The Bridge Plus+ Limited

2.1 THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO:2.1.1 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THOSE FROM ETHNIC MINORITY BACKGROUNDS AND/OR MIGRANT BACKGROUNDS BY, FOR EXAMPLE (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION), THE PROVISION OF FREE ADVICE, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND/OR TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND/OR IN VOCATIONAL SKILLS AND/OR BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND/OR EVENTS AND/OR OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE TO SUCH PERSONS TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE;2.1.2 THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PREVENTING PEOPLE LIVING IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THOSE FROM ETHNIC MINORITY BACKGROUNDS AND/OR MIGRANT BACKGROUNDS FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THOSE FROM ETHNIC MINORITY BACKGROUNDS AND/OR MIGRANT BACKGROUNDS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY, FOR EXAMPLE (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION), THE PROVISION OF FREE ADVICE, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND/OR TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND/OR IN VOCATIONAL SKILLS AND/OR BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND/OR EVENTS AND/OR OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE TO SUCH PERSONS;2.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:2.1.3.1 ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;2.1.3.2 PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;2.1.3.3 CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC;2.1.3.4 CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;2.1.4 THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:2.1.4.1 PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS;2.1.4.2 ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS;2.1.4.3 WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE;2.1.5 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THOSE PEOPLE FROM ETHNIC MINORITY AND/OR MIGRANT BACKGROUNDS LIVING IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND/OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.2.2 FOR THE PURPOSES OF CLAUSE 2.1:2.2.1 ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS PEOPLE WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: ETHNIC ORIGIN, RACE, GENDER, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, POOR EDUCATIONAL, LANGUAGE AND/OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT, DISABILITY, AND/OR WHO ARE WITHIN, OR HAVE EXPERIENCED, THE PUBLIC CARE OR PENAL SYSTEM; AND2.2.2 ‘EAST OF ENGLAND’ MEANS NORFOLK, SUFFOLK, ESSEX, CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND/OR NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.