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iAssist-Ni

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £32.7K

  • Spending

    £26.3K

Charity no. 108110 Date registered. 10/12/2021

Public benefits

The benefit flowing from the organisation will be to reduce isolation through Befriending. We provide befriending service for the public and for people from the Black Asian Minority Ethnic groups and newcomers to Northern Ireland who feel lonely or isolated due to lack of social and family networks and or Illnesses and disabilities. Our befriending

service includes tele-befriending, home support, companionship, assistance with shopping and helping services users to build relationships in their communities by organising community events and cross-cultural activities aimed at promoting inclusion and community cohesion. Volunteers will receive relevant training and matched with service users based on their backgrounds for companionship thus reducing isolation. Collaboration: we work in partnership work with local authorities, voluntary agencies & other like-minded organisations in a common effort to reduce loneliness. We collaborate with Diverse Youth NI and other Youth organisation to support young people through youth work, cross-cultural youth activities, and sports. We provide mentoring support to individuals (Adults and Young people) to build their confidence and capacity to gain relevant skills and knowledge to be gainfully employed. Our service users are supported with filling out forms, accompany to attend hospital appointments, social and community activities, sports and recreational activities and community events and festivals that promotes heritage and culture. We do this by organizing educational/awareness workshops, providing training opportunities, representation and providing information of services ranging from housing, integration, education, health, and employment. The benefits of our services to the public are evidenced through the numbers of beneficiaries that we support. Benefits can also be demonstrated through the number of participants in the community events that we organise, mentoring and capacity building, and personal development support that we provide. No Adult Asylum seekers/refugees Community safety/crime prevention Ethnic minorities General public Learning disabilities Men Mental health Older people Parents Specific areas of deprivation Unemployed/low income Victim support Voluntary and community sector Volunteers Women Youth (14-25 year olds) There are no private benefit flowing from this purposes. However, some of our volunteers may be beneficiaries as well.

What your organisation does

The organisation carries out its purposes through continuous dialogue, mutual understanding and frequent social interactions between different groups, faiths, cultures and ages, encouraged and facilitated by strong community leadership. Building relationships with statutory and community based organisations and working in synergy towards same

goals. Through involvement of stakeholders and beneficiaries in planning and delivery of activities.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • 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

  • Asylum seekers/refugees
  • Carers
  • Ethnic minorities
  • General public
  • Language community
  • Learning disabilities
  • Men
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Physical disabilities
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Victim support
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers
  • Women

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community development
  • Cultural
  • Disability
  • General charitable purposes
  • Human rights/equality
  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Relief of poverty
  • Volunteer development
  • Welfare/benevolent

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

To provide companionship for the elderly, asylum seekers people from the BAME communities suffering isolation, giving them the opportunity to develop a new relationship and opportunities to participate and engage in social activities. To alleviate the social isolation experienced by people with physical, sensory, psychological, or cognitive impairment living in Greater Belfast and Northern Ireland by providing befriending support and companionship, thus reducing the impact of isolation. To provide the relief of poverty by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, mentoring and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to gain knowledge, skill, and experience for employment to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient. To achieve our aims, we will provide the opportunity for volunteers to gain new skills and experience as well as offering encouragement and support. To promote equality, diversity, and inclusion amongst asylum seekers, indigenous community, and people from the diverse communities in Belfast and Northern Ireland.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name


  • 6 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 9 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mr Augustine Egiomo, Iassistni, 92-94 York Road, Belfast, BT15 3HF

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr Augustine Egiomo
Mrs Hasna Elsiyofi
Mrs Ifueko Agbontaen
Mr Elias Derek Egioze
Dr Olga Eguaogie
Dr Eurides Da Silva Amona' Rui

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • Antrim And Newtownabbey Borough Council
  • Ards And North Down Borough Council
  • Belfast City Council
  • Derry City And Strabane District Council
  • Lisburn And Castlereagh City Council
  • Newry, Mourne And Down District Council
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