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Status
Received: 232 days late
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Income
£300.4K
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Spending
£271.3K
Public benefits
‘The advancement of education’, The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include reduction of the language barrier, greater ability to integrate into the local community, increased confidence and self reliance and greater capacity to build mutual cross cultural understanding. These benefits are evidenced through feedback from users and
regular in-house evaluation at the staff and management level and monitoring from third party user services when appropriate. ‘the advancement of citizenship or community development’, We meet this purpose by providing regular training on the rights and responsibilities as active citizens. We organise cross-community and diversity activities between the Wider Community and the Chinese community to promote good relations particularly though not exclusively within CWA's branches in Belfast and Derry with initiatives including other minority ethnic communities e.g. BME Network. South Belfast Roundtable, Stronger Together steering group member. Ballymena Inter-Ethnic Foruml Artsekta. University of Ulster, Queen‘s University, Belfast Metropolitan College. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include increased engagement of our Chinese community as active citizens, growing mutual respect and understanding between our community and the indigenous communities and an increase in our members confidence at expressing themselves and their cultural values to the host community. These benefits are evidenced through feedback from users and regular in house evaluation at the staff and management level and monitoring from third party user services when appropriate. Successful funding applications and partnership work further evidence these benefits. ‘the relief of poverty’ We provide relieve of poverty by offering bilingual support for most vulnerable members of the Chinese Community in both Cantonese and Mandarin for a wide range of services. We also have enlisted trained welfare support volunteers to provide free welfare advice drop in. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include our clients not feeling lonely and isolated due to the language barrier and a palpable perception of care and support which promotes an overall sense of wellbeing. These benefits are evidenced through feedback from users and regular in-house evaluation at the Staff and Management level and monitoring from third party user services when appropriate. At times, letters of appreciation are received from extended family members in China who are extremely grateful for our support through their loved one's difficult times. '.....provide facilities for recreation or other leisure-time occupation for the Chinese community....' As health and wellbeing feature very high in Chinese culture, CWA provides opportunities for our community to get involved. From our centre, we run ladies and mens fitness programmes. Children are engaged in martial arts through our regular Kids Kung Fu classes. The Oi Kwan ladies group meet weekly for Chinese dance. Oue elderly group has weekly 'gentle' exercise classes. As much of our central funding comes through the PHA, there are additional opportunities to learn about health, diet, healthy eating and improving mental health. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include access to healthy lifestyle advice already available to the mainstream population. All sections of the community can feel stronger by the benefits of physical exercises. Members can also improve their mental health by the opportunities of exercising together. These benefits are evidenced through feedback from users and regular in-house evaluation at the Staff and Management level and monitoring from third party user services when appropriate. This is particularly true of health programmes which require tri-monthly monitoring to be returned to PHA. There is no harm or private benefit from the purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
CWA offers the following services to the Chinese community and the wider community which works towards achieving integration and cohesion. Health • Chinese Health Advocacy Service (Cantonese/Mandarin) • Chinese Older People service • BME Health Advocacy and Health Programmes to BME communities in Belfast through our South Belfast BME Health Link
Project Community Development • Assist in the reporting of Crime and Racial incidents for the Chinese community English/Chinese. • Services for youth: GSCE Mandarin tuition classes • Sure start Crèche for 0-4 year olds. • Chinese luncheon group for the Elderly Recreation and Leisure • Including Martial Arts classes for adults and children • Kung Fu Panda Martial Arts Club • Tai Chi Classes • Dragon and Lion dance classes • Ladies and Men’s Weight Loss Programmes Education • Adults and Children English lessons • Basic Food and Hygiene classes in Chinese • Youth Homework Clubs Chinese Culture • Mandarin Lessons for adults and children • Delivery of Chinese cultural workshops and talks • Anti-Racism/ Diversity/ Culture Training. • Cooking and Calligraphy classes. • Festivals: CWA host the largest Chinese New Year in Northern Ireland, check website for details. Celebrate a fantastic Chinese New Year Centre Facilities: Develop community infrastructure particularly at the Chinese Resource Centre to be a centre for all. Consular services for the Chinese and Polish Embassies.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
- 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)
- Asylum seekers/refugees
- Carers
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Interface communities
- Language community
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Physical disabilities
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Sensory disabilities
- Victim support
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Accommodation/housing
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Community development
- Counselling/support
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Disability
- Education/training
- General charitable purposes
- Heritage/historical
- Medical/health/sickness
- Playgroup/after schools
- Research/evaluation
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Welfare/benevolent
- Youth development
