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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

At the present time we have the following projects:

  • Historic Environment Programme for England 2006-2008. Strategic work with the historic environment sector across England. Birmingham.

  • Ethnic Environmental Participation Development Project 2006-2008. A three year continuation project. Manchester.

  • EMPOWER BEN Project Scotland. Round Two 2005-2007. Enhancing the skills of ethnic minorities to independently access the social and economic opportunities within the environment sector. Glasgow.

  • GWLAD BEN Project 2005-2007. In this European funded development partnership. BEN is linking opportunities in the environmental and heritage sectors for ethnic communities in North Wales to informal learning. Llanberis.

  • Curiad Calon Cymru BEN Project 2005-2007. In this European funded all Wales development partnership. BEN is highlighting employment opportunities for ethnic communities in the environmental and heritage sectors. Swansea and Llanberis.

  • Swansea Recylcing Scheme 2005-2007. BEN's role in this partnership is to work with local businesses to promote recycling in ethnic catering. We will shortly be recruiting for this post to continue until June 2007. Swansea.

In this section, there are quarterly reports for the specific projects we are carrying out. 

In addition to this, 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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