Multi-Cultural Resource Centre N-I

Objectives
To listen to and record the experiences of the Bangladeshi (Sylheti) Community in Northern Ireland in relation to public authorities and the community's health and social well-being.

To raise awareness of anti-racial discrimination and equality legislation. In    particular the equality duty on public authorities of Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998).

To raise awareness about, and provide input into, the NI Human Rights     Commission's consultation process for a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland.

To input the community's profile and experiences to public authorities within the equality duty process as evidence of the community's specific needs and priorities.

Acknowledgments 

• Rozana Huq MSSc, not only for co-facilitation and interpreting the focus session but for doing the real groundwork of getting the participants together to the meeting, and hence allowing the study to be a success.
  

• MCRC staff for their help particularly Nadette Foley for promoting work with emerging communities and Elma Greer for building up the health project.
  

• The Eastern Health and Social Services Board for their generosity in funding the project.
  

• To the Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust's Social Justice Initiative for providing the funding for the focus groups.
  

• The Race Equality Directorate of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland for funding the publication of this report under their Racial Equality Community Support Programme.