FUR Community Association of Greater Manchester

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN GREATER MANCHESTER WHO ARE REFUGEES OR ASYLUM SEEKERS (IN PARTICULAR, PEOPLE OF FUR HERITAGE FROM THE DARFUR REGION OF SUDAN) AND WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:• INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE FUR COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY.• PROVIDING PEER SUPPORT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT BUILD PEOPLE’S CONFIDENCE AND ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY.• PROMOTING SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. • BUILDING PEOPLE’S KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE IN THEIR OWN CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ITS POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO A MULTI-CULTURAL SOCIETY.