Social Impact Assessment Report 2021 – 2022
Discover how The Ubele Initiative is making a real difference in and with communities and organisations in our Social Impact Assessment Report for 2021-2022. As an organisation, we are proud to showcase our achievements and the positive outcomes we’ve delivered for individuals, groups, and the wider civil society. Despite the challenges, we have continued to provide […]
Community Wealth Building Summit 2022 – An overview
On 18 November 2022, CLES held its Community Wealth Building Summit in Birmingham. This event brought together the city council and local government employees, associates from anchor institutions, charities, and community organisations, and people from across the UK interested in how community wealth building can be used as a tool for inclusive growth and a […]
A Place to Call Home 2.0: follow-up survey questionnaire
In 2015, with support from Locality, The Ubele Initiative published ‘A Place to Call Home: Community asset ownership Initiative in the African diaspora community’ This publication sought to provide an important overview of community asset ownership within the African Diaspora community in England and was significant in being the first major attempt to capture stories from […]
GIDA Housing Co-operative Survey
Want better housing options? Take part in the Gida Housing Co-operative Survey and help us to create affordable housing in the community. Gida will focus primarily on providing Black and minoritised communities in Haringey borough with opportunities to live in decent, affordable housing, thus creating stable and diverse communities. Gida values are aligned with Co-operative […]
Our Strategy 2021-2026: Tókán 10 Years
This important roadmap will help us deliver key priorities and plans in the next five years. We need to continue to aim high over the next five years to make a major contribution within the growing eco-system of organisations led by Black and Minoritised communities, which collectively can help reduce a growing social and economic gap.
Rapid Review Of The Impact Of COVID-19 On Those With Protected Equality Characteristics In London
The Ubele Initiative has been working with the University of Manchester as part of a team commissioned by the Greater London Authority (GLA) to undertake a rapid review of the impact of COVID-19 on those with protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010. The final report was published by the Greater London Authority (GLA) on […]
Impact of COVID-19 on BAME community and voluntary organisations
The report is based on two surveys administered between 19 March and 4 April and received 182 responses, of which 137 were Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) led organisations. The findings of the surveys, suggest that “9 out of 10 BAME micro and small organisations is set to close if the crisis continues beyond […]
BAME-led community organisations and community asset ownership. Inspirational stories and recent successes
The experiences of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) led community organisations seeking to acquire and manage assets for organisational and community benefit is not well understood or researched. This case study explores the community asset transfer journeys of three BAME-led community organisations.
A Place to Call Home
This report represents an important first step in revealing the scale of the issues facing many BAME communities and a set of recommendations for central and local government, Locality and African Diaspora community organisations.
