A roadshow for Black and racially minoritised leaders is visiting 6 UK regions, the first being 5pm-8.30pm on 13th February in Durham (Hotel Indigo). The event is hosted by The Phoenix Way North East and Cumbria and will focus on Governance and Leadership, one of the six key topics identified in ‘A Place to Call Home 2.0’. Application guidance for the Agbero 2100 funding programme will also be provided (applications opened on 18th January and close midday on 15th March 2024). Click here to reserve your free place at the event.
What is Agbero 2100?
Agbero 2100 is a strategic intervention developed by The Ubele Initiative in 2023. The intervention is designed to provide long-term support and resources to Black and racially minoritised communities. It is an exciting programme that will offer opportunities for Black and racially minoritised leaders to:
- Build sustainable infrastructure
- Redevelop community assets
- Grow intergenerational leadership
- Promote local enterprise
Agbero 2100 funding
Applications for Agbero 2100 funding opened on the 18th of January 2024 and will close at midday on the 15th of March 2024.
- Please follow this link to express your interest in Agbero 2100.
The eligibility criteria to apply for long term support through the Agbero 2100 Programme starting in April 2024 are as follows:
- Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector organisation
- More than 75% of Trustees and 50% of staff members (including senior) from Black and racially minoritised communities
- Rent, lease or own a community space
- Minimum turnover of £100K
- Able to allocate team members to engage with the Agbero 2100 Programme
Click here for more information about the Agbero 2100 programme
Contact phil.tulba@ubele.org for any specific inquiries
Agbero 2100 Context
Agbero 2100 is a response to the persistent challenges faced by Black and racially minoritised communities in the UK.
The Ubele Initiative’s previous research, ‘A Place to Call Home’ (2015), revealed 54% of survey respondents from 150 community assets across the UK indicated their buildings had insecure futures.
From this work, Ubele have been able to map the inequitable relationship between enterprise, community assets and access to social investment – variables that structure the racialised process of urban development within metropolitan centres where our communities reside.
Therefore, based on a updated version of this report titled, A Place to Call Home 2.0 (2023), Agbero 2100 builds on this work, but also responds to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on our communities, the wider systemic analysis since the murder of George Floyd in 2020 and the growing awareness of how racial inequalities restrict Community Wealth Building within Black and racially minoritised communities.
Agbero 2100 is jointly funded by Propel London and Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and supported by The Phoenix Way. The Ubele Initiative and its work in Community Wealth Building receives core funding from The Oak Foundation and The National Lottery Community Fund.