Download - KSEN - Changing How Communities Work
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Proven Strategic Innovation to Community Empowerment
-Changing how communities work
Presentation at Chamber “Connect” Breakfastat Kent Science Park, Thursday 25th February 2010
By: Abdul D. Mohammed, CEO, KSEN
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Building confidence to tackle personality issues, economic & social exclusion.
Raising standards, promoting proactive partnership and the regeneration of inclusive sustainable communities.
By 2015 plans to be supporting hundreds of hard to reach people, improving skills & providing employment to over 600 people.
Helping individuals with complex needs reach their full potential, KSEN aims to reach some of the highly deserving:
- 80,000 young people living in care.
- 50,000 families living chaotic lives.
- 90% of 1.5 million people with learning disabilities jobless
- 1 in 4 people having mental health issues.
- 1 in 5 young people having criminal convictions.
Driving forward a thriving Community
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To offer disengaged young people
opportunities to learn & develop
new skills & careers in a creative, fun & accessible way.
KSEN Mission Statement
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Vision
♦To promote inclusion, improve health, reduce crime & anti social behaviour, & number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET).
♦ Build strong relationships of trust between the statutory, private and voluntary sectors.
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www.ksen.org.uk
Our Projects
♦Community Café & Job Shop
♦ Mentoring and Therapy ♦ Skills Training ♦ Direct Services ♦ Business Support Services
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Ist Year Project Outcome
♦21 Direct (KSEN) Jobs created with 80 Unemployed clients into jobs and formal education.
♦ 500 people able to socialise, communicate, make informed choices, live healthy lifestyle, become better parents and more tolerant.
♦ 160 training to obtain qualifications in Social Care, Construction, ICT, Catering & Hair Dressing, write good CVs, know interview techniques/job search.
♦ 11 Direct and Clients New Diverse Business Start Ups with 35 Small Local Businesses supported on areas such as management and capacity building.
♦ 200 Small Businesses Registered on KSEN Membership list with 400 young entrepreneurs registered on its ‘Youth Enterprise Academy’ (YEA)
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KSEN Organogram
KSENCommunity Enterprise Integration
Scheme
Job Shop: Employment, Mentoring and Career Development Bureau
Café/IT and Catering Services
Computer/Households/ Furniture Recycling Shop/eCommerce
Trading
Unisex Hair & Beauty Salon ‘DYVAS’, Shoe Repairs & Car Wash
Art Gallery, Film & Music Recording Studio
Community Radio Station
Capacity Building, Advocacy, Networking, Consultancy &
Publishing Unit
Community Housing Repairs - Properties & Contracts Services
Basic & Accredited ICT, Social Care and Tradespersons Courses
& Apprenticeship Scheme
DIY Stores
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Stakeholders
Schools & Colleges
Faith Institutions
Voluntary Agencies & the Public
Residents/Tenants & Housing Associations
Main DIY Stores
Local Councils/ Government Agencies
Construction & Electrical Firms
Corporate Businesses
Multi -Stakeholders KSEN Youth
Enterprise Academy (YEA)
SBC, KCC, MedwayCouncil, TGCOCTrain to Gain &
LSC
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KSEN Leading Partners
Kent County Council
Swale BoroughCouncil
MedwayCouncil
Business Link
Job Centre Plus
Thames Gateway Chamber of Commerce
HM Prison Service
Kent Youth Offending Service
Connexions Kent & Medway
Kent Business School
Federation of Small Businesses
Island Partner-ship
Swale CVS Medway Voice
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Track Record
•"Abdul has taken over three previously empty shop units adjacent to his training project in Lambeth Walk and employed his trainees to help turn them into new businesses serving the local community" Lambeth Council Leader, Cllr. Steve Reed wrote on the Council’s website in January 2007, after his official tour of ACA projects in Lambeth, London South Bank.
Kate Hoey MP, actively participated along with the Chair, London Criminal Justice Board, & the LDA etc, at TSEF Launch in 2007. She was quoted as saying….. “The Spirit of TSEF Must be Kept Alive & Sustained".