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Who we are
The community development team support people in the community to engage in Community Bridge building through sharedactivities and getting to know you events. We adopt participatory approaches to enthuse the involvement of people in the community through our volunteers and by working with the diverse communities living in Newham. Our work engages local minority ethnic communities and faith groups as well as recent arrivals in Newham including those seeking asylum.
What we do
Our practical aims are:
- To enthuse local people through shared activities, learning and getting to know you events
- To promote trust, cultural and religious understanding and co-operation between diverse communities and local
community and faith groups - To support the diverse communities to develop constructive methods of dealing with conflicts
- To provide ongoing support, develop and facilitate the sharing of ideas and resources for mutual understanding
- To encourage and support community and faith groups to develop initiatives that help to build trust, understanding and co-operation
How we work
We work towards achieving these aims by:
- Listening and learning from communities about their conflicts and constructive ways of dealing with them
- Visioning session with groups
- Networking and outreach to different community, faith, and neighbourhood groups
- Conducting meetings in participatory ways so that everyone feel involved and valued
- Provide ongoing peace building support to the community through pro-active training, coaching and mentoring
Examples of our Work
Some highlights of our work include:
- Neighbourhood work in Newham- e.g Dockside Neighbours
- Change Makers Initiatives
- Community Initiatives Network
- Supporting the development of the Muslim Mediation Service
- Supporting the Newham Refugees and Migrants Forum to organise the annual Refugee week festival
- Developing Resources for Community peace Building - Staying Connected a book about the practice of conflict resolution in different communities
- Listening Conference for Tamils in Newham and setting up a Tamil Listening Service
