Scottish
Charity Number: SC0 37277
AFRICAN & CARIBBEAN NETWORK
MISSION STATEMENT
The African & Caribbean Network (A &C N) is a voluntary sector organisation, which acts as the umbrella and coordinating body for the African & Caribbean communities in Glasgow.
“The African & Caribbean Network strives to promote the inclusion of African & Caribbean residents as equal and valued members of their communities, alleviate and eradicate discrimination through
raising awareness of the issues, facilitating a joint working approach, influencing policy and provision at all levels and empowering African & Caribbean people to contribute to these processes.
Aims & Objectives – Information & Education
Specific Aim
To raise awareness and understanding of the interests and needs of African & Caribbean people affected by exclusion and discrimination in Glasgow.
Objectives
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To educate and inform the widest range of service providers, policy makers and the public.
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To encourage, support and facilitate constructive debate about the inclusion and discrimination of African & Caribbean people in Glasgow.
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To encourage increased awareness of the ‘black element’ in the BME agendas at local, regional and national levels.
Aims & Objectives - Involving African & Caribbean People
Specific Aim
To promote the involvement of African & Caribbean people in the development of policy, provision and practice.
Objectives
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To support and encourage agencies and planners to involve African & Caribbean people .
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To support African & Caribbean user led & community organisations.
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To enhance the capacity of African & Caribbean people affected by exclusion and discrimination to articulate their needs,
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To work in partnership with African & Caribbean people affected by exclusion and discrimination to develop appropriate, innovative and empowering models of involvement.
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To work to maximise empowerment and choice of African & Caribbean people affected by exclusion and discrimination at the individual and collective levels.
Aims & Objectives – Joint Working
Specific Aim
To promote and facilitate joint-working and inter agency co-operation to meet the needs of African Caribbean people in Glasgow.
Objectives
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To facilitate information exchange about organisations and services.
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To encourage and facilitate links between agencies and organisations.
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To provide focussed networking opportunities.
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To support the development of joint and partnership working.
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To pursue and develop links with organisations across all communities.
Aims & Objectives – Policy
Specific Aim
To influence policy at all levels in the interests of African Caribbean people in Glasgow.
Objectives
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To evaluate current policy and assess its impact on African & Caribbean people in Glasgow with especial reference to their inclusion and addressing discrimination.
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To respond to policy proposals on behalf of and with the African Caribbean Network.
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To participate in and contribute to the development of BME and wider inclusion strategies.
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To contribute to the wider policy environment at local, regional and national levels.
Aims & Objectives – Practice
Specific Aim
To encourage and support providers to jointly plan and target services to meet need effectively.
Objectives
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To promote good practice and demonstrate quality standards in planning services for African & Caribbean people in Glasgow.
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To promote good practice and demonstrate quality standards in delivery of services to African & Caribbean people in Glasgow.
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To promote the use of monitoring and evaluation, and to inform on appropriate systems which supports this for providers and planners.
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To promote and support anti – discriminatory and anti- appressive practice in all services engaging with people of African & Caribbean origin.
Aims & Objectives – Co-ordination
Specific Aim
To support a co-ordinated approach to the inclusion of African & Caribbean people in Glasgow’s communities.
Objectives
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To encourage and support participation in the network.
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To consult with the African & Caribbean Network and feedback to members.
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To act as the African & Caribbean voluntary and community sector umbrella organisation.
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To represent the views of the African & Caribbean Network.
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To promote Network agreed approaches and common understanding within a diverse network.
