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Multi-Ethnic Sports and Cultures NI

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £25.9K

  • Spending

    £13.9K

Charity no. 106476 Date registered. 26/05/2017

Public benefits

PURPOSE 1: The direct benefits which flow from advancing amateur sport and encouraging participation in sport is that there will be increased physical fitness and improved mental health and social inclusion within the African and Caribbean community. PURPOSE 2: The direct benefits which flow from promoting cultural diversity and racial harmony is

that there will be a greater understanding between people from diverse backgrounds and local people. We will be striving to cultivate a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity in sport while at the same time reducing isolation of people from Africa and the Caribbean by bringing them together in various cultural activities and reaching across social barriers. PURPOSE 3: The direct benefits which flow from advancing the education of the beneficiaries in leadership, coaching and organisation of sport and related subjects is that they will have the skills to be able to help develop the sporting potential in others in their community. They will also have the skills and knowledge to provide a safe, supportive and positive environment for young people and others to participate in various sporting activities. PURPOSE 4: The direct benefits which flow from the prevention and relief of poverty is that some of the beneficiaries will be helped to find employment or be able to make a living from using their sporting talents, thus being able to financially support themselves and their families. PURPOSE 1: These benefits can be demonstrated by the numbers of people participating in the various athletic activities that we organise, for example football, table tennis and boxing in the first instance. It will also be demonstrated by providing sporting equipment to communities in Africa and the Caribbean which cannot afford it. PURPOSE 2: They can be demonstrated by showcasing our diverse cultures via sports and games and also specific cultural events. We will organise sporting events and competitions to bring together the beneficiaries and also local people. PURPOSE 3: They can be demonstrated by the provision of facilities, courses, training, programmes, and resources and the number of participants that attend courses and those that achieve accreditation. We will evaluate all our programmes. PURPOSE 4: They can be demonstrated by promoting and providing opportunities for those who wish to play sport professionally or to find employment in sport or sports related industries. There is no harm arising from any of the purposes. The charity's beneficiaries are African and Caribbean communities in Northern Ireland and also in Africa and the Caribbean. There is no private benefit flowing from the purposes.

What your organisation does

Multi-Ethnic Sports and Cultures NI has the following bespoke programmes in place to achieve its objectives and purposes: 1. MSCNI Sport-Cultural Festival is a summer event celebrating diverse cultural extravaganza, cross-community and family reunion. Its 1st edition was in 2016. It features T F Football League: 11 aside football teams from

different communities within Northern Ireland. This is done with the view to play a role in making Northern Ireland a multicultural nation, invoking the spirit of sportsmanship and togetherness, encouraging cross-community participation in grassroots football, saying no to racism and cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity in sports and culture. 2. T F Inter-Community & Transcultural Family Table Tennis Championship is another annual event of MSCNI. Its 1st edition was in January 2017. It does not only encourage people to participate in the game of table tennis but it is also a great platform for promoting racial harmony and good relation. A day for cultural diversity, dance, music, drum workshop, food tasting, family reunion and loads of games for the kids. Aims to promote a healthy and active lifestyle, drive cross-community participation, break down cultural barriers and all other elements that work against our togetherness and a united community. Our inter-community activities are capable of establishing community engagement, intercultural relationships, closer connection, common grounds for trust building and understanding among communities in Northern Ireland. 3. Celebration of African Queens: The fact that MSCNI is culturally diversified gave birth to this Celebration. It is conceived to bring communities together with the view to celebrate cultural diversity by showing diverse native fashion endowments and beautification of women. We also run sports-related programmes to serve our purposes: Friendly Sports Matches, Women 4sports, Titanic Football Club, Sports Mentorship and Training.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of amateur sport
  • 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

  • Adult training
  • Asylum seekers/refugees
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Ethnic minorities
  • General public
  • Interface communities
  • Men
  • Overseas/developing countries
  • Volunteers
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Cultural
  • Education/training
  • Relief of poverty
  • Sport/recreation
  • Youth development

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2023

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2022

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2021

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Charitable purposes

To advance amateur sport and encourage participation in sport among members of the African and Caribbean communities, in particular but not exclusively, (‘the beneficiaries’) in Northern Ireland and also in Africa and the Caribbean by the provision of, or assistance in the provision of, sports clubs, equipment, facilities, forums, competitions, tournaments, skills development and by any other charitable means that the Trustees shall consider appropriate; To promote cultural diversity and racial harmony by promoting sporting and cultural activities to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds and the indigenous people in Northern Ireland and to cultivate a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity in sport; To advance the education of the beneficiaries by the provision of facilities, courses, training, programmes, and resources to enable, assist and encourage the education of persons in leadership, coaching and organisation of sport and related subjects; To prevent and relieve poverty of the beneficiaries by promoting and providing opportunities for those who wish to play sport professionally or to find employment in sport or sports related industries.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

MESCNI
  • 5 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 5 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mscni, 38 Ormeau Road, Belfast, BT7 2EA

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr. Jahswill Emmanuel
Mrs Caroline Emmanuel
Miss Latoya Toffa
Mr Murtado Olalekan Mohammed
Miss Jennifer Chidavaenzi

Areas of operation

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • Internationally
  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
  • Trinidad And Tobago