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21 August 2008

ANNUAL REPORT
2004 - 05

BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP (BMECP)
Wayland House, 61 Western Road, Hove BN3 1JD
Telephone: 0300 303 1171
Fax: 0300 303 1172
Email Address: resourcecentre@bmecp.org.uk

What is BMECP's vision?

BMECP’s ultimate goal is to be the champions of the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Community in Brighton & Hove.

What is BMECP's mission?

Our Mission is to ‘Facilitate the development of a strong and sustainable BME voluntary and community sector by creating an effective and unified voice, addressing the causes of social exclusion, and promoting a cohesive community.’

What do we do?

Resource Centre Development
- Developing a resource centre to cater primarily but not exclusively for the needs of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) people.

Community Development and Capacity Building
- Supporting and developing the capacity of groups to identify and meet their needs
- Facilitating and Researching into the needs of groups, organisations and individuals

Training for Groups and Organisations
- Fundraising
- Governance
- Representation
- Train the Trainer

Helping people into employment
- Access to training
- access to one to one support
- access to job vacancies

Access to Services
- Helping groups and individuals to access appropriate and culturally appropriate services

Supporting other Agencies and Service Providers
- Providing support, information and guidance to other service providers on BME specific issues and service provision, including participation relating to Race Equality Schemes.

"Black and minority ethnic individuals and their families"
are to be interpreted as including:
People whose ethnic origin is African Caribbean, Asian, African, Chinese, Japanese, Middle Eastern, North African or Romany, and the indigenous peoples of the South Pacific Islands, the American continents, Australia and New Zealand, and Refugees or Asylum seekers from the above regions or of the above ethnic origins. White parents or guardians of children of any such ethnic origin, and mixed race children.


Below is a list of all our Directors	Staff
Bashir Ahmed Charles Boustany - Comapny Secretary Ms Esther Ekpo Alderman Tehmtan Framroze - Honorary President Dr Wagdi O Habib Dr Lu Hong Joe Ifill Mrs Sneh Jain Abdul Khaliq Chandrekant Mehta Farah Mohebati Michael Opone - Chair of the Building Sub-group Patrick Saintas - Chair Dr Abduljalil Sajid Rafique Miah Louella Ibekwe Dr Ethlyn Prince - Chair of the Staffing Sub-group	Doris Ndebele - BMECP Team Leader Shonge Holdgate - Finance Officer Kirat Randhawa - BME Mental Health Community Development Worker Adebisi Alaba - Participation Worker Hanan Mansi - Participation Worker

Registered as a Company in England No 4180668 Charity Registration No 1091127
The BMECP is Grant Aided by the Government Single Regeneration Budget, Adventure Capital Fund, Brighton & Hove City Council, Brighton & Hove City Primary Care Trust and The Big Lottery Fund
©BMECP 2000 - 2008