Entries by Carita Magnani

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Shop & Donate Community Online Shop

AY Group Community Services CIC is a charitable organisation focused on serving and improving the lives of people in our community. When the UK went into Lockdown in March 2020, Shop and Donate was born. From the food donations we receive, we create food parcels which we send on to local elderly and vulnerable residents, […]

Community Voices North West London Programme

Tackling health inequalities through facilitating discussions within the community of North West London (NWL) has provided a pathway to re-design and create dialogue that began from multiple approaches that include from a grassroots perspective.  The aim is to hear from communities – local, frontline staff and system leaders of the experiences and to understand the […]

BAME Mental Health Research Report

Sobus recently published a research report looking into BAME Mental Health in Hammersmith & Fulham. This was a culmination of over 2 years work in partnership with Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation and BAME led organisations Nubian Life, People Arise Now and others. The research looked at data over a 3 year period from statutory […]

Civil Society Spring Summit: Meet the Speakers

In these extraordinary times, Civil Society Media’s three sector-leading publications: Charity Finance, Governance & Leadership, and Fundraising Magazine are teaming up to create the ultimate virtual event – the Civil Society Spring Summit Civil Society Spring Summit is a two-day virtual conference taking place on 20 and 21st April. We have a limited number of super early-bird […]

Ramadan and Covid 19 – Information and Guidance

Ramadan for 2021 will start in the week commencing 12th April. This is considered the holiest month by Muslims. Apart from fasting the month usually involves communal prayers, social and family gatherings particularly when breaking fast. There may be some restrictions to all these activities in the current COVID 19 pandemic. Guidance for keeping safe […]

Mobilising Voluntary Action

NCVO and the University of Kent are currently working with partners on a collaborative research study looking at volunteering during Covid-19. The research aims to strengthen the evidence base on the impact of Covid on volunteering and what support is needed within communities and organisations. Learning from the research will generate recommendations to help inform recovery […]