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Status
Received: 73 days late
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Income
£13.5K
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Spending
£9.8K
Public benefits
Purpose 1: The advancement of the arts and culture by giving young people a space for practising hip hop and cultural arts. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose is greater engagement with and awareness of hip hop to preserve the cultural art form of hip hop in Northern Ireland. These benefits can be evidenced through the number of
participants in classes, workshops, projects and events and showcases. We will ask participants for feedback after each session or course to gain information about the impact on them. We will also evidence this through the progression of individual participants. The purposes of our charity may lead to the following harm: an injury during the hip hop activity however this is unlikely and will be managed by risk management procedures and the training provided to facilitators. We can show that this harm is outweighed by the benefits by evidence from participants. The charities beneficiaries are all members of the public in Northern Ireland with an interest in hip hop. There is no private benefit flowing from this purpose. Purpose 2: Promoting the physical/mental health and well-being of young people in Northern Ireland through break dance, emceeing, graffiti art and DJing." The direct benefits which flow from this purpose is reduced obesity and improved physical and mental health. These benefits can be evidenced through feedback from participants collected at the end of the engagement which ask specifically about physical and mental health. In addition facilitators maintain longer term contact with individuals to gauge the longer term impact. The purposes of our charity may lead to the following harm: an injury during the hip hop activity however this is unlikely and will be managed by risk management procedures and the training provided to facilitators. We can show that this harm is outweighed by the benefits by evidence from participants. The charities beneficiaries are all members of the public in Northern Ireland with an interest in hip hop. There is no private benefit flowing from this purpose.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
We are a charity that uses hip-hop culture to promote inclusivity, self confidence, and a new sense of community. We are a team of DJs, rappers, breakers, street artists, and community workers having recently moved into 13 Park Road, Belfast. Operating from the old Masonic hall we are bringing it back to life with art, music, and dance. Our
social hub currently offers a dance space, an in house radio station and recording studio, a cinema space, and an art studio. We offer a platform for up and coming artists, a space for community groups, and a hub where real, positive hip-hop culture can be experienced. We run events, teach workshops, and run social meet ups regularly.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
- 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
- Asylum seekers/refugees
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- General public
- Interface communities
- Language community
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Community development
- Community enterprise
- Counselling/support
- Criminal justice
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Disability
- Education/training
- General charitable purposes
- Human rights/equality
- Relief of poverty
- Sport/recreation
- Urban development
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
