WAITS EVCP BME & EmpowermentProgramme

Women Acting In Today's Society

W.A.I.T.S

MARCIA LEWINSON CEO

&

LYNETTE WEBB “Lynetts Get2gether”

Introduction

•Background to WAITS

•Aims of the EVCP BAME Empowerment Programme •Delivery & Outcomes

•Case study

•Conclusion

WAITS Vision, Mission and AimsVision

‘Creating a future where all women are empowered to make positive change’

Mission Statement

‘Enabling women from diverse areas within the West Midlands to develop themselves and others’

Aims1.To ensure women get their voices heard2.To help women take a positive step forward3.To be responsive to women’s needs4.To provide opportunities for all women

WAITS Services

WAITS currently runs the following activities:1.Empowering Women2.Women’s Support and Development

3. WAITS Community Services Domestic Abuse Training Consultations PackagesCounselling

AIMS Of EVCP BAME EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME

OVER ALL AIM: The central aim is provide BME communities with the skills and confidence to make active change within their communities

•Develop the leadership skills of participants •Identifying potential ‘BME empowerment champions

•Enable the empowerment champions to engage with local statutory partners and decision-makers

•Improve the skills and knowledge of participants, such as confidence, leadership, analysis of power, citizenship, presentation and decision-making processes

•Demonstrating the good practice of this model by providing 2 case studies from the participants

EVCP BAME Empowerment ProgrammeDelivery & Outcomes

Six learning sessions •Leadership 1 & 2•Power, Influence and Action•Meeting with Descion Makers

Outcomes •Participants feel better able to develop relationships with descion makers

•Participants have greater knowledge and experience of meeting with decision makers

•Participants have access to local descion making structure

Case Study Lynette Web

LYNETTES GET2THER

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