November 2025 Newsletter
Table of Contents Editor’s Note Highlights and News 1. The Strive to Grow Leadership Programme comes to an end 2. DRI collaborates with partners at important events 3. Social Media Essentials Training with the BMECP 4. Drafting a Constitution and Deciding a Legal Status Training 5. The DRI team receives funding from the Lloyds Bank […]
Stroke Awareness Workshops
Stroke Awareness Workshops Diversity Resource International (DRI) and the Stroke Association are inviting people from multicultural backgrounds to Stroke Awareness Workshops across different regions. Did you know? In the UK, a stroke strikes every five minutes, and it can radically change someone’s life. These Stroke Awareness Workshops are designed to provide essential information on: How […]
It Takes a Village
It Takes a Village Join the Brighton & Hove Fostering Team to consider and discuss different ways to support Global Majority children in care. What do we mean by children in care? A “child in care” is a young person under 18 who is looked after by their local authority because they cannot live with their own […]
Reflections from our pilot Eco-systemic Walking Therapy sessions
Reflections from our pilot Eco-systemic Walking Therapy sessions On a sunny day last June, DRI’s Director and passionate walking leader, Mebrak Ghebreweldi, accompanied by Systemic and Family Psychotherapist, Shaila Sheikh, piloted a new initiative that blends nature, low-impact physical activity and psychological therapy in a beautifully delivered project: Eco-systemic Walking Therapy. Shaila and Mebrak welcomed […]
Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (Sussex)
Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (Sussex) DRI is proud to be a leading community partner, working closely with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to embed the Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework principles into their services. The Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF) is NHS England’s first-ever anti-racism framework, designed to support trusts […]
DRI partners with the BMECP: a new chapter for community support in Sussex
DRI partners with the BMECP: a new chapter for community support in Sussex We have formalised a partnership with the Black and Minority Ethnic Community Partnership (BMECP), united by a shared goal: to strengthen the support available to ethnically diverse communities across Sussex. This collaboration is grounded in a mutual commitment to inclusion, empowerment, and […]
Community Research Training for Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Community Research Training for Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust We were commissioned by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust to deliver training to academic researchers, professionals involved in research, and community researchers. This follows the successful delivery of our Principles and Ethics of Community Research training through the Coventry and Warwickshire Research Engagement Network (REN) […]
Collaboration with the Centre For Translational Medicine
Collaboration with the Centre For Translational Medicine We are excited to be exploring a new collaboration with the Centre for Translational Medicine at King’s College London (KCL), with a shared commitment to enhancing public involvement in health research. What is “translational medicine”? Translational medicine is about turning scientific discoveries into real-world medical treatments, tools, and […]
Strive to Grow: Leadership Training
Strive to Grow Leadership Programme Strive to Grow was a Leadership Training Programme specially designed for ethnically diverse-led community and voluntary organisations based in East and West Sussex. DRI invited groups and organisations aspiring to enhance their leadership, strengthen their operational capacity, and significantly increase their impact within their community to take part in fully […]
Friendship Bench in Sussex
The Friendship Bench in Sussex Diversity Resource International (DRI) is co-leading a pilot research project to evidence the effectiveness and feasibility of the first Friendship Benches in southeast England. The Friendship Bench is an internationally-recognised mental health intervention model founded by Professor Dixon Chibanda. Since its foundation in Zimbabwe, the model has been replicated across […]