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Programmes
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CESI HERITAGE PROJECT |
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CESI has been awarded funding for a 2 Year Heritage project beginning May 2010. The Project involves the following:
Through oral history, recordings, research, photographs and items owned by Gurkha individuals and community, the project will document and disseminate the history of Gurkha participation in the British Army as well as their cultures and traditions.
This is to help a wider range of people to participate and learn about Gurkha heritage. In addition to having specialists to do the research; the project will recruit and train Gurkha volunteers to carry out research on the importance of Gurkhas in the British Army through enabling the Gurkha community to give their views on their experiences and contribution in the British Army. Also the research will cover their traditions, cultures and how they want them promoted as well how they want to be engaged in their promotion. It will also document the history of the Nepalese culture and heritage. The research findings will then be published and distributed to local libraries, schools, colleges, community centres, museums, a community website and other heritage centres.
It will also facilitate ex-Gurkhas to showcase and display their rich heritage at different community events in the Borough such as the Great Greenwich Get Together, community festivals, International Women's Day, etc., which will enable the wider communities to learn about Gurkha heritage.
ONGOING PROGRAMMES
Nepalese Elderly Peoples Consultation Projects, funded by Awards For All - Big Lottery Fund
• Organising 12 Nepalese Elderly Peoples Consultation Events from January-December 2010
Promote Inclusion and Integration of Nepalese community in local community, funded by Trust For London (TFL)
• Organising 6 Community issue based consultation Meetings
• Organising 3 Cross Community Meetings (BME Forum)
• Advice, Advocacy, Information and Support (2 hours per day) from March - December 2010
COMPLETED PROGRAMMES |
A: Nepalese Community Support Programme Funded under Small Grant Fund Programme of Greenwich Council
Under this programme we organised two Nepalese Community events in Plumstead, London Borough of Greenwich, namely, Legal and Advice Service and Health & Healthier Living of Nepali Community on 29 November 2008 and 7 March 2009 respectively.
1. Legal and Advice Service
In this community event we focused to:
• provide a forum for Nepalese people to air their views on the issues related to Housing and Welfare Rights;
• provide service of translator/interpreter to make participants fully understand their queries and concerns over issues raised;
• encourage discussion and consideration of all viewpoints;
• record the response of event participants.
In this event the participants provided their feedback and suggestions for future programme areas to be organised and implemented by the CESI.
The majority of attendants rated the event as �very useful� (68%) while a 30% considered it �useful�. The rate of less useful was quite low at 2%. Similarly the majority of participants (72%) rated that they have very well understood the event, while a 26 % considered it understood well. The rate of less understanding was quite low at 2 %.
Similarly, participants have recommended that similar type of programme should be organised regularly in the future. They have also recommended that programme such as information on state benefit system, programme related to culture, women, elderly and youth should be organised in the future which is shown in the following graph:
2. Health and Healthier Living of Nepali community
This programme was divided into four sessions: namely Home and Road safety; Health and Healthier Living, Cookery Demonstration and Greenwich Community Games. Each session was followed by a question and answer session.
Home and Road Safety
Main message of this programme was about the causes of Road accident, measures to be taken while crossing road and how to be safe in the home.
Health and Healthier Living
The issues and concerns of Health and Healthier Living was the main theme of this programme. Different aspects of Health and Healthier Living including the expiry date and content in food items. A pack containing information on Health and Healthier living including a First Aid Kit was given to each participant.
The presentation was followed by a Healthier meal Cookery Demonstration During the event Blood Pressure check was also carried out where most of the participants checked their blood pressure. It was noted very well by the participants.
Greenwich Council�s Strategy and Support to Local Community
In this presentation, the main focus was about the Council�s strategy for neighbourhood development and types of support available for Local communities in this Borough.
Greenwich Community Games
This presentation covered the types of games that made available for community people for their healthier living. More than 50 people listed their name for different type of games they want to play. This was also very useful especially for young and youth people interested in games.
A total of 95 participants filled out the feedback form and returned to us. The following four questions were asked in the form to rate the programme of the day.
B: Capacity Building Project funded by Capital Community Foundation
This programme focussed on the following three aspects to build the capacity of CESI.
1. Capacity building to members of CESI Management Committee in areas of Financial Management, Staff Recruitment and Management and Organisational Management.
2. Support in Development of Policies, Procedures and Systems for CESI including Volunteer, Child Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety Policies developed as well as systems and procedures for clients� needs assessment, Volunteer Time Sheets and Clients� Referrals.
3. Training to Volunteers on Office Procedures, Clients Care and Clients representation.
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Programmes