Our Vision
Our strategic vision is to be the leading organisation in advancing the social integration of people from refugee, immigrant and minority communities wherever they live and work.
Our Mission
- To work towards a cohesive and well integrated and inclusive society.
- To combat all forms of discrimination and inequalities in accessing to services.
- To combat structural barriers to the integration of refugees, ethnic minority and migrant communities.
- To challenge the stereotypical perceptions of refugees, ethnic minority and migrant communities which hamper their full participation in the UK society.
- To develop and provide further services to meet the needs of black and ethnic minority communities., especially hard to reach groups.
- * To ensure ethnic minority's issues and concerns are given a high profile within all sectors.
- To facilitate refugee and minority ethnic communities' access to essential services, training and employment opportunities.
Our Values
- work in partnership with our stakeholders;
- actively involve ethnic minority people at the grass roots level in all aspects of our work;
- demonstrate openness, accountability, and professionalism;
- operate in a simple and transparent way;
- undertake research and critical analysis to inform and add value to our work;
- raise awareness of the needs and aspirations of our targeted group;
- achieve real excellence for ourselves and our customers.
We Aim To
- Be a strong voice of ethnic minority communities of the UK and Europe;
- Raise the profile of ethnic minority groups;
- Identify and use resources to tackle needs of ethnic minority communities;
- Implement community activities in the most deprived parts of the UK where most members of the ethnic minority communities live.
Our Approaches
- Dialogue and consultations with mainstream service providers on how to meet the needs of asylum seekers, refugees and ethnic minority communities.
- Working with, and on behalf of, communities who define themselves as ethnic minorities.
- Promoting networking and mutual support among refugee and minority groups and organizations, where possible.
- Serving as a focal point for refugee and ethnic minority groups and organizations to discuss local needs a as well as encouraging co-operation.
- Link and network with pertinent agencies and organizations.
- Serving as a link between our clients and relevant voluntary/community/statutory agencies and services.
- Combining direct client servicing with action research, advocacy and lobbying.
- Providing an access point that enables out target groups to find solutions to their problems and needs.
- To continually assess and review the needs of our target groups.
