Louise Da-Cocodia Education Trust

Website: http://www.ldet.org.uk
Where do they work?: Ardwick, Hulme, Longsight, Moss Side, Rusholme, Chorlton, Chorlton Park, Levenshulme, Whalley Range
Address: Powerhouse 140 Raby St Manchester M14 4SL
Registered charity number: 1085379
Description: Education and research: This has included research on : (a)"Understanding the educational needs of African-Caribbean young men and developing pathways for action" (Dionne Edward-Kerr - University of Manchester) (b) Community audit on strategies for increasing the recruitment and retention of young people age 13-15 to the Saturday Supplementary School. This was undertaken by Youth and Community Work Students from Manchester Metropolitan University (c) The research on Aspirations and Engagement strategies for working with Young Black Men involved the participations of a range of young men aged 16-15 as well as a number Moss Side based youth and community workers.. Employment and Training; This is linked to the work of the Getting Ahead Programme which currently consist of the Women of the Soil project and the Active Community Elders intergenerational project who recently produced a 15 month Black History calendar on their personal and professional journey over the last 50 years. Volunteering : We provide a range of volunteering opportunities as outlined in our quarterly Getting Ahead newletter.
Services delivered: Education: Weekly Saturday supplementary School for children and young people age 7-15 plus support for parents via the Parents and Pupils Educational Empowerment network
Enterprise - Support for emerging and existing small businesses (in partnership with Cariocca Enterprise Ltd
Employment: Provision of a opportunities in areas of teaching, classroom assistants, project development and management as in the Women of the Soil project.