People/communities experiencing racial inequalities

Greater Manchester BME Network have announced their ‘Greater Manchester BME Training Bursary Scheme.’

The bursary scheme will provide members of the Greater Manchester BME Network access to training that is being provided. i.e. this may be training from other infrastructure organisations from across the boroughs and regionally or could be other service providers from the private or public sector.

It is hoped that BME/RCO groups will take up the offer that is provided to enable them to access training that they may have not been able to access due to cost.

In celebration of Black History Month February 2013 a dinner and dance to recognise the true Heroes and Sheroes in the Community of Manchester is being held.

A report produced by Manchester CAB and the Centre for Local Economic Strategies on the impact in Manchester of the changes being made to welfare benefits, access to advice services and legal aid.

A summary version and the full report are both available to download below.

The British Red Cross is looking to reach out to new members for the Men’s Group (Bridge).

The group is currently accepting new referrals from refugee and asylum seeking men from Greater Manchester areas.

Self referrals or referrals from other agencies are accepted.

Bridge aims to help refugee and asylum seeking men aged 18 + facing isolation, disorientation, boredom and loneliness.

An African Health Needs Assessment has been commissioned by the Department of Health (DoH) and is being led by the Terrence Higgins Trust and a number of other partners.

Although The Terrence Higgins Trust is an HIV charity, this part of the project is a more general assessment of health needs of specifically Black African people living in the UK.

All of this will be fed back to the DoH to help them shape their funding and resources to ensure they meet the needs of UK citizens.