All People/communities experiencing racial inequalities

Manchester-based African-led Arts and Cultural organisation, Amani Creatives CIC will be delivering an exciting project over 18 months to explore and gather naming traditions and heritage from the Congolese and African diaspora community in and around Manchester.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded a £77,457 grant for the project, thanks to money raised by National Lottery players.

AVOCADO+ Lite is an 8-week Executive Programme that seeks to educate BAMER-led non-profits in 6 key areas:

• Financial fitness
• Operations
• Impact
• Effective leadership
• Networks
• Awareness

These focus areas are based on research carried out by the Charities Aid Foundation on the key components of resilience and sustainability, essential for smaller non-profit organisations.

People from racially minoritised communities are 2.5 times more likely to be in poverty than white people. This programme is for small local charities and CICs which are led by and working with people who are experiencing economic inequity because of their race or ethnicity. This programme combines unrestricted funding of £75,000 over three years and a breadth of tailored support.

This programme is aimed at registered charities and CICs which are led by and working with people who are experiencing economic inequity because of their race or ethnicity.

Greater Manchester Combined Authority is seeking to provide contract funding for the facilitation of the Greater Manchester Race Equality Panel.