Journeys – Empowerment through exploration of cultural heritage
Journeys is our exciting Erasmus+ funded project targeted towards educators, youth workers, and youth leaders to support their learning, development and competencies in cultural heritage. The project was delivered through a comprehensive programme of study visits, non-formal workshops, activities, mapping, sharing of good practice, explorations, research, development of learning materials, piloting and testing of the […]
Man Dem
Between January and March 2021 CSTC, worked in partnership with The Ubele Initiative to pilot the Man Dem Project (MDP) – a development project for Black men to share their ambitions, challenges and opportunities for personal and professional growth. The pilot was a series of seven weekly online Open Space sessions for Black men to […]
Sankofa Intergenerational Learning Hub
The Sankofa Intergenerational Learning Hub was an innovative 17 month Erasmus+ adult learning project. It aimed to establish a creative intergenerational learning space through which 5 different but interconnected learning programmes were offered to younger and older community leaders, change agents and social activists from Black and Minoritised communities.
Ubuntu Social Leaders Academy
Ubele’s main aim is to help create sustainable Black and Minoritised communities and assets (older and emerging leaders and community spaces) by creating a nationally connected intergenerational group of skilled and effective social leaders. Ubuntu Social Leaders Academy (USLA) is based on an African leadership philosophy which emphasises the importance of community, collectivism and relationships […]
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 […]
European Summer School
Our project – European Summer School: Towards Resilient Communities – provided training in community leadership and capacity building to small, mainly Black and Minoritised organisations. The 6 training courses provided new frameworks and skills to create social inclusion and active citizenship in order to increase the employability and competitiveness of our most disadvantaged groups, including […]
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 […]
