Black and minority ethnic organisations
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DEA membership includes a range of Black and minority ethnic (BME) organisations. These include community organisations, faith organisations, development NGOs, youth organisations, solidarity organisations and organisations that are nationally and locally based.
Some groups focus on activities within particular communities. Others work locally with the wider public. BME organisations work on projects in schools, youth work, adult and higher education, and in partnership with other development education organisations. Many groups are engaged with international development, including working directly with communities in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America.
“Focusing on global and development issues provides opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds to work together to be informed of each others’ needs, difficulties, celebrations and achievements. This sharing makes the multi-cultural community a reality. The contribution of black and ethnic minority communities to this process is from the heart and is rooted in the experience of transition, struggle and transformation. The traditional development education sector will benefit greatly from partnerships with the black and ethnic minority communities.”
Paul Boateng in The World in Our Neighbourhood
You can find details of over 30 Black and minority ethnic organisations working in development education in the UK via our Find a member page.
Recent reports:
- DEA Black and minority ethnic organisations national meeting, 15 June 2006
- Africa in the UK
DEA, UNESCO UK and Connections for Development seminar held on 24 April 2006 - Schools Resources on the Contribution of Refugees to Society
DEA and the Department for Constitutional Affairs seminar held on 21 February 2006
Key DEA publications:
- Black Voices in Development education (Rosemin Najmudin, 2001, free to download)
This publication demonstrates through a range of diverse case studies covering the arts, youth work, community and faith groups, ways in which community-based minority ethnic organisations are undertaking effective and innovative development education practice. - The World in our Neighbourhood (Ashok Ohri, 1997, free to download)
The first major review of development education and the views and perceptions of black and minority ethnic communities in Britain, based on interviews, focus groups and discussion with a range of individuals and practitioners.