Ubuntu Multicultural Centre CIC Celebrates 5 Years of Impact and Community Support in Middlesbrough Teesside
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom – Ubuntu Multicultural Centre, a Community Interest Company (CIC) dedicated to building stronger connections between communities, local authorities, and agencies, is proud to celebrate its 5th anniversary on 24th February 2025. Over the past five years, the organisation has provided advice, information, and support to 6,750 individuals, provided food to 14,700 families […]
The multicultural centre dubbed a ‘brick in foundation’ of community
The Multicultural Centre has been described as a ‘cornerstone’ of community support. over 100 families each week Ubuntu Multicultural Centre first began in John and Irene Kabuye’s kitchen, where they prepared hundreds of food parcels during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Centre has now secured £100,000 from the National Lottery, thanks to the support of the […]
Ubuntu Multicultural Centre CIC rings in the New Year with a £100k grant from the National Lottery to continue running its successful Drop-in Centre
Ubuntu Multicultural Centre CIC has had a fantastic start to 2023, having been awarded a £100,000 National Lottery Community Fund grant which will enable the organisation to continue running its Multicultural Drop-in Centre supporting local Black and ethnic minority communities for the next three years. This latest grant is continuation funding from Ubuntu’s initial National Lottery […]
New study to tackle barriers to early cancer diagnosis in Black men
Researchers at the University of Sunderland are working in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Glasgow, Teesside University and Ubuntu Multicultural Centre on the project. If you are black man 45 and over years,, living in the Northeast and Scotland, please get intouch on 07438838849. Click here to read more please
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Ethnic Minorities in Middlesbrough: Final Report
Negative Experiences with the COVID-19 Vaccine Negative experiences with the COVID-19 vaccine were a major deterrent to receiving booster shots. Some participants shared their own experiences of adverse effects:“Things have happened to me. […] I didn’t receive any aftercare. I didn’t like that.” Click here to read a full report. By Judith Eberhardt John Kabuye […]
Ubuntu Multicultural Centre CIC Impact report for the year 2021
Ubuntu Multicultural Centre Impact Report 2021 Civil Society Consulting CIC produced an impact report on the work Ubuntu Multicultural Centre has been doing in our communities across Middlesbrough and Teesside. It is a valuable document, which you can read by clicking on this link. “I don’t know if they know, but they have made Middlesbrough […]
We are middlesbrough story
John and Irene Kabuye: A Love for Middlesbrough and a Desire to Bring People Together When John Kabuye first moved to Teesside in 2004, he remembers walking down the high street in Stockton and rarely seeing another Black face. “On many occasions, people thought I was a footballer,” he laughs.“They must have assumed I was […]
Helping to feed struggling families with children this half term
Families in Middlesbrough who are struggling to feed their children this half term will receive food parcels from our Ubuntu team. Our approach is to make hard-to-reach communities easier to reach by taking support directly to them. We will therefore be delivering the food parcels within the communities themselves.
Civic Community Awards 2020
Black communities are marginalised, we all know that. It is good that Ubuntu took this up irrespective of the fact that we were disproportionately affected by the pandemic. This, didn’t deter us from doing the right thing for our communities. We thank you for the nomination.
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