VOLUNTEER
in different ways
Volunteers are the life-blood of the Oasis community – without them, we simply couldn’t do what we do.
Volunteering at Oasis Hub MediaCity UK is a chance to gain valuable work experience, learn new skills, meet new people and contribute to the life of the community. There are a wide variety of opportunities, whether it’s an hour after school, an entire day during the week, an evening project, a Sunday morning or something you can do at home – if you’d like to know more about how to get involved, please fill in the form below or email us.
DONATION
We couldn’t do any of this work without your support. Anything you can give helps us to continue to feed people, relieve debt, give young people a better future and do much more to change lives and build community in Salford.
Please contact hannah.miller@oasismediacityuk.org to request our bank details for a BACS transfer and to find out more about how your donation will help some of the most vulnerable people in our community.
COMMMUNITY PARTNERS
At Oasis Hub MediaCity UK we are committed to work in partnership. We believe that a network of community organisations, businesses and individuals is essential to see our communities grow and be all that they can be. We have included some our key partners below and if you would like to find out more or join us on this journey please CONTACT US.
SALFORD COMMUNITY LEISURE
SALFORD COUNCIL
SALFORD YOUTH ALLIANCE
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
GLOBAL PARTNERS
Oasis is a global organisation, working in 51 hubs around the world. At Oasis Hub MediaCity UK we partner with two of the countries in which Oasis works – India and Mozambique. Here’s some more information about the great work Oasis is doing in those countries:
Oasis India
Oasis began its work in India in 1993 in Mumbai and now also works in the cities of Bangalore and Chennai. All work is either involved in the building of community hubs or in relation to human trafficking. Community hubs take an integrated approach to community transformation while the anti-trafficking work includes outreach, rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration of those who have been trafficked.
Across its six community hubs, Oasis India runs the following projects:
Hub service – Similarly to all the other hubs, there is no strictly defined blueprint that dictates what a hub should look like or which services it should provide. Instead, each hub seeks to serve the immediate needs of the local area with offerings that range from a football club to a tutoring centre. Hubs are intended to be adaptable and flexible to the changing needs of a community, while focussing on bringing people in the community together.
Drop In Centre – Women trapped in sexual slavery can get support and more importantly find a way out of human trafficking, at the Drop in Centre. We offer the Drop In Centre to women in sexual slavery as a place where they can find healthcare, tutoring and care for their children and information on finding a life outside of the brothels.
Day Care Centre – In 2011 our Day Care Centre in the heart of India’s largest red light district, Kamatipur, was opened. This project aims to protect and care for the children of sexually exploited women. Many of the children live in the brothels with their mothers and the Day Care Centre gives them a place to go during business hours. While in our care we help them with their studies, by beginning the school enrolment process for children if necessary and offering counselling support to mothers.
Anti-Human Trafficking – The anti-human trafficking department works with local police departments in Mumbai and Bangalore to investigate suspected cases of human trafficking, develop informants within the gangs and execute raids to free those kept in bondage. We also run awareness programmes in cities and rural villages to teach young women and their families the warning signs and dangers of human traffickers.
Transitional Housing – We provide housing to members of India’s most vulnerable communities. This may be women recently rescued from brothels or it may be young boys at risk of joining notorious gangs. Through these homes we provide shelter, food, education and ‘house parents’ who act as positive role models and sources of help and encouragement.
Oasis Mozambique
Infant mortality is extremely high in the Manga area of Beira. At the Manga LoForte hub, Oasis Mozambique focuses on reducing infant mortality through improving water quality, sanitation and hygiene. Much of the work is done through 96 “mother leaders” who each educate a further 12 neighbours. In the 2013 monsoon season, there were no cases of Cholera reported in the community.
This hub reflects the integrated nature of the community work of Oasis. The vast range of the hub’s activities include after-school homework clubs, teaching life skills and raising awareness of HIV and AIDS.
Oasis Mozambique operates a diverse range of exciting projects which include:
WASH Project (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) – As a direct response to high child mortality rates in Manga Loforte, Oasis has launched an initiative to improve health care and protect lives by sharing knowledge and providing education. By utilising the widely known ‘Care Group’ approach, a small group of volunteer women – known as ‘Change Agents’ – receive regular training, supervision and mentoring on health promotion, home based care and disease prevention and management. E ach member of this group then visits 10-12 neighbourhoods on a regular basis, embedding preventative practises to over 1,200 households a week.
Livelihood improvement – By enrolling them on courses that will help them to secure employment or start a small business, Oasis Mozambique gives young people the opportunity to participate in life skills programmes aimed at restoring their dignity. Oasis Mozambique is passionate about helping young people to discover, develop and deploy their unique talents and abilities. Teaching specialised skills and running dynamic internship programmes are a huge part of the work that they do, all of which is geared towards helping the young people become effective ‘Change Agents’ in their communities. Currently, the youth work is not funded and all the work is done on an informal basis.
For more information about the work Oasis is doing around the world, visit the Oasis Global website.