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The Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities

  • Removed

  • This charity was removed from the register on 4 Apr 2017
Charity no. 100169 Date registered. 27/06/2014

Public benefits

The benefits flowing from the purpose of The Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities are: 1. Provide public awareness on racism and multiple discrimination through education and training; 2. Provide advocacy, advice and supportservices to victims of racial harassment and racist attacks; 3. Capacity building ethnic minority community through

training and participation; 4. Identify racial inequality through evidence based research or study; 5. Capacity building ethnic minority groups on their rights and 6. Networking and partnership building on racial equality. These benefits can be demonstrated through the existence of the support services and by written reports delivered as part of the annual report. The beneficiaries of this purpose are people of different racial groups in Northern Ireland. There is no harm flowing from the purpose. The only private benefit flowing from this purpose is the training element under the capacity building programme as well as public awareness on racism and multiple discrimination programme and this is incidental and necessary because it is to the promotion of the organisation's purposes and/or furtherance of the organisation's objectives.

What your organisation does

Our works are as follows: 1. Identify and presenting views on racial equality to statutory, voluntary and community sector; 2. Policy, research and information; 3. Develop and support community infrastructure for people of different racial group; 4. Capacity building for minority ethnic communities; 5. Racial equality support services; 6. Advocacy

and advice 7. Campaigning and network on racial equality, equality of opportunity and good race relations

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity

Who the charity helps

  • Asylum seekers/refugees
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Travellers

How the charity works

  • Human rights/equality

Charitable purposes

The purpose as stated under clause 3 (i) in the Memorandum of Association of The Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities is: 1. The council is established to promote good race relations and to endeavour to eliminate discrimination on the grounds of race and to encourage equality of opportunity within Northern Ireland between persons of different racial groups in Northern Ireland.