Wolves Lane Centre
Wolves Lane Centre is a thriving space in North London for sustainable growing, education, social enterprise and community engagement. Ubele, along with OrganicLea, are legal partners and ‘stewards’ of the 3-acre site contributing to its development. The former plant nursery has commercial glasshouses, a rare palm house with tropical plants, cactus garden, rainforest area, professional […]
MEL England
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 […]
Rootz into Food Growing
Rootz into Food Growing (RiFG) aims to challenge and disrupt some of the structural inequalities that exist within the current UK food growing sector. The project aims to build a network of Black and Minoritised led growers pan-London who will receive relevant skills development and training opportunities enabling them to grow commercially. RiFG is a […]
The Black and Minoritised Communities Enterprise Development Programme
Support from the BMCEDP 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. In 2021, The Ubele Initiative has joined the Enterprise Development Programme (EDP) as the Black and Minoritised Communities sector partner. The EDP is led by a […]
Welcomeship
Welcomeship was a new model for entrepreneurship learning for young migrants together with local young people as a tool of inclusion. The project was a collaboration between several expert organisations in the field of entrepreneurship learning, migration and advocacy/lobbying as well as several implementing organisations which directly piloted and implemented the project in their communities. […]
Black Business Matters
Black Business Matters is a response to the racial disparities brought into sharp focus by the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on the Black and minoritised communities. The Ubele Initiative convened a working group of Black and minority ethnic business leaders and senior professionals, to address the challenges facing Black-owned businesses already suffering from pre-existing inequities, […]
Black on Track
Black on Track particularly aims to address the underemployment and underemployment of Black people in Lambeth who are in early middle age (35-65) to improve employability and entrepreneurial skills. Black on Track will encourage 35-65-year-old Black people from Lambeth to use community action as a first step to becoming active citizens in order to re-engage […]
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.
Eat Wood Green
“Eat Wood Green” is a community food growing and education space being installed in the heart of the high street in Haringey. The creation of a new community led growing space at Wood Green Library, will provide opportunities for local children, families and visitors to gain green skills and engage with the healing power of […]
Flexible Finance
What is the Flexible Finance Fund? The Flexible Finance Fund is a partnership between Social Investment Business, The Ubele Initiative, and Create Equity. It offers £4m in funding and support to 15-25 Black and Racially Minoritised charities and social enterprises in England, helping them grow, acquire assets, and enhance resilience. The fund combines a flexible […]
Intangible Benefits: Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Regional Support for Black and Racially Minoritised Social Enterprises
Black and racially minoritised communities werendisproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic not only in relation to health but also economically. In 2020, The Ubele Initiative investigated the impact of COVID-19 on community organisations and social enterprises, and found many were at risk of closure due to the impact of lockdown. In a study carried out […]
A Place to Call Home 2.0
This research would not have been made possible if not for the funding support provided by Power to Change. The opportunity to extend and revisit the journey started in 2015 was timely, given the recent global COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter campaign arising from the death of George Floyd in 2020. To those […]
