| Description | Grant files containing correspondence, reports, minutes, accounts, newspaper cuttings and funding requests relating to the Harambee Housing Association (HHA), the Marcus Garvey Educational Project (MGEP) and the Pan-African Exchange Programme (PAEP). Funding source(s): Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust, Barrow Cadbury Fund. Applicant overview: The HHA charity was formed out of the Black Community Workers (BCW) project with the support of the Birmingham City Council Social Services Department and Birmingham Settlement. The aim of the HHA is to meet the needs of homeless youth and pre-school children. The HHA established the MGEP to, in their words, 1) provide a social situation for children of pre-school age (two years to five years) that will constitute a real learning situation, 2) provide a structural programme of educational activities relevant to the pre-school experience which will enable the children to develop necessary skills, including language development and concepts, 3) provide a secure environment which is responsive to the values of the cultural heritage of black children and will enable them to develop a positive identification with that culture, 4) prepare pre-school children for the school environment, 5) encourage parents to become involved in the education of their children and further understand their children's needs, and 6) impress upon parents the importance of the pre-school years and play activities involving toys etc. The PAEP is involved with bringing HHA staff and young people to Africa for a series work/educational camps. Nature of support: The Trust made a series of grants to support MGEP and HHA staff salaries including £3,000 towards an HHA Housing Manager in 1978. In 1977 £1,000 was provided towards a deficit accrued by Harambee House. In 1979 a £2,500 grant was made towards MGEP running costs. The Fund and Trust supported a series of small travel grants to enable HHA staff to attend conferences on race issues. Minutes: B&GSCT 4459, B&GSCT 4540, B&GSCT 4583, B&GSCT 4647, B&GSCT 4705, B&GSCT 4835, B&GSCT 4836, B&GSCT 4838, B&GSCT 4852, B&GSCT 4868, B&GSCT 4969, BCF 1864. Notes: These files also contain papers and reports relating to the Pan-African Exchange Programme. The correspondence in file 'a' references salary support but does not contain minutes or agendas addressing this subject. Minutes are contained in file 'b'. File organised by date from newest to oldest, labelled 'a' and 'b'. Each file covers a date range from 1977 to 1979. Files collectively numbered '3/5'. |