Governing document ZIMANO
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 17 Sep 2025
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG THE ZIMBABWEAN COMMUNITY IN MANCHESTER WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY: - INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ZIMBABWEAN COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY. - BUILDING PEOPLE’S KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE IN THEIR OWN CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ITS POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY. - PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE SOCIAL INCLUSION AND SOCIAL INTERACTION FOR ITS MEMBERS, HELPING TO PREVENT SOCIAL ISOLATION, EXCLUSION, AND DISCRIMINATION BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL EVENTS DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE, INTERACT AND BUILD/MAINTAIN POSITIVE SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS. - OFFER SUPPORT SERVICES, ADVICE, AND SIGNPOSTING IN RELATION TO HEALTH AND WELLBEING, EDUCATION, TRAINING, VOLUNTARY AND EMPLOYMENT TO OUR MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT AND INTEGRATE WITHIN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. - PROMOTE PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH VARIOUS SPORTING ACTIVITIES NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].