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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".