Who We Are
Karibu provides information, advice, help, support and counselling services to African and minority ethnic women and their families in Ipswich and Suffolk in general. It aims to promote awareness of ethnic, cultural and religious diversity within statutory and voluntary organisations and the larger community. Karibu is governed by a Board of Trustees.
Mission
Karibu seeks to provide information, advice and help to African women and their families in Ipswich and Suffolk in general.
Vision
African women and their families are fully integrated in Ipswich and their cultural values are understood and appreciated.
Aims
We aim to continually develop our services and respond to the needs of our community.
What We Do
Objectives
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To meet the specific needs of African women in response to their diverse backgrounds
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To help members feel at home in the United Kingdom by supporting them to access available services
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To support and prevent underachievement by offering courses that build African women's self confidence and self assertiveness to develop partnership between and across the different service providers
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To generate publicity materials to create awareness of the availability and access to different avenues of support for African women
Impact
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Members of the African Community will be able to meet socially
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They will be able to freely discuss the needs of their children to include complimentary education in African culture (drumming, arts & culture, etc) and to provide opportunities for this and for social interaction with each other
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Promote health advice and information
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Promote social activities in order to reach out to isolated African women and their families
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Identify ways of outreaching into our communities, in order to give something back through support, advice and opportunities