January 18th, 2012 
Tippa Naphtali 
New research by the Third Sector Research Centre that attempts to map the extent of community activity taking place around the country suggests that there is a vast amount of activity taking place that gets missed by traditional surveys. The TSRC researchers mapped self-organised activity within two very small geographical areas of England and identified 58 community groups operating in and around just 11 streets.
November 30th, 2011 Tippa Naphtali 
Birmingham City Council established the Handsworth and Lozells CommUNITY Team early in 2008, in response to dialogue and work with communities, public and community agencies and voluntary sector groups.
November 16th, 2011 Tippa Naphtali 
Birmingham New Communities Network (BNCN) was established in March 2004 to “improve the quality of life of new communities in Birmingham and its surrounding areas, by promoting the health, education, social wellbeing and economic stability of communties settling through migration within the Birmingham and West Midlands area”.
October 19th, 2011 Tippa Naphtali 
Two young entrepreneurs from the African Diaspora have been nominated for 1 of 5 Shell Livewire £1,000 Business awards in October 2011. Their idea is Sola Line, a renewable energy start up business, who’s focus is to bring access to renewable energy technologies in African rural communities, facilitate knowledge transfer and build capacity providing local employment.
October 18th, 2011 Tippa Naphtali 
The Reclaim Our Streets Fund was launched by the trustees of the Charity supported by Express Newspapers and Northern and Shell PLC. The Fund has been awarded to the Community Foundation Network for local Community Foundations to administer, to support those who were affected by the recent riots in August 2011; Birmingham & Black Country Community Foundation is administering the fund locally.
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