What we are doing - Introduction
BEN
works to enable full ethnic participation
in the built and natural environment. We
are positioned as a catalyst for change.
The services, resources and expertise
within the mainstream are enormous. There
is no way in which a parallel provision
can be set up. In order to benefit fully,
ethnic participation must therefore be
enabled to access everything that the
mainstream has to offer. We do not intend
to provide a permanent service for ethnic
communities. All our projects are
developmental and strategic. On the one
hand we reach out to ethnic communities
in order to stimulate participation. On
the other hand we work to support
mainstream organisations so that they may
gain the necessary awareness and skills
to work effectively with ethnic
communities in a socially and culturally
relevant way. The ultimate measure of our
success is to do ourselves out of a job!
Through the years, we have undertaken
projects focused on :
Representing
ethnic issues through influencing
policy and fuelling debate
Raising
awareness about the significance
of the contribution of ethnic
communities
Stimulating
and supporting ethnic
participation
Supporting
mainstream organisations to work
with ethnic communities through
training and consultancy
You can follow our work under various
headings in this and other sections, covering conference work
and consultations, input into policy and consultations, the
publication of discussion papers addressing current issues,
the development of this website to attend to the needs of
the BEN Network - the provision of information re grants,
etc. Work with us to develop the site; let us know what
else you would like to see here.
 
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