need a multitude of skills that equip them to lead their communities and community spaces. Mali Enterprising Leaders (Europe) programme [MEL(E)] offers the opportunity for 212 participants from the UK to visit, exchange experiences and gain knowledge and skills in the company of other leaders and training providers in […]
We had a brilliant day at Festive Wolves Lane Community Market
Yesterday, we hosted the Festive Market at Wolves Lane Centre for the third year in a row! Thank you all for joining us! It was a brilliant day Aisha Khan, our Project Development Manager, said: Wolves Lane Festive Community Market was an absolute joy to be at! It was wonderful to see how the market […]
Black to the Future II: Munich experience & Visiting LORA Radio – Afro Youth
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize MUNICH Otis Thomas My […]
Our Sankofa participants had an opportunity to reflect and reconnect on their learning journeys
View fullsize View fullsize On Friday, 6th December 2019, we hosted the “Reconnect and Reflect” event for Sankofa participants that attended courses in Athens and Amsterdam. Here’s some feedback from attendants: It was powerful to see other black organisation [Untold, Amsterdam] being so independent. It was a great opportunity to make a connection […]
My mentoring journey with Michael Hamilton from Ubele and how it helped me become a change agent in STEM. An interview with Paulette Watson.
View fullsize Paulette Watson has been recently awarded with WinTRADE Women of Engineering Award by the Ministry of Defence. Paulette is the CEO for Academy Achievers and works with children and young people aged between 5-19yrs who are vulnerable, disaffected, disadvantaged, and come from hard to reach communities. Academy Achievers is leading in Science […]
The Hook is Football. How is the Welcomeship project supporting entrepreneurship learning with local young people?
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize by Odiri Ighamre Welcomeship is an exciting new model for entrepreneurship learning with local young people and a great tool for inclusion. Ubele have been working closely with leaders Alfred Ekpenyong and Romario Hines – Mcleod from Youth Engagement Solutions in Brent. An organisation that uses […]
