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AFRICAN CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH (ACDR) 2020/2021 Report and accounts

Page Organisation information 3 Directors' report 4-15

REGISTERED OFFICE

412 Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XG East Sussex, United Kingdom. +44(0)1273234756 +44(0)7411128401 www.acdr.org.uk. info@acdr.org.uk, arcdvr@gmail.com

ADEOLA OJENIYI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Company Limited by Guarantee Reg. No. 7617858 Charity Commission Reg. No. 1154206

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES ACDR PROFILE

African Centre for Development and Research seeks to promote the visibility of young people including Migrants in UK and around Europe in practical ways to preventing human rights abuses experienced by minority groups with a view to creating a viable platform of mutual collaboration amongst migrant, minority groups and the broader society in framework that prevents discrimination but promote equality and justice for all in a society devoid of rancour which engages non-violent conflict transformation approaches with a view to promoting social relations.

• Memberships are Organizational and individually based. ACDR seeks to serve as a primary catalyst for enhancing Migrant and minority groups’ participation in issues relating to non-violent conflict transformation, governance, human rights and societal development in Europe and Africa.

ACDR implements are projects through face to face training session, e-trainings, seminars and community focused group meetings with the effective use of new media.

• African Centre Development and Research employ research approach in collating data for effective project execution. The organization work principally with youth and young people between but engages with other categories for the creation of a more open society.

Mission

African Centre for Development and Research promotes the visibility of young people including Migrants in UK and around Europe in practical ways to preventing human rights abuses experienced by minority groups with a view to creating a viable platform of mutual collaboration amongst migrant, minority groups and the broader society in framework that prevents discrimination but promote equality and justice for all in a society devoid of rancour which engages non-violent conflict transformation approaches.

African Centre for Development and Research Promotes the visibility of young people, Africans/Migrants in UK and young people in Europe in practical ways to preventing human rights abuses experienced by minority groups , with a view to creating a viable platform of mutual collaboration between migrant, minority groups and the broader society in a form of collaboration that prevents migrants discrimination and guiding against scenarios of migrants entanglement with social vices routinely associated with migration.

Memberships are Organizational and individually based. ACDR seeks to serve as a primary catalyst for enhancing African/Migrant and minority group participation in issues relating to non-violent conflict resolution, governance, human rights and societal development in UK and Europe.
ACDR implements are projects through face to face training session, e-training sessions, seminars and community focused group meetings with the use of new media.
African Centre Development and Research employ research approach in collating data for effective project execution. The organization work principally with youth and young people and youth advocates in UK and Europe.

OBJECTIVES OF THE ORGANISATION AFRICAN CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH (ACDR)

(1) "Seeks to develop the capacity and skills of young people who are socially and economically disadvantaged in England and Wales in such a way that they are trained in soft skills that will enhance their prospects in becoming gainfully and economically empowered, relieving poverty and to participate fully in society"
(2) "To promote the education and continuous learning of young people ages 15 to 30 years and older through formal and informal skills acquisition trainings including:
(a) awarding to such persons scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants tenable at any university, apprenticeship, college or institution of higher or further education;
(b) providing their education (including the study of music or other arts), to undertake
travel in furtherance of that education, Job shadowing or to prepare for entry to any occupation, trade or profession on leaving any educational (formal/informal) establishment."
(3) Promotion of Equality and Diversity through intercultural learning and travelling to learn about other cultures.
(4) Promotion of Racial Harmony- Through Dialogue and consultations on how communities can work together for the benefit of all in a way that is devoid of violence and rancour
(5) To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by working with people in England and Wales who are socially excluded on the grounds of their ethnic origin, religion, belief or creed (in particular, members of the faith community and minority groups) to relieve the needs of such people and assist them to integrate into society, in particular by:
(a) Providing a local network group that encourages and enables members of the faith community and other minority groups to participate more effectively with the wider community through dialogue;
(b) Increasing, or co-ordinating, opportunities for members of the faith community to engage with service providers, to enable those providers to adapt services to better meet the needs of that community.”
(6) Young People
To advance in life and [relieve needs of] [help] young people through:
(a) Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
(7) (b) Advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals

Training Course DIFFERENCE CHALLENGE ASSUMPTION TRAINING COURSE – URUGUAY

AT THE KICK-OFF MEETING IN URUGUAY

The main need that this project wants to answer to is the lack of advanced intercultural working competencies and sensitivity in youth work field and especially of the ones active and working in international, multicultural or global settings.

Partners involved in the project are coming from Italy, Romania, Argentina, Uruguay, Sri Lanka, India, Nigeria and Mozambique.

The main goal of this project is to increase the level of intercultural competent, sensitive and quality youth work field.

More specific objectives are:

To increase/upgrade the knowledge level of youth workers from 4 continents in Intercultural
Learning Topics (culture, identity, prejudices, stereotypes, assumptions, relativism, communication, clashes, intercultural sensitivity);
To develop the practical skills of youth workers in working and managing quality
intercultural learning process in international projects with young people;
To upgrade skills in managing and facilitating intercultural encounters in youth work

(international volunteering, exchanges, local projects in multicultural settings, trainings, etc.);

To develop high intercultural sensitive attitudes in youth work field;
To empower youth workers to act as responsible intercultural sensitive actors in international
field and project;
To contribute to a deep understanding of the global settings and influence on the cultural
awareness and features of young people ;
To provide a space for sharing best practices among youth organization in Africa-Europe youth
cooperation field;
To increase the level of innovation and creativity in youth work field;
To increase the level of professionalism and quality of youth work ;
To stimulate long term involvement of beneficiaries youth organizations in international (and
intercontinental) projects;
To stimulate mobility of youth workers North-South and South-North relation between
continents and East-West/West- East within the continents;
To motivate all the beneficiaries (direct and indirect) to act as responsible active global citizens
in their day to day life;

This project is designed to be highly challenging in terms of provoking the participants

outside of their comfort zone and stimulating them to rethink and maybe shift their own view on the world and their position in the highly complex intercultural world we live in.

You are a lucky one and full of potential intercultural practitioners from all over World that will go through a very practical and profound learning specific experience and we envision that will shift the way you approach your work in multicultural settings!

IN SESSION

Here we were discussing the different assumptions we all exhibit, writing it out and examining how we got them. What does it mean to have assumptions and how do they influence everyday life and decision?

GROUP DISCUSSION AND WORK

Examining how we use our assumptions on so many issues and approach life could be a little challenging because it influences our life decisions.

Training Course

ANIMATE THE GLOBAL CHANGE OVERVIEW.

ANGE TRAINING COURSE

– Romania

The aim of this proposal is to raise the capacity of youth organizations from Europe and Africa to contribute to a cohesive sustainable society through alternative innovative methodology (street campaigning methods: participative or performing arts, living library and other street techniques that could reach more young people); More specific objectives that are to be achieved :

To provide a space for sharing best practices among youth organization in Africa-Europe youth cooperation field;
To set-up the bases for a street campaigning network active on both continents;
To increase the level of innovation and creativity in youth work field;
To increase the level of professionalism and quality of youth work ;
To stimulate long term involvement of beneficiaries youth organizations in international (and intercontinental) projects;
To stimulate mobility of youth workers North-South and South-North relation between continents and EastWest/West- East within the continents.)
To develop at high level practical competencies in street campaigning for the youth workers involved
To develop strong pro-active attitudes towards social exclusion and global issues among the beneficiaries youth workers ;
To increase the knowledge level of young people and youth workers in topics like: global interdependencies, climate change, sustainable life style, consumerism, social and global justice, social exclusion, etc.
To motivate all the beneficiaries (direct and indirect ) to act as responsible active global citizens in their day to day life;

The project will last for 15 months and is envisioned to have the following concrete results:

A team of 24 street campaigners (youth workers ) for social exclusion and global education (from Europe and Africa);
8 teams of young volunteers that will develop skills in various performing and public methods that will be used in campaigns for social change (estimated extra 80 volunteers will be engaged in the local campaigns);
At least 5600 direct beneficiaries of the local street campaigns implemented by the multipliers ;
A resource movie based on the project development and experience and show the best practice models; (see more details about this movie at the dissemination section)

AT AN ACTIVITY IN THE PRACTICE PHASE

The structure of the project is to combine international mobility and local activities. Each international meeting will be followed by local activities as follows:

Kick-off meeting in Tanzania(for country coordinators-9people)
Local research and selection of multipliers
First training on street campaigning in Togo (28 participants)
Street campaigning for at least 2400 young people (on a topic relevant for each community)- at least 300 in each country
Second training for assessment of first street campaign and advance competencies in Romania (28 participants)
Second edition of the street campaign (for a higher target of people – at least 3200 young people having at least 400 in each country)
Final evaluation meeting in Madeira (for coordinators and some of the multipliers-18 people)
Local dissemination and follow-up activities

Each of these activities (local/international) represents also the main milestones of the project – each being related to the previous one and depending on it.

The process of the project is driven by the experiential learning principles, having a very strong practical components and adequate time and methods for reflection, feedback, self-assessment and extraction of the learning points that will be transferred in the future. The values of non-formal education (which is the main methodology in the trainings) are intended to be part of the process of the management as well: to have an active participation and involvement from all partners according to their needs and interest, to have a project that has a shared ownership in term of management (financially and risks as well), to be driven by motivation and voluntary participation, etc.

EVALUATION MEETING IN PORTUGAL

TRAINING COURSE “YOU ARE THE ENGINE OFCHANGE”

The main direct beneficiaries of the project

o 8 youth organizations that will build their capacity in using theatre of the oppressed methods as tools for youth empowerment and raising the level of active participation in their communities

o 26 youth workers (members, active volunteers, paid staff, etc.) representing the youth

organizations who will participate in the whole project to develop their competencies as multipliers in theatre of the oppressed methods;

`o` At least 48 Volunteers that will work with the youth workers in the practice phase

o 2400 young people that will be participating in the social theatre projects and will develop their active citizenship competencies

The indirect beneficiaries

o 6000 friends and families of the direct beneficiaries (youth workers and young people) which will be inspired by the example and experience of the closes ones and will trigger changes in their lives as well (on different levels)

o local communities of each partner by the changes introduced in the youth organizations active in those communities will become more active, responsible and engaged in the community development; o civil society in general ( but specially from the target countries) which will benefit from the products developed and/or shared from this project, will be part of the dissemination activities and be motivated to get competencies in this field as well.

The main goal of the project is to increase the capacity of youth work sector to raise the participation and involvement of young people in social processes and change; More specific Objectives of the project are:

To introduce innovative methodologies in youth work field on 2 continents;

To raise the capacity of partner organizations to operate at European level and in Inter-continental mobility projects;

To stimulate the exchange of best practices in youth work field across continents;

To increase the quality of the youth organization projects in 2 continents;

To develop and improve skills in non-formal education in general, and in particular in Theatre of the Oppressed methods for youth workers from Europe and Africa;

To stimulate the development of a network of Theatre of the Oppressed multipliers in various regions of Europe and Africa;

To improve project management, communication, team leading and motivations skills for youth workers

To develop pro-active attitudes and the sense of initiative among the partners NGO members and also among the beneficiaries of the partners (young people).

To increase the level of active participation among the direct and indirect beneficiaries

To contribute to the development of employable skills among direct and indirect beneficiaries.

To introduce Erasmus + programme, as a great provider of educational opportunities.

AT A SESSION

On the multipliers-youth workers and to some extend as well on the Volunteers in the forum theatre performances :

they will develop practical skills in using a new methods for social change

they will increase their self-confidence, critical thinking, team working skills, communication and interrelation skills they will increase their tolerant attitudes towards other cultures
they will develop pro-active attitudes
they will acquire new skills according to their needs: management, facilitation, communication, fundraising, etc. they will enable their creativity potential and creating new social change projects; they will develop skill for using internet tools for managing a distance cooperation;
they will develop knowledge about research methodology, evaluation, statistical tools;
Have a greater understanding of intercultural learning as a powerful tool to create tolerance.
They will increase their efficiency at the work place as volunteers an also in their profession; at the personal level
the deepest effect is that they will develop pro-social attitudes, a value for all their initiatives and activities. They will contribute to the general increasing of active participation of other young people in their regions Gain greater understanding of the Erasmus+ programme and its benefits for the youth work on the international
level;

Overall the project will contribute to personal and professional development of the participants

Partner organisations will:

Have their youth workers /trainers /facilitators trained in a new methodology for approaching and handling social problems, deeper and on different levels;

Be inspired by the youth work implemented in other countries

Benefit from the transfer of knowledge and skills from their participants to the work of their organisations; Have a base for innovative approaches to conflict and social problems
Have a solid base of partners coming from different European and African countries; Be encouraged and motivated to develop more international and national projects;

The audience of the performances will:

Have the chance to interact/work/collaborate with trained youth workers who are informed and aware of the social problems of their community;

Will have their social problems handled in a proper and deeper way;

Be themselves part of self and world changing – butterfly effect;
Will increase their awareness and tolerance;
Will become responsible for their daily actions and life style;
Will take an active role in the community ;

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Registered Number 07617858

AFRICAN CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH LTD

Micro-entity Accounts

30 April 2021

AFRICAN CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH LTD

Registered Number 07617858

Micro-entity Balance Sheet as at 30 April 2021

Notes Fixed Assets Current Assets Prepayments and accrued income Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Net current assets (liabilities) Total assets less current liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year Provisions for liabilities Accruals and deferred income Total net assets (liabilities) Reserves	2021 £ 2020 £ 19,678 17,406 43,789 27,965 0 0 43,789 27,965 63,467 45,371 0 0 0 0 0 0 63,467 45,371 63,467 45,371

For the year ending 30 April 2021 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the micro-enlily provisions and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

Approved by the Board on 7 January 2022

And signed on their behalf by:

Adeola Ojeniyi, Director