The Himmat Project34/36 Hanson Lane

HalifaxWest Yorkshire

HX1 5NX

Telephone: 01422 348045

The Ummid ProjectYMCA Building, McMillan Centre

Dorset Street, Little HortonBradfordBD5 0LT

Telephone: 01274 577866

S u p p o r t e d b y :

Himmat - Charity No. 10596000

Himmat is a company limited by guarantee - No. 3277918

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Thank YouHimmat extends a big thank you to the huge list of volunteers who have a left their mark in the

community. Especially those who gave their time and effort on a regular basis.

Ful l - t ime Staff

Part - t ime Staff

VolunteersMohamed Aslam MBE, BEM

Project Director

Rahat KhanSenior Manager

Mohammed MunirH.R. Manager

Mohammed HanifMotor Project Training Officer

Michael JenningsMotor Project Training Officer

Taiba HamidProject Worker

Sadat WahidNEET Project Worker

Arshad MahmoodSecond Chances Project Worker

Mohammed ArifProject Co-ordinator ,

Probation Bradford

Jabbar AliBradford Rioters Project

Co - Ordinator

Joanne WattsUmmid Second Chances Manager

Shazad AliUmmid Second Chances Senior

Project Worker

Zulfiqar Ali Ummid Second Chances Senior

Project Worker

Neelam AslamProject Teacher

Samina KausarProject Worker

Israr HussainHomework Drop-In

Diane AhmedHomework Drop -In

Shazad HanifSecond Chances Project Worker

Khurram MajidSports Leader

Fareed AhmedTarriq Pervez

Khurram ShazadMohammed AliShabaz Ahmed

Jasim SalehBilal HussainEssan FarooqUsman MoghulWaseem Iqbal

Ibrar AjaibZafar Mahmood

Saeed MahmoodShahid Mahmood

Mansha KhanMohammed Yasser

Abid NajibVaqas Hussain

Amar AliMohammed AsifIshtiaq Hussain

Qasim SalehMohammed Awais

Zeeshan AliAjaz JubbarDaniel AllenIkram Iqbal

Sadia ShafiqueShyla Ahmed

Farzana KauserNazir Ahmed

Tanzila KauserLorraine Langley

Sharon HillMumtaz Zafar

Salika JahanghirRaheema Hussain

Katherine HallAbdul WardakJackie Kelly

Humaira AzamSaqib Yaqub

Himmat TrusteesChris SonneRobin PrescottRob CleggRichard SmithPauline NashKeith MacDonald

Himmat Management CommitteeRobin Prescott (Chair) Pauline NashRichard Smith (Secretary) Chris SonneMohamed Aslam MBE BEM (Director) Dipika KaushalBill Davenport (Observer) Jenny Lynn Stuart MacPherson (Observer) Fiona Graham (Observer)Jeff Rafter (Observer) Shabina Mir (Observer)Joan Scott (Observer)

Number ofNew Members

3

47

59

25

14

Activity

Youth Centre

Homework Drop-In

Friday Activities

Summer 'K2' Scheme

Saturday Club

TotalAttendances

1320

1976

1987

409

1436

A l l c on t r ac ts , w h i c h i n c l u d e R A P, R IO and P roba t i on , ach i eved t he con t r ac tua l ta rge ts .

Number ofSessions

71

74

44

17

35

Average perSession

18.6

26.7

45.2

24

41

Christine ElliotUmmid Second Chances Teacher

Farzana QamarUmmid Second Chances

Project Worker

Safdar AliUmmid Second Chances

Project Worker

Andrew SharpUmmid Second Chances

Project Worker

Jane KershawUmmid Second Chances

Project Worker

Liz DonoghueUmmid Office Administrator

Basharat HussainRAP Project Co-ordinator

Shafaqat HussainRAP Project Worker

Diane DepassRAP Project Worker

Imran BashirRAP/ Himmat Project Worker

Paula MeredithProject Worker Ummid

Karen Holmes Project Worker Ummid

Oulfath HussainProject Worker Ummid

Treasurer - West Yorkshire Probation BoardAuditors - Torvill Dent

Hamza AslamSports Leader

Mohammed OzairSports Leader

Sharon HillProject Worker

Mohib KhanProject Worker

Sabrina QadirProject Worker

As he dr i f ted off to s leep, a f ter a long n ight as n ight -watchman,an exhausted Izzy hoped that no-one e lse had a camera. . .

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Report f rom The ChairThe last twelve months has again been one of considerable progress, matched with continued consolidation of theincreasing amount of contract work being won by Himmat and the continued innovative activities that it undertakes.

One of the major innovations for this year has been the establishment of the Himmat Motor Project which is situated ina purpose built garage at the side of Himmat's premises. This fully equipped site provides alternative education to thoseyoung people who are either excluded or in danger of exclusion from school, to those whose learning preferences areaway from the normal academic curriculum and to those who are NEET. Providing professional training in motor vehiclerepairs and the driving theory test allied with personal and social development it also carries out a repair andrefurbishment programme for bicycles which are then made available to young people in the community. It has beenvery popular with beneficiaries and partner agencies alike, with participants attending from across West Yorkshire.

Allied to this, Himmat now has at last its own mini bus badged with the company's corporate identity. Secured throughfunding from Action Halifax, it is now used extensively to transport young people from Himmat & Ummid's variouspremises and has been particularly useful for the increasing number of football teams run by Himmat. These teams haveprogressed in a year from also-rans in the Calderdale Junior Football League to become contenders in several agegroups. Their reward was to go on the ever popular summer camp in the Scottish islands. One young player has beenpicked to represent Pakistan at Under-19 international level while another is on the books of a Premier League club.Let's hope he can go on to represent England - they need young footballers like him!

The programme for the reintegration of the Bradford rioters has now come to an end but has been phenomenallysuccessful and is held up as an example of good practice within the Probation Service. Many of the offenders have nowmoved back into education and employment, indeed two of them now work for Ummid - surely the greatest possibleindication of its success.

The Second Chances programme is worthy of a special mention. Sterling work continues to be done in Bradford withthose young people who have been excluded from mainstream education, many of them being thought of as beingcompletely beyond control. Himmat takes them on, nurtures, mentors and advises them and succeeds where others fail.This success has created additional demand from our partner organisations which has meant a considerable expansionin staff and facilities in order to continue to provide and maintain the quality of service on which Himmat prides itself.New, larger premises with a greater range of facilities have been opened in Bradford in order to accommodate theseincreasing numbers of clients. Additional staff, including an HR officer, have been recruited to ease the burden on Assiand the other front line delivery staff.

The homework support and study elements of Himmat continue to produce improving results in local schools while theprojects delivered for the Probation Service and Youth Offending Teams regularly receive accolades for the culturallyspecific and religiously sensitive service it provides.

At a recent visit, officers from the Charity Commission were amazed at the variety and effectiveness of the work thatHimmat does:

"The general impression, reinforced by the visit, was of a charity that already has many of the characteristics of aneffective charity"

"Himmat has been innovative in adopting new projects, and the charity has grown and developed to effectively meet thevaried needs of an increasing number of young people both within Halifax and the wider West Yorkshire area. Thepopularity of the charity's youth services is a reflection of its success in reaching the young people it aims to serve."

"Anecdotal evidence suggests that the charity has been an early starter in the provision of many of its youth services,for example by providing after-school projects, such as homework groups, in advance of local education authoritiesproviding such services."

"Due to its initial impact, and the piloting of projects before committing to them long-term, Himmat has been able todemonstrate its successes, and, therefore, gain the confidence of parents and families, particularly in its work withyoung offenders."

"Himmat has developed effective working relationships with partners within the criminal justice system and also withlocal schools and other community groups, enabling the charity to have a significant impact upon those young peoplewho are in greatest need of its services."

So there you have an important and impartial view, not just me singing the same tune that I have been singing for thepast 11 years!

Once again my thanks go to Assi and his team of dedicated staff, notably Rahat in Halifax and Joanne in Bradford, forthe continued success of the projects. Thanks also to my colleagues on the management committee, fellow trustees,partner organisations and volunteers for all helping to ensure that Himmat and Ummid continue to set new standards inworking with vulnerable young people.

Robin PrescottChair of Himmat

Summary of Income and Expenditure For the Year ended 31st March 2007

Resources expended: unrestricted Resources expended: restricted

Incoming resources: unrestricted Incoming resources: restricted

Education &Employment

29.5%SingleRegeneration

Budget50.5%

BradfordCouncil

20%

Costs of activities infurtherance of the

charity’s objectives91%

Costs ofactivities in

furtherance ofthe charity’sGovernance

9%

Education &Employment

65%

Bradford YOT17.5%

WestYorkshireProbation

Board13%

Calderdale Council - 2%

Calderdale Other - 1.5%

Interest Received - 1%

Costs ofactivities infurtherance

of thecharity’s

Governance9%

Costs ofactivities in

furtherance ofthe charity’s

objectives90.5%

Costs ofgeneratingvoluntary

income0.5%

Total Income - £686,198Total Expenditure - £691,901

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Introduct ion"To get all there is, is the art of living - we must employ our time wisely, never being in too much hurry tostop and sip life, but never losing our sense of the enormous value of a minute."

Another year has floated by without me knowing and I am nearing being put to green pastures.. deja vu. I findmyself stuck once again on what to say and how to go about describing yet another very successful year forHimmat. I will reminisce firstly on the quote above as this is the only opportunity I get to sit back and sip on theenormous value we place on every minute of the day with the young people we work with. This is an opportunityI get that reinforces my belief that change is possible and is happening at Himmat every day. All the staff havebeen on their toes throughout the year with no opportunity for anyone to divert from the ethos of HIMMAT. Whichis:

"To offer young people opportunities to develop their knowledge, skills, attitudes and confidence thusenabling and empowering them to decide their own futures "

The first and the foremost welcome change has been the development of the Himmat Motor Education Project.This project is funded by Action Halifax and offers young people an opportunity to learn the basics of motor carrepairing and maintenance. Another long awaited change is the presence of our new mini bus, which was alsofunded by Action Halifax.

Sowerby Bridge High school has become a link school in the community with Himmat after receiving its SpecialSchool status in Maths and ICT. With the support of Sowerby High Himmat now has a fully equipped IT room.

Second Chances in Bradford which offers young people an alternative out of school full-time curriculum hasproved to be very successful despite the challenging nature of the work. During the year Sabrina, one of ourvolunteers was invited to 10 Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister.

I would like to applaud Jo and her team in Bradford (Second Chances) in their dedication to supporting some ofthe most challenging young people who are on the brink of being written off by society. Jo and her team arewinning a battle in their endeavour to support some very challenging young people who need a lot of nurturing,patience, commitment and time. All the staff truly embrace the Himmat ethos that change is possible .

During the year Rahat has developed Himmat's work with Asian Offenders here in Calderdale, while at the sametime taking on responsibility of supporting me in the operations of Himmat especially in Bradford.

For the rest of us the journey continues and we are going from strength to strength. Homework Drop In, Fridayactivities, Youth Centre, NEET, Second Chances, Probation Work, Football , RAP, K2 Summer Scheme and thesummer residential have exceeded expectations.

A group of business people, led by Sir William Cantrell, Chair of the Wellcome Trust visited Himmat as part of theBusiness in the Community Initiative. The group spent several hours at Himmat and took great interest in thework that was being undertaken. The group also spent time talking to the young people who were present. Thevisit culminated in Sir William inviting four young people to visit him in London.

Staff development has been the key for our success. During the year 15 staff attended Brief Therapy training and12 staff members attended Team Teach training. Bash, Jo and Rahat have completed the 2nd year of a four yeardegree in Project Management. Arshad and Khuram have completed FA level two coaching course. Hamza andOzair have completed FA Level One coaching course.

I would like to welcome Manir, Hanif, Michael, Oulfatt, Imran, Karen and Diane who joined us this year. Afterfreezing the post of Atch Ali for two years we are glad to have employed Manir who is in charge of HR and theMotor Project. I would like to wish all the new staff the best of luck in their new roles.

Special thanks to all our partners especially West Yorkshire Probation Board, Bradford Youth Offending Team,West Yorkshire Connexions, Action Halifax, Bradford Education, Bradford Youth Service , Bradford YMCA,Calderdale Children's Fund and Calderdale MBC for having faith in Himmat and continuing to support us.. I would like to thank all the staff for their total commitment, hard work, perseverance and drive to implementEvery Child Matters.

Mohamed Aslam M.B.E., B.E.M.Project Director

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Saturday ClubThe Saturday Club cont inues to o ffer a range of act iv i t ies for upto 80 young peopleevery Saturday in Hal i fax .

All photographs in the Annual Report have been taken this year at various residentials and centre-based activities,

The Himmat FC Under 14 TeamCHAMPIONS!

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RIO Jobs ClubThe Re- in tegrat ion of o ffenders Pro ject cont inues to de l iver a package ofin i t ia t ives, by develop ing a new f ramework for rehabi l i ta t ion of o ffenders in thedis t r ic t and improv ing communi ty cohesion and communi ty safety. A ims of thepro ject were two- fo ld :

1. To minimise the chances of further disturbances in the Bradford Distr ict .2 . To reduce the potent ia l for re-offending and therefore reduce repeat

v ict imisat ion and protect ing publ ic .

The number o f o ffenders suppor ted by the pro ject , show that 84% have not re-offended against a Nat ional target o f 58%.

73% of the offenders are current ly in educat ion, employment or t ra in ing incompar ison to 43% who were in employment pre-custody. Thanks should be g ivento the cont inued effor ts o f the UMMID Job Club in ach iev ing th is outcome.

A smal l percentage (9%) s t i l l remain in Custody. To th is end the pro ject has co-ord inated and ta i lored suppor t throughout the sentence by appropr ia te agenciesand communi ty based organisat ions for both pr isoners and fami l ies . The abovestats show that UMMID RIO pro ject not on ly met but cont inues to exceeded a l l ourtargets .

Last year the UMMID RIO pro ject was recognised for i ts innovat ive approach in therehabi l i ta t ion of o ffenders and the pro ject was awarded the coveted 'But ler TrustAward ' .

Not in Educat ion/Employment (NEET)The NEET Project , funded by West Yorkshi re Connexions Serv ice, is in to i ts 3rdyear and go ing s t rong. The programme ident i f ies and targets young peoplebetween the ages of 16 and 19 years and who are d isengaged f rom mainst reamprov is ion or serv ices. Sadat Wahid, the NEET PA, cont inues to serve the needs ofth is cohor t through detached and out reach prov is ion to locate and re-engage theseyoung people.

Homework Drop InHomework Drop- In has been successfu l ly running for the past 10 years. Thescheme runs two n ights a week on Monday and Wednesday between 6 and 8pm.I ts a im is to he lp and improve the numeracy and l i teracy at ta inment o f youngpeople at school . The success of the pro ject can be substant ia ted through thecont inuous suppor t o f the loca l schools and increased at tendance of young people.

In May the pro ject was sp l i t in to two. Key s tage 3 was based at the Cop ShopDuckwor th Lane, whi ls t Key Stage 4 remained at the YMCA Bui ld ing.

Key Stage 4Through the year Ummid Second Chances key s tage 4 pro ject has worked wi th 59young people. Current ly there are 22 s tudents a t tending the pro ject . Out o f the 22students that are at tending, 20 are fu l l t ime and 2 par t t ime ( resp i te) .

Students a t tending Key s tage 4, ach ieved 44 accredi ta t ions in Youth Tra in Modules,accredi ted through the Open Col lege Network. Thei r success was ce lebrated by anaward ceremony held at the Punjab restaurant and publ ic ised in the Telegraph &Argus, Bradford ’s loca l newspaper.

Key Stage 3Since opening Key Stage 3 on the 7th May, 26 young people have at tended thepro ject . Current ly on ro le there are 28 young people a l l fu l l - t ime. The young peopleare re fer red by Educat ion Bradford and Bradford Secondary Schools . Youngpeople at tending the pro ject cover curr icu lum work a iming for the i r SATs exams.Five year 9 pupi ls successfu l ly sat the i r SATs exams at the pro ject .

Year 's Events/Mi lestones

Educat ion Bradford went through an OFSTED inspect ion, and as a resu l t Second Chances was a lso inspected, so that OFSTED was ab le to gauge the qual i tyof prov iders that Bradford Educat ion uses. I t was notedby OFSTED that Second Chances Pro ject was one of the s t rengths of Educat ion Bradford.

7 de legates f rom Common Purpose spent the day at Second Chances to see what our pro ject o ffers .

Sabr ina Qadi r a fu l l t ime vo lunteer was inv i ted to meetwi th Tony Bla i r a t Downing St reet a f ter winn ing a nat ional compet i t ion for outs tanding vo lunteer ing. On 12th December 2006 Sabr inaalong wi th Joanne Wat ts spent the evening wi th Mr B la i r a t 10 Downing St reet .

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The Himmat Motor ProjectThe Motor Pro ject estab l ished in October is the newest addi t ion to the HimmatFami ly. The pro ject , funded by Act ion Hal i fax , a ims to de l iver accredi ted (and non-accredi ted) t ra in ing to young people f rom a var ie ty o f backgrounds.

The s ta ff team, Hani f and Michael , s tar ted in October and that 's when the fun andgames began. The f i rs t hurd le was get t ing a l l the equipment and resources in top lace and ensur ing every s ing le i tem was on the inventory.

Despi te a few h iccups, we spent the t ime wise ly contact ing schools and otheragencies who we fe l t cou ld benef i t f rom our fac i l i t ies . Th is inc luded a l l secondaryschools in Calderdale, Youth Offending Teams, Nat ional Chi ldren 's Home,Connexions, Calderdale & Ki rk lees Careers Serv ice and many others inc lud ingt ra in ing prov iders . As a resu l t , a number o f organisat ions and agencies are nowmaking re fer ra ls to the pro ject .

A specia l thanks to Fai r lea Auto Dismant lers for the i r generous suppor t .

Himmat Youth ClubThe Himmat Youth Club cont inues apace, now opening on Tuesdays and Thursdaysand Saturdays (and even more often when Champions League Footbal l is on! ) .Average at tendance has increased substant ia l ly and now is around the 30 mark persess ion and growing, wi th many new members hav ing jo ined. Young people areable to take par t in formal and in formal act iv i t ies such as pool , tab le tennis , ICT aswel l one- to-one suppor t around CV bui ld ing, Jobsearch, and Personal Soc ia lDevelopment issues. A number o f 'o lder ' young people are now return ing to theYouth Club as vo lunteers (aka 'C4 ' ! ) and the i r cont r ibut ion has been most va luable,espec ia l ly on the i r knowledge of Champions League Footbal l ! A specia l ment ion forthe St reet Wardens, Park In i t ia t ive and Neighbourhood Pol ic ing Team for the i rsuppor t on a number o f occas ions.

Ummid Second ChancesAnother busy year, w i th a s ign i f icant increase in the number o f young peopleat tending the pro ject , as a resu l t our l imi ted accommodat ion and s ta ff wereext remely s t re tched and h igh l ighted the need for larger premises.

Friday Act iv i t iesThe Fr iday Act iv i t ies prov ides a warm and safe env i ronment for g i r ls aged 6-18and pr imary school boys. The o lder g i r ls have been encouraged to br ing the i ryounger brothers a long. The Fr iday Act iv i t ies n ight a l lows the young people tohave access to the Youth Centre fac i l i t ies where they are encouraged to soc ia l isewi th one another. The h igh l ight o f th is year has been the young people be inginvo lved in photography workshops where they have been g iven the chance tomodel and take p ic tures of a l l the people tak ing par t in the workshops. Theat tendance has been rea l ly h igh and th is shows the success of th is evening.

Summer K2 SchemeThe K2 Summer Scheme ident i f ies and targets those pupi ls in Year 5 approachingYear 6 , who are pred ic ted to not a t ta in a Level 4 a t the end of Key Stage 2. Th isyear 7 pr imary schools were contacted and 66 pupi ls were a l located p laces on thescheme.

The pupi ls went through in tens ive Numeracy and L i teracy t ra in ing dur ing the i rsummer break. The sess ions inc luded doing mul t ip l icat ion gr ids where each pupi l 'st ime was recorded. I t was observed that there was a dramat ic improvement inper formance.

HIMMAT FCHimmat now organises and runs 4 teams in loca l leagues which invo lves upto 80young people engaging in spor t every weekend. The Under 12, 13, 14 and 16teams are hard work for the s ta ff but thoroughly wor th a l l the effor t ! Th is hasshown that i f the oppor tun i ty is g iven to young people they can sh ine and p lay th isbeaut i fu l game ca l led footba l l . H immat FC p lay ing teams in Calderdale Juniorleague has he lped break barr iers and i t has a lso he lped bu i ld communi ty cohesion.

The young boys have achieved so much in the i r sense of understanding team work,d isc ip l ine, coping wi th winn ing and los ing, spor tsmanship and making new f r iendsf rom d i f ferent backgrounds and cu l tures. They a lso have so much to look forwardto every weekwhere as beforethe i r weekendswere so emptyand bor ing.Footbal l hasgiven smi lesand lo ts o fjoy to theseyoung peoplewho arepr iv i leged tobe par t o f afootba l l team.

The Himmat FC Under 13 TeamCHAMPIONS!