Spring 2016, Issue no. 16

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In HIGH DEMAND: Business Start Up Support

In response to many requests from our service users,

Hikmat has been offering business support, with exper-

tise from Opportunity Plus South West since last

September.

So far 18 Hikmat service users (from 11 different ethnicities) have benefitted from

the 3 courses and 1 to 1 support offered.

Many people are looking to set up their own business and become self-

employed, some want to return to work running their own businesses, and others

already run businesses but need some guidance.

Areas of needs identified and covered in the training included; how to register

with HMRC, book-keeping (finances), insurance requirements, marketing and

writing a business plan.

Hikmat guest speaker, John Street, Electoral Services

(Exeter City Council) kindly attended our Hikmat Co-op

General Meeting on 8th March to talk to our members

about how to register and what important votes were

approaching.

YOU MUST BE REGISTERED BY 18TH APRIL 2016

To register to vote visit: gov.uk/register-to-vote OR CALL 01392 265141 Registering online takes about 5 minutes. You will need address, Date of Birth, & National Insurance number.

Vote: Date:

Local Government Elections

(Exeter City Council)

Thursday 5th

May

Police & Crime Commissioner

Election

Thursday 5th

May

EU Referendum (stay in EU or

leave) Only British Citizens can

vote

Thursday

23rd June

Spring into Gardening

We had a fantastic turn out at our Hikmat Health-

watch ‘Spring into Gardening’ session on 31st

March. The event was to give users a chance to

swap seeds, find out about gardening and outdoor

activities they can get involved in with Hikmat and

register an interest, contribute to a gardening

questionnaire and vote for the summer Honeysuck-

le Garden Group Trip. Popular choices for the sum-

mer trip were Dartington Hall and Higher Cullaford

in Crediton.

We had over 25

adults plus lots of

children from over

12 ethnicities, some

were new to

Hikmat.

For HIKMAT WW1 Event Dates please see Diary dates on last page: For more info on the HikmatWW1 project and events coming up go to: www.hikmatremembers.com

Hikmat Devon’s Heritage Lottery Funded Project ‘Our War Too, multi-cultural contributions on The Western Front (WW1 1914-1918)’.

Do you have a story to tell? Did someone in your family fight alongside French & British Soldiers during WW1? Do you know something about the soldiers from India, China or Africa? Did World War One affect your family in some way? Are you interested in finding out about your heritage links to WW1?

Maybe you have your own thoughts and feelings about the war? Contact us, short project question-naires also available from Musarat at St Sidwell's Centre.

Bengali and Indian Workshops coming soon.

Dental disease can be prevented but not reversed so see your dentist before you experience

pain.

Brush your teeth for 2 minutes twice a day, always before bed

Use a fluoride toothpaste, a smear for babies & up to 3 & a pea sized blob for 3+ & adults.

Spit out after brushing and do not rinse your mouth with water, so the fluoride stays on the teeth longer.

After eating, wait one hour before brushing teeth or tooth enamel could be damaged, which is the protec-

tive coating on your teeth.

Keep sugary foods and drinks to mealtimes only and have healthy snacks.

Visit your dentist regularly.

Source: ICM Research and British Future

We are very sad to say goodbye to Jackie who will be leaving Hikmat at the end of April, after 4.5 years working with us. Jackie has always been involved in Hikmat and was such a natural, enthusiastic and hard working leader for the Hikmat Hub Chinese community, where she worked as the Care & Support Worker. She always went the extra mile in arranging group activities, events and outdoor trips, and put-ting forward her many great ideas to improve general knowledge and healthy living. She will be so missed but we hope she will keep in touch. From us all at Hikmat xx

Hikmat Users Test Run the New DCC Self Check Tool

8 services user and from 7 nationalities including Chi-

nese, Philippines, Palestine, Afghanistan, Congo and

Tunisia joined the DCC led focus group test driving

the new online Self-Check tool. It was a mixed group

including some carers, some with little English and

some with little IT skills.

Feedback was taken on board and covered cultural

needs including food and hygiene and also dignity

and clothing.

A survey was also completed with attendees around Healthy Living and if you answered no to a question

you had to navigate web-links to find information. Issue of translating was discussed as an automatic

built in translator is often not accurate and carries risks.

We also highlighted an issue with the website when using the education tab to look to move a child to

another school. The facilitator witnessed issues with the map produced and will get this fixed.

It was a very well worth session and great that the bme community were able to give feedback. Thanks

to Kelly and Martin who were great.

By Musarat Asif (Hikmat Senior Mentor)

Hikmat hosted a workshop on 11th February facilitated by NHS Senior Hepatology Specialist Nurses. It covered infectious diseases such as hepatitis A,B,C and TB, looking at risks, symptoms, testing processes & treat-ments.

18 people attended from 11 nationalities. Everyone engaged in discussions and found it very informative, especially as nurses said all Asian and African nationals are more at risk.

Many of those from an ethnic background may go back to their countries to see family so are more likely to pick things up. Quite often people carry viruses and live healthily with no symptoms until their immune sys-tem gets week then virus can tip over. They advised attendees to requests tests from their GP’s if they may be at risk.

They said hepatitis is not easy to get it unless there is contact with infected blood or infected body fluids. Things spread quicker in developing countries as needles are often changed or disinfested less, and tests are harder to have so people share razors and may not know they are infected. TB is more likely to get is from cough and living with infected person, it is normal practise for new born babies to have a protecting injection against TB, make sure you ask for this if it is not offered. By Musarat Asif

Get Free NHS Dental Treatment

If you would like to benefit from free NHS dental treatment in Exeter please contact 01392 405350.

Treatment is available through the Dental Education Facility based locally, which is part of Peninsula Dental

Social Enterprise. The care would be provided by a dental student in training and supervised by highly experi-

enced dentists in this educational setting.

If you are applying for free treatment you would need to be assessed before being offered a course of treat-

ment to firstly ensure your dental care can be carried out by a student and importantly, that you are willing

to attend a series of appointments. For more information see the website www.peninsuladental.org.uk

Brought to you by: The Community Engagement Team (CET) of Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise

Onde Onde Recipe: Malaysian Dumplings

Skin ingredients -300g sweet potato mash -100g glutinous rice flour -80g cassava flour -50g sugar -28ml water -green food colouring (optional) Filling -150g coconut sugar (chopped) Coating (steam for 5 minutes) -1 young shredded coconut pinch of salt Method 1. Mix skin ingredients and knead into a smooth dough. 2. Divide into small balls and wrap in filling. Put balls into boiling water and boil until they float to the sur-face. Remove and coat with shredded coconut. Recipe from Jackie, Kit & Leng

April:

-22-24th Exeter Festival of

South West Food and Drink,

Exeter Castle

May:

-7th Men’s Health Workshop,

St Sidwell’s Centre, 11.30 to

12.30 (Mind)

-7th Exeter Pride (parade cele-

brating lesbian, gay, bisexual,

and transgender (LGBT) culture

and pride. Everyone welcome.

-11th Plymouth Chinese Grave

Preparation Session (Hikmat

WW1), St Sidwell’s Centre, 10-

1pm

-18th Plymouth Chinese Grave

Trip (Hikmat WW1) 9.30-4.30

-19-21st Devon County Show

-26th

Hikmat Carers Focus

Group (Devon County Coun-

cil), 11-2pm, St Sidwell’s Centre

-29th Boishaki Mela

(Bangladeshi New Year) all

welcome, 12-5, Corn Exchange.

Dance, music, stands, food,

kids activities.

-30th Bank Holiday Monday

June:

-5th June – 6

th July Ramadan

-6-12th Carers Week

-11/12th Respect Music Festi-

val, Belmont Park

July:

1st/2nd Battle of Somme Re-

membrance (Hikmat WW1)

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY…

Head Office is Moving…

The Hikmat Head Office will be

moving from Regus (Exeter Busi-

ness Park) to Exeter CVS Commu-

nity Hub as of the 1st May 2016.

New address will be Hikmat Devon, Exeter CVS, Wat Tyler House, King William Street, Exeter, EX4 6PD.

Remembrance: Frankie Chui (1962-2016)

Frankie was a Hikmat Service user and volunteer for many years. He gave people a memorable smile and candid attitude that made people feel comfortable. He was a good husband and father.

Frankie and his family arrived in the UK in 1997 after the financial crisis in Hong Kong. While he took some time to settle down he undertook fur-ther study in Christian studies and accounting courses. His hon-est, patient and passionate attitude for helping others gained him many friends in the local Chinese community.

He volunteered for Hikmat Devon, organising lots of activities for our local Chinese community, including supporting our gar-den group with the allotment at the early stages of develop-ment. Frankie truly represented our community’s mantra: Bring-ing people together through healthy living.

He and his family moved back to Hong Kong in the summer of 2014 after his daughter finished her University Degree in Exeter.

He will be missed deeply. Our thoughts are with his family.

By Jackie North