Voices Welcome is a registered charity (1173490) that creates singing opportunities with refugee communities in the UK.
Our vision: a society where refugees feel welcome and connected
Our mission: Voices Welcome works in partnership to create singing opportunities with refugee communities in the UK. By singing together we can improve wellbeing, reduce social isolation and empower local communities to connect and support each other
We have been awarded just under £10,000 from the Big Lottery, which is funding our first choir, run in Southwark in collaboration with a local partner Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers (SDCAS).
In the next 12 months we will:
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Secure funding to continue our current choir and help us plan to start a new one
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Continue to evaluate our first choir and discover what works best.
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Continue to develop and review policies, website and organisational management systems
We are currently a team of 3 trustees (Ben Saffell, Xenia Davis and Bernard Scaife) and we’re now looking to recruit another enthusiastic, reliable and proactive trustee to join our team to help develop our exciting organisation further.
Our ideal trustee will have experience of fundraising including the creation and management of bids - especially to trusts and foundations, but most importantly we’re looking for someone who will be proactive and ready to get stuck in.
It is an unpaid role and the expected time commitment is a monthly meeting in London Bridge (weekday evening from 6:30-8pm) and approximately 2 hours per week to complete the practical work of running the charity.
