Our values Helios Togo Diaspora is a charitable body and our values & motivation come from our citizen commitment; this commitment is what leads us to care for all people irrespective of their own background and share values Our work is fully inclusive and we reach out and support everyone who has need regardless of who they are. Our values are outworked through • Caring and loving • Encouraging and supporting • Accepting and affirming • Having a total belief in everyone’s ability to achieve • Reaching out to everyone, seeing all as equal through diverse communities OVERVIEW Helios Togo Diaspora is a diverse and innovative community based voluntary sector initiative that works at grassroots level and is designed to bring hope in disadvantaged & deprivation stricken communities. We have a passion for people, who are our focus, and for alleviating social hardship, exclusion, isolation, deprivation and inequalities. We provide a wide variety of much needed free support services to those who would not normally have the opportunity or confidence to access them Our Approach Too many people who have multiple needs get lost in the support system often being sent from one organisation or department to another, which many cannot cope with or navigate. Helios Togo Diaspora brings the support to the people with language barriers , with the result of helping those who need it the most whilst helping agencies meet their own targets for engagement. What makes our approach unique is that we outreach to people to find and connect with those most in need and difficult to reach due to various reasons including language, and we also outreach and partner with other community organisations to bring the two together in one safe place Purpose Our target are from socially and economically deprived communities, and a large portion have children, are isolated, suffer from low self-esteem and have little or no skills designated by the Government as NEETS (no education, employment, or training). These included capacity-building, networking with one another, agreeing mutual priorities, agreeing to work across lines nationalities, forging better links between communities and government/international institutions, facilitating capacity-building of local NGOs and in Africa-( Togo) and establishing a body to represent Togo NGOs in the UK Our purpose is to engage and support those who would normally miss out and fail to be picked up by the system, and thus they fail to benefit from the services that are available to them due to lack of awareness OUR AIMS Our aim is to breakdown barriers to personal development, improve family life, alleviate poverty, and tackle the negative effects of social deprivation, hardship and bring communities together. We believe in supporting people to reach their full potential; whoever that may be, regardless of their age, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, or circumstance. We seek tackle locally and nationally identified barriers and needs, and provide specifically person centred services and relevant interventions. We also seek to Creating a discussion forum for Togolese in relation to issue they face here in UK. Helios seeks to identify and bring together the UK’s most promising individuals of African origin with a desire to support African communities in the UK and Africa. A safe Environment Helios Togo Diaspora wish to provide a friendly, accepting, encouraging, and comfortable environment where people feel safe to meet, make friends, participate, gain confidence, develop feelings of self worth, and access the services they require to learn new skill, to grow and to develop emotionally, socially and educationally, and to become more independent We believe in working in partnership with others rather than just working alone. At Helios Togo Diaspora we know the truth of this principle and are progressively building up our contacts and working relationships with others who are also seeking to help, support, and improve the lives of local people. Even at this early stage there are a number of local people and organisations that we are working with in order to expand our services and strengthen our impact Funding Helios Togo Diaspora is a community building project, and as such we are funded through the individual gifts and donations from supporters, and applying for grants towards the work that we undertake. Much of our work is undertaken by volunteers who give their time and experience free of charge. We are always looking for new opportunities to raise funds or for grants to support of our work.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 23:25:01 +0000
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