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A Fair Deal - Creating an environment for a thriving third sector in the East of England 2009/2014

Author: COVER | Published: September 2009 | 544.51KB

The East of England public sector is underfunded and, as a consequence, the third sector in the East of
England is underfunded in comparison with other English regions. Central government funds, national
lottery funds and trust funds all direct money away from the region to areas perceived nationally to be of
greater need.

The primary purpose of this document is to highlight the main development issues facing the third sector
in the East of England over the next decade in terms of creating a thriving sector.

After Wilberforce: an independent enquiry into the health and social needs of asylum seekers and refugees in Hull

Author: Prof Peter Campion | Published: March 2009 | 327.22KB

Commissioned by NHS Hull, this project has four aims:
a. to gather the views of asylum seekers and refugees in Hull about
their lives, and health;
b. to consult with all relevant agencies in the city concerned with the
health and social care of asylum seekers and refugees;
c. to identify best practice in asylum seeker and refugee care in other
parts of the country;
d. to propose a strategy for the health and social care of asylum
seekers and refugees in Hull.

Britain's Immigrants: An economic profile

Author: Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, Laurence Cooley and Tracy Kornblatt | Published: September 2007 | 256.28KB

This report has been produced to form the empirical basis of an episode of Channel 4?s Dispatches series on the economic characteristics of Britain?s immigrant communities and the contributions they make to the country.

Mapping the Contribution of the Voluntary and Community Sector in Yorkshire and the Humber

Author: The Regional Forum, Graha,m Lewis | Published: May 2001 | 214.26KB

The Regional Forum's research providing regional level data on the sector's contribution, focusing on number of organisations, employment, volunteering, and contribution to regional economy.

Refugee Engagement with Regional structures

Author: the social business company | Published: May 2006 | 91.09KB

The aim of this study was to examine Refugee Community Organisations (RCOs) and Refugee Community Foras? (RCF) participation in, and influence on, regional decision making structures in Yorkshire and Humberside, and how they can influence these more effectively.

Self Assessment Toolkit for Refugee Forums

Author: Dr Archana Choksi | Published: April 2006 | 40.24KB

This Toolkit offers a range of tools and ideas to guide Refugee Forums in developing strategic aims and objectives, establishing good practices, prioritising their activities, and continually improving and developing their work.

The development needs of refugee communities in Leeds, Bradford & South Yorkshire

Author: Dr Archana Choksi with Marzieh Berenjin, Hlabera Chirwa and Dorine Nakuti | Published: July 2008 | 765.4KB

Refugee Community Organisations (RCOs) are seen as an essential agency for refugee integration. They act as a vital bridge between the refugee community and host society. They adopt a wide range of roles that include acting as intermediary, interpreter, educator, campaigner, negotiator,representative and advocate for refugee individuals or whole communities (Home Office 2005; Refugee Council and Refugee Action 2007).

This research set out to generate information about the current roles played by RCOs in the region, to
understand their current capacity in relation to meeting the demands placed
upon them and investigate their understandings, expectations and roles as the sector becomes more professionalised in its approach to policy influencinghow in the Yorkshire and Humber region, (Y&H).

You Can?t Put Me In A Box - Super-diversity and the end of identity politics in Britain

Author: ippr - Simon Fanshawe and Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah | Published: January 2010 | 205.83KB

Britain is not only more diverse than ever before but that diversity itself is growing more diverse.

This paper attempts to map out just how diverse Britain is, both in terms of who lives in Britain and how they identify themselves.