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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£192.3K
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Spending
£196.6K
Public benefits
Our four-fold objectives span generations & cultures: 1. Unite & equip young people in NI to create flourishing communities of tolerance, respect & inclusivity by creating shared spaces for deep reflection, transformational learning & compassionate action focused on supporting newcomer children from refugee & asylum seeker families. This socially
& economically deprived population is often underrepresented in reconciliation work. 2. Assist communities from different traditions build self-confidence, self-worth & explore issues around identity to increase understanding between cultures & build a shared vision for the future. 3. Prepare a new generation of teachers to be reflective practitioners who together explore issues of identity so that they can promote understanding, tolerance & inclusivity in their classrooms. 4. Provide quality education affirming the value of marginalised Indian children. The direct benefits which flow from the purpose of engaging UK young people with issues of poverty through bringing cross-community teams to work with newcomer children, who come from refugee and asylum seeker families, in Northern Ireland are: The young people benefit by engaging with young people across the community divide and from other cultures, religions and ethnicities. These encounters are transformative, developing the young people as local and global citizens and stimulating them to greater engagement with the wider community in Northern Ireland and globally. These benefits are evidenced by high numbers of applicants for the programme and through pre and post-programme intercultural sensitivity questionnaires which demonstrate a statistically significant change in attitudes to people of other religions, cultures and ethnicities. Qualitative data is gathered through long-term engagement of the young people, demonstrating modified goals and aspirations in terms of career choices and engagement with other charitable activities. The direct beneficiaries are the NI 6th form students and college students and teachers involved in the programme. The second group of beneficiaries are the newcomer primary school children who participate in the Newcomer Welcome Week, who are given the opportunity to explore their cultural heritage in a positive and affirming environment. The indirect beneficiaries are other students and teachers in the NI schools and colleges from which the students come, their families and wider communities, all of whom benefit from the young people becoming better citizens both locally and globally. No harm arises from this or the subsequent purposes described. Saphara also works in India to provide quality education to marginalised children. The direct benefits which flow from the purpose of delivering adolescent health and emotional resilience programmes in the Indian context are: The benefit to the adolescent girls taking part in the programme run by our Indian NGO partners is in learning to respect themselves and each other. Their greater self-esteem and resilience encourages them to stay in school for longer, resisting the pressure of child marriage and trafficking. The adolescent health programme promotes better sexual health for girls and greater emotional wellbeing. The beneficiaries of this purpose are Indian adolescent girls who engage in the programme. Extensive data collection, qualitative and quantitative, shows better understanding of health issues and enhanced self-esteem. There is also evidence that girls who participate in the programme are able to positively influence the attitudes of their families and other members of their communities to the role of women in society. The direct benefits which flow from the purpose of providing educational support for disadvantaged Indian children through working with Non-Governmental Organisations are: The Indian children benefit from an education which allows them to escape poverty through the opportunities brought about by academic success. This benefit is further enhanced by the schools helping the children to realise their own value and their potential to bring about change in their families and communities. These benefits are evidenced by the improved academic achievement of the Indian students and the increased numbers staying at school. The beneficiaries are the Indian children from slums and poor rural villages who receive good quality education and whose school experience is enhanced by interactions with the NI teams teaching them conversational English and affirming their value and worth.
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Saphara’s purpose is to build a strong civil society by inspiring young people to become leaders of a peaceful & deeply reconciled Northern Ireland with a shared vision of the future, where diversity is celebrated & the marginalised are valued. With a commitment to peacebuilding, Saphara stands in solidarity with those living in poverty,
powerlessness & injustice. We believe that transformative encounters can break divisions & bring healing & wholeness across all communities. To achieve these objectives Saphara brings together teams of sixth form students and teachers from schools on both sides of the community in NI to explore issues of local and global identity. The year-long Be the Change programme includes workshops, residential weekends, team fundraising and culminates in the running of a newcomer welcome week. Here the young people engage with newcomer children from local primary schools, encouraging them to share their differing cultures and enjoy learning together. Saphara also runs the Be the Change Programme for Stranmillis and St Mary’s colleges. The newcomer welcome week gives the students an opportunity to engage with newcomer children and understand the challenges that they may encounter in their future teaching careers. Saphara also provides opportunities for a number of students to travel to India, where they work alongside their counterparts in schools, gaining a first hand understanding of a significantly different culture. Saphara also runs adolescent health and emotional resilience programmes for marginalised girls in India in both NGO and government schools improving their status through provision of health and sex education, and life skills. Saphara contributes to the education of disadvantaged children by funding teachers’ salaries, midday meals for malnourished children and scholarships for young people, especially girls, to attend college.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Overseas/developing countries
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Gender
- Human rights/equality
- Overseas aid/famine relief
- Youth development
