For lasting change to happen, working in the charity sector must be accompanied by a constant process of learning and self-reflection. Like most middle-class job sectors, the ethnic makeup of the charity sector is majority White. People of colour are underrepresented at all levels of leadership, and campaigns like #CharitySoWhite have drawn attention to …
Recent pictures surfacing on social media of frugal government-funded meals arose outrage notably with footballer Marcus Rashford. This poses a greater question of whether the government has made food scarcity a priority, especially after a rise in school lunch demand due to the impacts of the pandemic, such as a rise in unemployment and a …
Internet regulation is needed but the Government must commit to protecting young people online. The internet forms an integral part of people’s lives. In the UK, 99% of 12 to 15–year–olds are online. With social life, entertainment and online shopping all accessed via the internet, being online has become crucial. With the COVID-19 lockdown, even …
The United Nations Population Fund fears an additional 2 million cases of FGM over the next decade as a direct result of Covid-19. Covid-19 has devastated global efforts to end gender-based violence around the world, triggering and exacerbating the risk of Forced Genital Mutilation (FGM) for girls globally. This is a period defined by the …
The covid-19 pandemic has led to small charities in the UK facing existential struggle as their funding has come to a halt, and the Government’s emergency fund is not doing enough. Covid-19 and the charity sector The coronavirus pandemic has hit many sectors very hard during this past year. Increased public funding is needed in …
Demand for the support and guidance that JAN Trust offers has increased as a result of COVID-19 and lockdown. We understand that the effects of the pandemic are far-reaching, and do not only include health-related or economic trouble. We are committed to supporting our beneficiaries in these difficult times. Lockdown has prevented many from leaving …
‘We are in grave danger of leaving vulnerable communities at even greater risk in a time of crisis’ CEO Sajda Mughal has written an opinion piece in the Third Sector about the risk that BAME charities face during the COVID-19 crisis due to a lack of funding. Read more here or below: Sajda Mughal: Sunak …
Coronavirus, the current pandemic has overcome the world and nation in a matter of weeks. We’re all being advised to stay home in order to protect the elderly and vulnerable but what about those households who live with their elderly and vulnerable? In many ethnic minority households, the living situation is what we call ‘Multigenerational’, …
In this blog post we’ll be breaking down the language associated with BAME individuals in the public media, the influence this has on how we think and refer to others who we may perceive to be different from ourselves. Language is the core of our society and civilisation. Did you know that language first developed ...
In 2014 when ISIS declared its caliphate thousands of women around the world migrated to join debunking the myth that woman did not participate in violent extremism. In fact figures show that with the proclamation of the Caliphate, the number of female departees from EU member states increased significantly for example in Germany the percentage …
