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CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01/05/2003
AS AMENDED ON 23/11/2005
AS AMENDED ON 14/12/2005
AS AMENDED ON 15/01/2012
Charitable objects
(1)THE CHARITY’S MAIN OBJECTS ARE THE RELIEF OF THE MIGRANT COMMUNITIES (REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, OTHER RECENT MIGRANTS) FROM EASTERN AFRICA IN THE WEST MIDLANDS REGION, WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING ADVICE, REPRESENTATION, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING SERVICES IN MATTERS SUCH AS ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION, WELFARE BENEFITS, HOUSING, HEALTH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT.
(2)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF NEW COMERS FROM EASTERN AFRICA, IN PARTICULAR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, IN ORDER TO ASSIST THEIR INCLUSION IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY.
(3)TO MAINTAIN THE UNITY AND SOCIAL COHESION OF THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY FROM EASTERN AFRICA IN THE WEST MIDLANDS BY ORGANIZING SOCIAL EVENTS AND REFUGEE WEEK AND GET TOGETHER EVENTS TO INTEGRATE THEM IN SOCIETY
(4)TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MIGRANTS FROM EASTERN AFRICA IN THE WEST MIDLANDS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.
(5)TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE WEST MIDLANDS AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD WITH A VIEW TO THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER, THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION BETWEEN MIGRANTS FROM EASTERN AFRICA, IN PARTICULAR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, ORGANISATIONS AND GROUPS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN DISPUTES OR INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS WHERE THAT DISPUTE OR CONFLICT RESULTS FROM OR MAY LEAD TO ACTS OF NUISANCE, VANDALISM, RACIAL ABUSE OR BREACH OF THE PEACE.
(6) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF MIGRANT ORIGINS FROM EASTERN AFRICA, UP TO THE AGE OF 25, LIVING IN WEST MIDLANDS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:
•DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES,
•ADVANCING EDUCATION,
•RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT AND
•PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
