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Permalink Reply by Joe Z Mairura on March 3, 2011 at 4:46

Hi ,

I am Joe,  Director of Imara Development Programmes.

I have not identified a particular programme yet; but I am keen to explore with others the possibility of working on a european project (or beyond!)involving:

1. Improvement and develepment in mental health and mental wellbeing in general and the mental health of young people in particular.
2. Training in Recovery(Mental Health)
3. Developing Social Work Practice Networks
4. Capacity Building in Non Governmental Organisiations(NGOs) in the Health & Social Care Sector
5. Developing Siblings Support Groups for families supporting /caring for children diagnosed  with Asperger's Syndrome  or Autism. ( I have recent experience of this and would be happy to share some of the work I am currently doing)

 Have a look at  my profile  for further information about me and areas of interest.

Get in touch if you want to find out more or would like to collaborate in some way.

Permalink Reply by Kate Damiral on March 3, 2011 at 13:33

Hello

NCVO has identified climate change as one of the key challenges for the voluntary sector in the coming decades and we have made it one of our strategic priorities. 

We would like to hear from other European support organisations that are interested in sharing ideas about how to help non-environmental voluntary and community organisations to understand the impact that climate change is likely to have on their beneficiaries and their work.  We ran a pilot project on this issue in 2009 called The Big Response and are about to roll the work out with larger groups of organisations supporting vulnerable people. 

But we are keen to learn about and test out other ideas for helping organisations to respond to this major societal challenge - whether that''s helping organisations to prepare for and adapt to climate change, or supporting them to help mitigate or prevent uncontrolled carbon emissions. 

For an overview of our work on this topic, take a look at our website: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/climatechange

Anyone interested in working with us?

Permalink Reply by Rosemary Maguire on March 3, 2011 at 14:51

Hi Kate,

 

Whilst it's not directly aimed at the voluntary sector, we're currently involved in a European project looking at greening SMEs. From the webpage you mentioned above- it seems that there are some similar issues. I think the key overlapping one is supporting small organisations to make change themselves- from raising the issue with them, to identifying areas for improvement, to implementing and continuing change, in a cost effective manner. Whilst we all know that saving resources can help save money, sometime it is difficult to see how that can be achieved without a large investment.

 

I've put a link to our website below, as it contains information which could be relevant to all organisations. In addition, we're holding a networking event next Thursday in Battersea, where the Carbon Trust, LSX, Waste Watch and other key agencies will be discussing ways to incentivise and support organisations to make changes. We will also have colleagues from Italy, Spain and South Denmark, who can shed some more light on their practices.

 

www.gogreeneurope.com

 

Thanks,

 

Rosie

Permalink Reply by Kate Damiral on March 3, 2011 at 16:15

Sounds interesting, Rosie.  As NCVO isn't an environmental specialist, we're keen to signpost charities to expert advisers on how to improve environmental performance, so I'll make a note of your website, thanks.

Permalink Reply by Joe Z Mairura on March 3, 2011 at 15:11

Further  to my earlier entry

you can contact me  at joe.mairura@imaradp.co.uk or on +44 7967 186870 to discuss/collaborate on any of the ares I indicated

 

rgds  Joe