NEOVENATOR COMMUNITY ORGANISATION
YOUNG
PEOPLE LED CHARITY.
Charity no. 1099152. Company no.
4797739.
MISSION
STATEMENT
Neovenator Community Organisation seek to
promote, protect, and preserve the good health and well being of young
and older people of ethnic minority communities in Southwark and surrounding
boroughs mainly, but not exclusively through the provision of education, support
and advice.
Neovenator Community Organisation was officially launched by the then Mayor of Southwark Hillary Wine, represented by Councillor Aubyn Graham, on July 21st 2001. The event took place at the premises of the now defunct Southwark Phoenix Women’s Health Organisation in Peckham.
Important dignitaries at the event include Hon. Simon Hughes (MP), Trevor Jones (Home Office), Dr Joseph Edem-Hotah (Health Promotion Specialist, Health First, NHS Trust), Charles Oseghare, (Southwark Social Services), Rev Felicia Okoye, SWAWSO, Dr Pat Edjin-Tettey, (Unity Counselling), Justine Hottinger (Health First).
Speaking is Simon Hughes (MP), on the high table are Dickson Edema, Chairman, Charles Oseghare, Dr Pat Adjin-Tettey.
Audience at the launching of Neovenator Community Organisation: July 2001.
Neovenator
Community Organisation
Platform
for Community Health Promotion
The
staff and Management of Neovenator Community Organisation are dedicated to the
well being of their community. Our approach to services provision is people
oriented and resource utilisation. Service
users are therefore involved in the planning and implementation of projects and
services. This gives room for mutual understanding, co-operation and success.
In
the last two years, we have, created awareness, educate and train effectively
over 200 young and elderly people as mentors and as health promoters on various
health issues, including HIV/STI, use of condom and contraception, communication
skills, peer pressure and how to say no to unnecessary relationships, reduction
of drugs/alcohol use by young people and training of peer health educators.
Centre for Health & Management Studies.
The
young people we have trained over the years have identified the need for
empowerment beyond the provision of informative seminars and workshops. We have
therefore established the Centre for Health and Management Studies
to provide a home grown workforce for the Health, Social Care and Business
Sectors of the community.
The
Centre provides the following courses:
NCFE
Level 2 Certificate in Substance Misuse and their Applications.
Diploma
in Counseling
Intermediate
Certificate in Food Hygiene and Safety
Level
3 Certificate for IT Users
CMI
Level 4 Diploma in Management
CMI
Level Diploma in Programme & Project Management.
NCFE
Level 2 Certificate for Working in the Community
Duration.
NCFE
courses
6 months
Management
Course
I year
NCFE
Diploma in Counselling
2 years.
Our Management Course is accredited by the Chattered Management Institute (CMI) and are taught by a team of dedicated professionals.
Fees.
The NCFE level 2 Certificate Course in Substance Misuse and their
Applications/Sexual Health and other Health related courses are provided
free of tuition for young people ages 16-25.
Applications
forms can be obtained either at The Peckham Settlement, Goldsmith Road, London
SE15 5TF or by post if request is made in writing to:
The Director
Centre for Health & Management Studies,
Neovenator
Community Organisation,
Peckham
Settlement,
Goldsmith
Road,
Peckham,
London
SE15 5TF.
Tel:
020 7732 5440. Fax: 020 7732 5845.
or
email neovenatorcommunty@msn.com/
neovenatorcentre@aol.com
Current Services.
Seminars
and Training Workshops on Sexual Health, Drugs Use and Communication Skills.
Counselling
Services for Young and Elderly People.
Peer
Education on Sexual Health/Drugs Misuse for young people ages 11-25.
Peer
Education on Communication Skills/ Sexual Health/Drugs Use for Adult ages 25-80.
Physical
Health Exercises for Young people ages 11-25
Physical
Health Exercises for Adults Citizens ages 60 and above.
Sexual
Health Education in Southwark Schools
Sexual Health/Drugs Health Promotion Activities at:
Statements by
Peer Educators on their training and community outreach work.
Idris
Bwala.
17 yrs old A level Student:
“it gives me the chance to talk to my peers in the community
and to test whether I have really understood the information and whether passing
on such information works or not. The outreach work is also rewarding as it
enables young people like me to feel that we are doing good work in the
community”
Remi Omololu.
18 yrs old A level Student
“I have been part of the Neovenator Peer
education programmes for the past year now and I have found it extremely useful,
I have learned vast amount about sexually transmitted infections, drugs, alcohol
and their effects. Whenever I can I pass on whatever I have learnt”
Support and Advocacy
·
Helping
people to complete benefit and other social forms.
·
Children
Issues etc.
Partner Agencies
·
Healthier Schools Partnership,
·
Southwark Education,
·
Body Power Team, DAAT,
·
Teenage Pregnancy Unit,
·
African Health Forum.
·
Lambeth PCT
·
Cares of Life
·
Connexions
·
Health First.
Past
and Present Funders
·
Civic Regeneration Ltd
·
South East London
Community Foundation
·
Health First
·
Greater Peckham
Alliance
·
Awards for All.
·
Lambeth Primary Care
Trust
·
Southwark DAAT
·
Southwark Teenage
Pregnancy Unit
EVENTS PICTURES & POSTERS
Neovenator Community Young People receiving certificates at the Southwark Teenage Parents Conference 2001 Cator Education Centre.
Former Southwark Borough Mayor, Hilary Wine and her deputy, Dora Dixon-Fyle at the Black History Month 2001 celebration .
Group Discussion Session at a Young People’s Training on Drugs/Alcohol Awareness At Thomas Carlton Centre, Peckham 2002.