Charitable objects
1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE BENEFIT AREA, IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF:
- EDUCATION IN BASIC SKILLS: INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT), ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND NUMERACY
- ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS & MATHEMATICS (STEAM)
- LIFELONG LEARNING ACTIVITIES STIMULATING NEW INTERESTS, SKILLS, COMPETENCIES AND UNDERSTANDING
2. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND DISADVANTAGE IN THE BENEFIT AREA, IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF:
- INFORMATION, ADVICE & GUIDANCE (IAG) SERVICES
- SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HARDSHIP
- OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERING, WORK EXPERIENCE AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN GAINING EMPLOYMENT
3. THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND HARMONY BETWEEN GROUPS IN THE BENEFIT AREA, IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF:
- ACTIVITIES THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER FROM WIDELY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND COMMUNITIES TO CHALLENGE STIGMA, PREJUDICE & INEQUALITY
- WORKSHOPS AND SOCIAL CHANGE PROGRAMMES
- DIALOGUE EVENTS WHERE INDIVIDUALS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES CAN ENGAGE WITH DECISION MAKERS
4. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION IN THE BENEFIT AREA, BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THEIR NEEDS AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING:
- DEVELOPING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCIES TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOCIETY AND PROMOTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DOING SO
- HELPING TO ADDRESS DIGITAL EXCLUSION THROUGH CONNECTING THEM WITH AGENCIES ABLE TO GIVE MATERIAL ASSISTANCE
- BRINGING THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED TOGETHER TO MAKE A MORE EFFECTIVE AND JOINED UP APPROACH TO ADVANCING ISSUES WHICH CONCERN THEM
- EDUCATIONAL AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS TO ENCOURAGE SERVICE PROVIDERS, COLLEGES, COUNCILS, INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ADAPT THEIR SERVICES TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, POOR HOUSING, POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT OR BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY
