As Cym D’Souza takes the helm after a turbulent time for BME National, she tells Martin Hilditch how she plans to speak up for black and ethnic communities Cym D’Souza sounds as though she is still reeling from her sudden…
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“passionate about people” Make a real difference and help us change lives! With its roots in the African Caribbean community, Arawak Walton is the largest Black and minority ethnic housing association in the North West. We aim to provide quality…
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Category: Arawak Walton, Jobs
Tags: affordable homes, African Caribbean community, Arawak Walton, Bindu Pandya, black and minority ethnic, Cym D'Souza, manchester, multi-cultural neighbourhoods, Stockport, the Chair of the Board, the Housing Sector, Trafford
A stroll through a park or spot of gardening during the summer is enough to banish even the darkest of moods. Indeed, you don’t need a doctor to tell you about the therapeutic effects of green space. But recent research…
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Category: Arawak Walton, BMENational, Features, Lara Oyedele, North London Muslim
Tags: Arawak Walton, bangladeshi, BME housing, BME National, bridgit o'connell, CABE, Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, community green, Dr Edward Hobson, EHRC, equality and human rights commission, green space, hanging baskets, housing association, how fair is britain, inequality, jo wilby, Lara Oyedele, maynette francis, mental health, Mind, National Housing Federation, neighbourhoods green, NHF, nicola durrant, NLMHA, North London Muslim housing association, organiclea, pakistani, racial equality, social housing, Tenant Participation Advisory Service, the green team, TPAS, tuntum, tuntum in bloom, using local spaces to tackle inequality and improve health, woodland trust
Like many others, my first steps from the private sector into the non-profit were tentative, daunting, but ultimately liberating. After spending eight years working in environments such as pubs and nightclubs, moving to a Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) housing…
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