Minority Ethnic Human Rights Project (MEHRP)
The Minority Ethnic Human Rights Project (MEHRP) started in October 2021, and is made up of 5 different strands:
- Equality and Human Rights
- EU Advice and Information
- Women’s Civic Participation
- Employability and Training
- COVID-19 Advocacy Response
The project delivers bespoke activities for disadvantaged minority ethnic communities in the West of Scotland through the provision of:
- information and advice on welfare reform, housing, financial entitlements, hate crime and discrimination
- creating employability pathways
- training to wider services
- encouraging civic participation
Over the past year...
MEHRP Strands
Equality and Human Rights
This strand of MEHRP:
- provides an equality and human rights advice and information service, which service users can access through individual appointments or adult education group work;
- delivers equality and human rights training for organisations so that they can support people with protected characteristics to become aware of, access and uphold their rights and protections;
- develops case studies about the experiences of people with protected characteristics from our equality and human rights service so that they can be used to inform wider policy and practice.
Advice and Information
The advice and information provides service users with:
- an increased understanding of their rights and protections in relation to the equality and human rights issue(s) that they are facing;
- advice and information that they can use to raise their concern or complaint;
- an increased awareness of further support services relevant to the issue(s) that they are facing.
Training for Organisations
The training provides organisations with:
- an increased understanding of how to support their service users to become aware of, access and uphold their rights and protections;
- information about equality and human rights support services that they can use to signpost their service users;
- access to further equality and human rights resources to continue their own learning and development.
To access these services, please contact us via the form below, or give us a call on 0141 337 6626.
EU Advice and Information
This strand of MEHRP provides support to migrants in the West of Scotland who face barriers, such as lack of access to IT equipment, non-fluent English skills, as well as mental and physical health barriers to accessing services.
The strand’s primary focus is on providing information and advice on:
- accessing benefits, including pension entitlements
- housing
- employment
- understanding energy bills
- voting
- navigating life in Scotland
This is done through one-to-one appointments, either face-to face or over the phone.
We have staff that speak community languages, such as Polish, Lithuanian, and Russian.
| Mondays | Tuesdays | Wednesdays | Thursdays | Fridays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Polish Advice Office Anna Wroblewska |
Lithuanian Advice Office Jurate Piepolyte
*support available in Russian too |
Lithuanian Advice Email / Telephone Jurate Piepolyte
*support available in Russian too |
Polish Advice Office Anna Wroblewska |
Polish Advice Email / Telephone Mira Waligora |
To access this service, please contact us via the form below, or give us a call on 0141 337 6626
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Women's Civic Participation
This strand of MEHRP aims to develop minority ethnic women’s knowledge and skills.
It focuses on in-house training covering knowledge and skills required for a leadership role, to increase opportunities for minority ethnic women to join public civic structures, public boards and committees. Through these, our members can be a voice for their communities, volunteer in local council conferences, help in sport activities, attend public meetings, connect with public bodies and improve their connections and confidence.
The strand’s in-house training includes topics such as:
- effective communication
- digital skills
- listening skills
- readings skills
- report writing skills
- meeting skills
- note taking
- public speaking
- presentation skills
- unconscious bias
- the Equality Act 2010
- leadership skills
- effective communication
- digital skills
- listening skills
- readings skills
- report writing skills
- meeting skills
- note taking
- public speaking
- presentation skills
- unconscious bias
- the Equality Act 2010
- leadership skills
To access this service, please contact us via the form below, or give us a call on 0141 337 6626.
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Employability and Training
This strand of MEHRP works with minority ethnic communities within Renfrewshire and Glasgow, creating pathways to employment, volunteering, modern apprenticeship and work placements.
We work in partnership with employers, job centres, and Skills Development Scotland to build capacity and increase confidence through the following services:
- One to one support
- Workshops
- Further education placements
Over the last year, we have supported services users in gaining SQA Employability and Duke of Edinburgh Awards.
For further information and to access any of the above, please contact us via the form below, or give us a call on 0141 337 6626.
COVID-19 Advocacy Response
This strand of MEHRP aims to support minority ethnic individuals to recover from COVID-19 and raise awareness about mental health issues. It includes the provision of resources in order to help reduce
COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on minority ethnic individuals. This involves support in areas such as:
- mental health support
- financial aid
- housing assistance
The strand offers bilingual support such as one-to-one
support, monthly workshops, and family activities.
To access this service, please contact us via the form below, or give us a call on 0141 337 6626.
Feedback
"Very important session to know where to report and who to talk to. Makes me more confident in speaking out about it and knowing who to speak to specifically."
“I have a sense of belonging, something to look forward to and I am learning new things every day.”
"The workshop was useful, clear and well presented. The women were learning how to manage their bill, where to get help."
"I have been going to the office for a few years. I had a lot of issues and I went to a lot of places to try and get them sorted. Nowhere was able to help me, there were always some issues which couldn't be resolved. I suffer from depression and after each visit I would be in tears feeling helpless. When I was eventually signposted to the office through my GP all of my issues got resolved. For the first time I left an office not in tears. I know I can ask for help in any matter, and I always receive support and advice. I don't need to stress. Mira is honest and calm and I really value the support I receive. I'm scared to think what I would do without this service. I have been receiving absolutely stellar support from MERHP."
"I am confident that I can use the knowledge I have gained from these workshops to benefit me. Thank you for your guidance."
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WSREC Community Hub
201 Shuna Street
Glasgow
G20 9EY
Scottish Charity No: SC025038
Scottish Company No: SC292009