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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£299.4K
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Spending
£276.8K
Public benefits
(a) To Advance Education in the prevention of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include the reduction of the spread of HIV/AIDS and related health issues. ACET provides Health Education on HIV/AIDS across the six counties of Northern Ireland in both urban and rural communities, accessible to
all sections of the community. As risks related to HIV infection are linked mainly to unsafe sexual contact and drug use, ACET’s Health Education Services include Sexual Health Education, Drug and Alcohol Education. As unsafe sexual contact and drug and alcohol misuse can be influenced by family relationships and mental health and wellbeing, ACET’s Health Education Services also address these issues. The main beneficiaries are disadvantaged young people and adults who access ACET’s Health Education Services through local community organisations, alternative education projects, job skills programmes and homeless hostels. ACET provides Open College Network accredited Training Courses on Sexual Health, Drugs and Alcohol and Parent/Teen Communication Skills. The main beneficiaries are caring professionals and community workers who are working with young people and adults in Northern Ireland and require knowledge of HIV/AIDS and all the related Sexual Health and Drug and Alcohol issues in order to assist in the prevention of the spread of HIV infection and related risks. More than 10,000 people per annum in Northern Ireland access ACET’s Health Education & Training Services. ACET also provides Training Courses on Sexual Health for Staff and Volunteers in NGOs in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Africa who are working to combat the spread of HIV in their own countries. ACET gathers evaluation feedback from all participants in our Health Education and Training Services to assess effectiveness in achieving learning outcomes. As a result ACET has a strong evidence base to demonstrate effectiveness of the services provided. This purpose does not lead to harm. This purpose does not lead to private benefit. (b) The relief of need, sickness and distress of persons suffering from the said Syndrome in any part of the world The direct benefits which flow from this purpose includes practical care and support for children, young people and adults affected by HIV/AIDS and related health issues. ACET operates a Youth Project to provide support to young people affected by HIV/AIDS who are living in Northern Ireland. The main beneficiaries are young people aged 12 – 21. ACET supports an HIV Quilt Project in the Republic of Ireland. The main beneficiaries are parents bereaved through HIV/AIDS ACET supports a Children and Young People’s Project in South Africa for children and young people affected by HIV/AIDS. The main beneficiaries are children and young people orphaned by HIV/AIDS ACET supports a Project in Uganda providing assistance with Education for young people affected by HIV/AIDS. The main beneficiaries are children orphaned by HIV/AIDS ACET gathers evaluation feedback from all participants in our Care and Support Services to assess effectiveness. As a result ACET has a strong evidence base to demonstrate effectiveness of the services provided. This purpose does not lead to harm. This purpose does not lead to private benefit.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
• ACET Health Education & Training Services are accessible across the six counties, in both urban and rural communities, and by all sections of the community. • ACET is an Approved Centre with the Open College Network and offers a wide range of accredited Health Education, Personal Development Programmes and Training Courses
ranging from Entry Level to Level 3. • ACET service users include Young People and Adults in Youth and Adult Community Groups, Job Skills Agencies, Alternative Education Projects, Educational Guidance Centres, Schools, Further Education Colleges, Homeless Hostels, Addiction Recovery Groups, Parent Support Groups, Community Workers, NHS Staff, NGO Staff, Churches, Conferences, and Industry. • Services are targeted mostly in disadvantaged areas with people deemed most at risk, i.e. young people, school excludees, unemployed, homeless and vulnerable adults, but also includes provision of accredited Training Courses and Training Resources to other Community Health Educators, Caring Professionals and Community Workers. • More than 10,000 young people and adults per annum across the six counties of Northern Ireland access ACET’s Health Education & Training Services. • ACET works in partnership with Social Services, to provide emotional support to young people living with HIV in Northern Ireland, and sponsors a Project in South Africa for young people orphaned by HIV/AIDS • ACET provides training for staff in NGOs overseas in relation to prevention of the spread of HIV and other Sexual Health issues in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Africa.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Hiv/aids
- Homelessness
- Interface communities
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Overseas/developing countries
- Parents
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Education/training
- Medical/health/sickness
- Overseas aid/famine relief
- Relief of poverty
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
