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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£204.2K
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Spending
£120.0K
Public benefits
For the relief of poverty, the advancement of education and for the benefit of African people primarily from the Horn of Africa but not exclusively, including asylum seekers and refugees and their dependants living in Northern Ireland and for the relief of children living in the Horn of Africa (“the beneficiaries”) and in particular: (a) To
provide practical assistance, promote social inclusion and promote racial harmony and assist the beneficiaries to integrate into society in Northern Ireland; The direct benefits which flow from this purpose are improvements in the individual well-being and social participation of newcomers from the Horn of Africa (HoA), as well as overall social cohesion. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from HAPANI users, self-evaluation of our services by our volunteers and positive engagement with HAPANI on the part of statutory agencies This purpose does not lead to harm. The charity's primary beneficiaries are people living in Northern Ireland who are from the Horn of Africa, principally asylum-seekers and refugees and their dependants although there is also an indirect benefit to members of the ‘host’ community deriving from the effective management of cultural diversity to which HAPANI contributes. A private benefit may come from a trustee who has a child or family member who uses the services HAPANI offers. Such an individual would however receive exactly the same service as all other beneficiaries, without fear or favour. (b) To provide programmes of education, including English language lessons and assistance with homework for the beneficiaries in Northern Ireland; The direct benefits which flow from this purpose are greater ability on the part of HoA adults to engage with society and public authorities in Northern Ireland and on the part of HoA children to avail themselves fully of the benefits of a public education. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from participants, children, parents and teachers. Evaluation of services and projects is carried out and results are compared to gather feedback on the benefits. There is no harm flowing from this purpose. The beneficiaries are HoA individuals, whether adult or child, whose capacity to realise their potential in Northern Ireland would otherwise be blighted by lack of English-language competence. No private benefit arises. (c) To relieve poverty by developing and maintaining programmes of sponsorship to support the education and development of children living in the Horn of Africa; The benefits which flow from this purpose are improvements in the well-being of children in the region in Africa. Benefits are demonstrated through feedback from participants and their families. Evaluations are sought after programmes are completed. Often photos and visual evidence assist the evaluation process. There is no harm that flows from this purpose. The beneficiaries are affected children living in the Horn of Africa. A private benefit may come from our programme. Through the programme a trustee and/or volunteers may be posted to the Horn of Africa. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries. (d) To advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the directors may, from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity. This purpose provides flexibility and will enable us to carry out any other charitable purpose if needed in response to the evolving needs of our beneficiaries.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Horn of Africa People's Aid Northern Ireland (HAPANI) was formed in 2011 as a non-governmental organisation. HAPANI supports people from Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and the Republic of Sudan and South Sudan. Furthermore, it does so regardless of ethnicity, religion, nationality, gender or social origin. The organisation was formed by
people from the Horn of Africa (HoA) community and is supported by local residents in Northern Ireland. HAPANI aims to fulfil the lives of people from HoA communities through raising awareness and funds to support people in need of practical assistance. In the past, the organisation has worked in connection with other service providers in Northern Ireland providing support to local people. HAPANI has conducted its own research relating to refugees and immigrants travelling from Africa to Northern Ireland. Included in this research was a needs assessment for the Institute for Conflict Research, conducted by Dr Orna Young (available on request). HAPANI and its volunteers aspire to assist all people and family members from the HoA community by providing free services. Thus far, HAPANI has set up a number of supportive services for the welfare of vulnerable people and the hard to reach, including; weekly sports clubs for HoA children to help them integrate into the ‘host’ community; English and Maths classes to improve basic literacy and mathematical skills, free courses facilitated by HAPANI translator volunteers; A drop-in centre for local HoA people and the community, open 5 days a week to the public for general enquires. In general, HAPANI wishes to develop the relationship between HoA community members and the ‘host’ community, through improving HoA individuals’ fluency in English, encouraging the pursuit of justice for crimes against HoA individuals and providing translation services to HoA refugees in Northern Ireland.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- 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
- Adult training
- Asylum seekers/refugees
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Homelessness
- Language community
- Mental health
- Older people
- Overseas/developing countries
- Tenants
- Unemployed/low income
- Victim support
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Community enterprise
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Economic development
- Education/training
- General charitable purposes
- Human rights/equality
- Overseas aid/famine relief
- Relief of poverty
- Research/evaluation
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
