We would like to thank Experience Days for donating a £50 voucher as a raffle prize for our ‘Park clean up and Family Picnic Event’ which will take place on the 4th of September 2021. All the money raised at
Family Picnic and Clean up 19.6.21
On the 19th of June 2021 International Community Organisation of Sunderland (ICOS) organised a ‘Family Picnic and Clean up’ Event in Backhouse Park to celebrate Refugee Week. The event was a great success; the day was packed with fun activities
Connecting Communities football match
CITY PARTNERS IN SUNDERLAND are joining the team to support the annual, national Amnesty International UK ‘Football Welcomes Refugees’ campaign. The campaign was first Launched in April 2017 to celebrate the contribution refugees and asylum seekers make, not only to
Steps into STEM event – case study
On Friday 12th of March 2020 we have delivered a ‘STEPS into STEM’ event for BME women to celebrate British Science week. The event was funded by British Science association. It was a very successful and engaging event, we had
Well Included Project
The Impact of ICOS work
Between April 2019 and April 2020, our successes include: -supporting 35 clients into work -supporting 40 clients into accessing level 1 and level 2 training -supporting 15 clients to volunteer on a regular basis (another 10 were irregular volunteers) -supporting at
The open consultation on ethnic disparities and inequality in the UK
Please download to read here: A Joint Submission to the open consultation on ethnic disparities and inequality in the UK to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. This submission is produced by the following organisations. The name, role, and contact
Awards from Britain in Bloom
ICOS Volunteers You are the BEST! We would like to say a massive thank you to all volunteers for their ethics and commitment to Backhouse and Barley Mow Parks. We have received two awards from Britain in Bloom! All
ICOS will become a Living wage employer in May 2021
It’s #LivingWageWeek! • ICOS, in May 2021, will be joining over 800 employers who have accredited with the Living Wage Foundation since the start of Covid-19 lockdown including, Gentoo, sage, Newcastle Carers, VONNE, Oxfam, Northumbria University, society matters and Police
UK Anti Slavery Day
UK Anti Slavery Day Slavery still exists. As we speak, an average of 1 in 200 people in the world are victims of modern slavery, deprived of freedom and exploited for their labour, forced into prostitution or domestic servitude. In