Headline: Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Bashir Ahmed MSP visit Ethnic Enable
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon met with Ethnic Enable service users, carers, volunteers and staff on Monday 19th May 2008. Ms Sturgeon took the opportunity to learn more about the valuable services Ethnic Enable offers.
Nicola heard testimonies from carer Rukhsana Ghani who is the older sister and carer of Escapade service user Osman Ghani.
Osman is 8 years old and has Autism. Rukhsana gave a very moving account of challenges faced by Osman and his family on a daily basis.
Rukhsana told Nicola Sturgeon how after Osman's diagnosis the family lived without Disability Living Allowance for over a year until a friend told them about it. When the family learned about Ethnic Enable, a staff member visited conducted an assessment of needs and advised the family of their entitlements.
Osman became involved with Escapade and regularly enjoys mixing with children his own age in a safe and secure environment.
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon commented "I was very pleased to have had the opportunity to visit Ethnic Enable, and to hear about the work it is doing to support black and minority ethnic communities.
In particular, Imran Sabir's presentation of the 'LEGO model' was a useful visual representation of the barriers faced by disabled people from minority ethnic communities and demonstrated how Ethnic Enable is working to overcome those barriers.
It was a privilege to meet some of the staff, volunteers and service users of the project, and to hear from them first hand the difference that Ethnic Enable has made to their lives."
The Deputy First Minister also mentioned that over the next 3 years £93 million of funding has been allocated to the Third Sector across Scotland- which indicates the government's strong support of the voluntary sector.
Ms Sturgeon also signed Ethnic Enable volunteer certificates and presented them to the volunteers. The following Ethnic Enable volunteers received Certificates of Appreciation:
Special Certificate of Appreciation:
Osman Mohammed
Renu Oswal
Violet Uwera
Certificate of Appreciation:
Gregory Tomlison
Ivy Phoenix
Nadia Ali
Naheed Akhter
Nazia Ali
Umer Mohammed
Ethnic Enable would like to thank all our volunteers for their hard work and commitment!!
Click here to view Nicola Sturgeon's visit pictures
Ethnic Enable AGM 2007
Ethnic Enable's AGM took place on the 30th of November 2007 and was a great success. The AGM was held at Maryhill Community Central Halls and was well attended by Ethnic Enabloe service users, carers, volunteers and partner organisations.
3 new board members were elected to join the Ethnic Enable board of Directors after being co-opted earlier in the year.
Click here to view AGM's pictures
Asgher Mohammed- Vice Chair
Asgher Mohammed is a practising community pharmacist born and educated in Glasgow.
Over the last few years he has been involved in several local charitable organisations through
which he was introduced to Ethnic Enable and was co-opted on to the
Board in December 2006. Asgher is married and has two sons aged 20 & 22.
Allison Devine- Treasurer
Allison Devine graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 1999 with a B.S.c. in Mathematics,
Statistics and Accounting and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2002. She is currently an
Associate with Alexander Sloan, Chartered Accountants, in Glasgow, where, over the past 8 years she has gained extensive experience of working with a wide variety of organisations within the charity sector. It is this wealth of experience which she brings to the Board of Ethnic Enable.
Ivy Phoenix- Board Member
Ivy Phoenix is 24 years old and got involved with Ethnic Enable a few years ago through a family friend who used to work
for the organisation. Through Ivy's involvement with Ethnic Enable she has become interested in politics;
especially the Scottish Government. Ivy is especially interested in Equality Rights, particularly for those
who are disabled and or those who come from the ethnic minority community. She have also worked with the
Disability Rights Commission (DRC) in the past, and feels that Ethnic Enable has been a great support to her
in the past.
Ethnic Enable Takes part in Carers Week 2008
Ethnic Enable takes part in Volunteer's Centre Recruitment for Older Volunteers Fair
Induction and Training Sessions for New Volunteers
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