The current Pandemic has placed an unprecedented financial and psychological pressures on families especially within the young people from ethnic minority communities. Most of them have to rethink the kind of jobs they do in order to be able to provide for their families due to multiple closures of businesses and also the prospect of...
In line with the mission of Bolton CDP, to build strong, sustainable, secure, prosperous and healthy communities, whilst focusing on the Ethnic minority communities of Bolton and Greater Manchester. During the Covid 19 lockdown, young people within the African community wanted to carry out activities that would help improve their skills in areas that they...
The COVID 19 pandemic has affected families in ways that they never imagined. The pressure it has placed on families is beyond just health but also economic with lots of job loss and mental health issues. Families from ethnic minority groups are the worst hit. Bolton CDP has launched a food bank and distribution of...
Bolton CDP as part of her objective to empower women in the area of leadership and entrepreneurship initiated the Women of Purpose conference in collaboration with the Institute of Directors (IoD), Precious Gems UK, African Council and Pentecostal Community Association (PCA). This conference aims to bring women from the ethnic minority and deprived backgrounds together...
The IoD Leadership Passport Session Three took place on Friday, the 4th of May 2019 at the Old School House in Manchester. This session was about ‘Starting your own business’. The youths were trained on how to get ready to pitch an idea for a business, charity, organisation etc. for the Big Community Pitch coming...
IoD Leadership Passport Session Two took place on Friday 1st of February in the Barclays Building. With Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester in attendance. This session was about Politics and how young people can get involved. The African Youths in Greater Manchester had questions which they asked the Mayor which he gladly answered....
The first IoD Leadership Passport event took place on Friday, the 16th of November in the RSM UK Building in Manchester. The first of its kind, with young people from across the African diaspora in attendance and inspirational speakers who talked about personal branding. This program is to give the young Africans in Greater Manchester the...
Bolton CDP had a meeting on the 23rd of October with Claire Ebrey, the Regional Director of IoD, Soumaiya and Lauren from IoD. To discuss the upcoming project, the Leadership Passport Program in partnership with IoD and Youth Carter.
Bolton CDP hosted the final year students from the community development department of the University of Bolton. These students will be working with Bolton CDP to develop key project across Greater Manchester and also help with the evaluation. A big thanks to the University of Bolton for their continued support and partnership with Bolton CDP.
Representatives of Bolton CDP attended the annual IoD North West’s Enterprising Women Conference 2018. It was a day of fantastic inspirational speakers from across the region and beyond. Claire Ebrey, the IoD North West and IoM Regional Director welcomed everyone and introduced the upcoming project, the IoD North West Leadership Passport which consists of series of...
