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Reading Sudanese Community
What is the vision and mission of the group? Organise cultural, educational, and social events. Classes and activities to meet the needs and improve the quality of life of all members. Recognise and celebrate the many different faiths followed by the people from Sudan. We meet once a month, and the next meeting is on 1/11/2022 How has your group helped your members? Help Sudanese refugees and their needs as they arise. What would you like to see more of in the community? To establish contact with all groups and agencies involved in the provision of services, aid, and assistance to Sudanese people in the UK.
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Islam group
To provide leadership for the Muslim Community in Greater Reading to improve quality of life. Activities include: a guided tour of the mosque, prayer and demonstration and a chance to ask questions. Work with helping others in the community.
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Chukuemeka Obiorah Kenyans in Reading Family Fun Day (KRFFD)
KRFFD Moto A wonderful community is characterised by the spirit of love and cohesiveness. KRFD My name is Chukuemeka Obiorah and I have been volunteering and participating with Utulivu brings everyone together irrespective of all differences to promote oneness. in the Wellbeing Hub in regards to Mental Health Awareness. My passion when it comes to Mental Health is all about reclaiming your life and recovery so that you can live a meaningful life. I have worked as a Support Worker for a care home for people with learning disabilities and also as an Out of Hours Crisis Worker as part of the Breathing Space. I have used education to help throughout my recovery from attending the Compass recovery college back in 2016, attending Utulivu Let’s Talk sessions and doing my own research and reflections on my own journey which led me to create a series of 8 shows dedicated around positive support networks and how that helps Organisational Aims The Family fun day brings the community together, to give back to the community, and build an inheritance for future generations to enjoy. The organisation is grateful for what the UK country has offered the Kenyan community. The Family fun day is open for all the communities to come and network, and meet each other and for Kenyans from the area in the UK to meet each other. The event in the park has been going on for 7 years and we plan to hold the event twice every year. April and August. someone throughout their recovery journey. Now I have the pleasure of Working as a Recovery Worker as part of the Compass Recovery College co-producing and facilitating workshops, delivering outreach work and connecting with communities to promote what Compass does and how we can help communities become aware of what mental health is and how it can affect individuals and communities alike The organisation’s purpose is the promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit among people of Kenyan heritage and their families, who live in and around Reading. Providing opportunities for community awareness, cohesion, and integration through dialogue, sports events, and cultural events. Providing peer support activities to discuss issues around drug abuse, alcoholism, and recreational activities and signposting to other support services. We support each other during: Weddings, Burials, Baby showers, and Medical needs. As part of a
Charles Stephen social group we meet every two months
Utulivu has been part of this wonderful journey. Utulivu has been a role model to us. The Utulivu leadership has offered us moral support and financial support.
Charles is an entrepreneur, public speaker and personal development coach. His mission is to inspire and educate communities especially those from ethnic minority backgrounds to excel and thrive physically, mentally, economically and socially. To achieve this Charles has been working in collaboration with various community groups, grassroot organisations and statutory bodies among which are Utulivu Women Group, ACRE, We Men Group, Lifespring Church, Berkshire Healthcare
Foundation Trust and His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. Charles is also a co-host of Lifetime
Success Seminars, which conducts a series of seminars biweekly to raise awareness, educate and inspire communities in matters of personal development. Charles is a husband and a father. He lives with his family in Tilehurst, Reading.
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Significant Women
The group was started in 2015, by the founder, Salome Stephen Buraganya with our First International meeting in 2016.
Vision and Mission A women’s group organisation that supports healthy family life, for Black and minority ethnic (BAME) women, girls, men, and their families are supported in their efforts to settle down and better assimilate into the larger community. We provide support by raising awareness about mental health, immigration, tackling Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).We encourage and support people in their endeavours, such as writing books, business etc.The active social networking organisation Significant Women is made up primarily of African professionals, business owners, and entrepreneurs.
Meetings International meeting once a year/June | Zoom meetings after every 4 weeks
How has your group helped your members? We supported more than 30 families on immigration issues. | We support on Domestic Violence through our Professionals. | Encourage girls and youth on Writing books | Awareness of FGM | Family meetings, We value family, When a family is at peace the level of mental health improves.
What I want to see more in the community: The awareness of many opportunities, particularly regarding how to help people achieve God-given goals. | Prepare the next generation so that they can be more integrated.
How has the Utulivu Women Group inspired/helped you? Utulivu Women are like our Mentors, they support our programmes, encourage us to work harder and provide us with opportunities to learn.
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Ryan Obure Lifetime Success Seminars Our mission is to inspire people in our community to reach their full potential by applying success principles. Our primary goal is to provide a platform for people to come together and Ryan is 13 years of age and an outstanding student who has been consistent in achieving share ideas, experiences, and knowledge. Find ways to apply the assimilated information and exceeding grades in every subject from the moment he stepped into a class. He puts 110% into gained knowledge to bring about lasting change in their lives. Our Vision is to see people’s everything that he does, no matter how small the task is. His biggest passion is football and has lives change, particularly those from ethnic minorities. been since he was three years old. He aspires to be the best version of himself in everything he Our meetings are held twice a month, face-to-face and via Zoom. does and consistently works on growing and advancing himself in every area of his life. In the process, he has inspired his peers both in and out of school. People’s lives are being transformed as a result of these engagements. In the future, we would like to see more collaborations of similar groups working in harmony to bring about long-term During covid, Ryan was a pillar of support to his peers and reached out to his friends to support change in people’s lives them with the various mental and emotional challenges they were facing during that difficult period. It is because of such efforts that he has been recognised by Utulivu. He joined various Lifetime Success Seminars has been collaborating with Utulivu Women group in a number of community talks organised by Utulivu and used them as an inspiration to progress his desire to ways: publicity, mentoring and being a part of these meetings by attending and sharing. support his peers. The way he sees it is, if we Unite and support each other, we will be able to get My Name is Stephen Buraganya, I am most inspired when I see people excel and fulfil their through the pandemic or any challenge together. potential. This is what motivated me to form Lifetime Success Seminars in 2013 He hasn’t stopped there, he has initiated various programmes at his school that tackle issues such as diversity, loneliness, mental health, equality, and belonging given awards. Today, we also acknowledge him for the tireless work he is doing for his peers and for constantly looking for ways to be the change he wants to see.
