Cocyde is a Camden registered company Limited in Britain & Wales, in the process of becoming a charity organisation.                                                                                               *

Aims

Our vision is to promote sustainable life to Congolese childre in Camden.

Cocyde aims to facilitate better supplimentary education (Maths, Science, English and Information Technology) and accessibility to sport activities to congolese children and young people for their fitness and in order to alleviate poverty among them and become useful for the Big Society. We also ecourage parents to engage on integration in order to positively contribute in the community through events and benefit from it following our Action Plan.  1. Provision of facilities of recreation, leisure activities and entertainment to improve facilities for football and other sport in Camden for 5-18. 2. Supporting good education to those with learning needs, in raising new skills through promoting our cultural background to our children: learn French and Lingala; writing, reading and speaking; including promoting social justice and welfare. 3. The prevention and provision of good healthcare within the Congolese Community. 4. To alleviate poverty and distress among children, young people and Congolese parents to have access to work. 

Objectives 

We deliver will differently our activities in giving children and parents time not only to enjoy together, but also to feel away doing something together with my child is all about, so that to gain skills, build confidence and good health, and completely forget about anti-social behaviour. We also work in partnership with partners such as Let Me Play Cool Project with which some of our children go for camps, outing and gym. Children feel fascinating and cannot miss such event. Health and Safety issues and insurance for players are our priority, as well attendance at all time.

Cocyde will keep eye on Congolese children who having learning difficulties toward good qualification. Cocyde uses different materials, techniques and methods for a child to understand the course. We also recommend and refer them to an appropriate service, including the Department of Education for assistance. Cocyde run maths, English, IT, Science and general knowledge courses to parents so that they can be able to help children on home work. Eg: two children were already referred last year and still on going and the outcomes are excellent.

Once health problem is identified, Cocyde approaches to relieve sickness and poor health. Enables patients to reach their potential despite social, psychological and environmental barriers through advice, guidance, counselling and refers to an appropriate organisation to take action. For example doctors and qualified counsellor. And keep monitoring until the end result.

Cocyde will teache children French/ Lingala in addition to keep the culture alive in the host country. Up to date news is also given through news papers, magazines and video to compare the reality of life in both world. Cocyde is keen to underpinning effective practice in the hobby, development and learning of young children to raise skills, training, mother-tongue languages and social/ cultural workshop that enables them to successfully and actively participate in the multicultural society in which we live without forgetting what is going on in the Congo.

Keys Priorities
Skills/ development training

Will run sessions and refer to a specialist to improve Maths, English and IT skills toward qualifications.
Tutorial: learn fluent French and Lingala (writing, speaking and reading) and become free to express themselves.
Empower children and parents to succeed in life, knowing their rights and the way ahead through training. Eg. On 18 September 2010 Cocyde will host one day training for about 20 people on safeguarding children and understanding policies as part of our successful partnership with LSCB Camden. 
On 13 August 2010, a CRB workshop was organised with Queens Crescent Community Centre in order to check our staff with the CRB check to work with children.

Additional educational need
Tutorial classes to lead users to educational qualifications,
Teaching and referral to an appropriate service; mentor, motivating and aspiring for a role model.

Social / cultural activities

Expanding consultation of Congolese parents/ families and leaflets to involve.
Sport: training sessions (football coaching, athletics as the Olympic approaching). 
Events (meetings, get together, outing, celebrations) and ensure that participants are insured and health and safety issues are under control.

What needs to be addresses through our priorities?

The action plan is a relevant framework for Cocyde to address its priorities as highlighted above and below it provides details of each priority.
Our needs are identified and based on the research's outcome from the community's opinions. Our findings show that 85 % of the sample questioned is keen to Cocyde implementation. Therefore, the main priorities are as follow:

Lack of parenting care over educational and social’s behaviour.
School under-achievement and poor attendance
Deficiency in Maths, English and IT skills
Feeling of exclusion and alienation in real life
Disadvantage and disengagement to participate/ contribute within group/ individual ethnic in the local community.


How are going to deliver the plan?

We are going to put together a team of 5 people that represents all commissions within the organisation.
Create a vision and mission statement. A vision statement is a short one- or two-sentence statement that expresses where the business would like to be in the future. A mission statement may be a paragraph or more. This statement explains the values and intentions of a business.

Create a list of short-term goals. These goals can include increasing the number of volunteers/ workers, moving to a larger space, increasing customer awareness of goods and services, or making internal changes to operations or management. Short-term goals are those that can be accomplished within the first year or two of a 5-year strategic plan.

Create a list of long-term goals. These goals are to be met within a 5-year time period and can include increasing sales by a certain percentage, creating new goods and services, implementing new procedures or operational tasks, company expansion or, in some cases, downsizing. Long-term goals may be implemented in phases (for example, if you want to expand the company through a new area, hiring additional employees or introducing new products may be completed over the span of 5 years).

Set measurable goals and time limits to meet these goals. These are short- and long-term goals that can be measured through increased production, increased sales or increased customer interest. Measurable goals help keep employees motivated and allow team members to make changes if goals are not met at a predetermined time.

Outline possible ways to meet both short- and long-term goals. Brainstorm with team members for new ideas and concepts. Even though some ideas will not be used, brainstorming is the best way to involve every department within the company. Make sure every member of the team is allowed to contribute to brainstorming sessions.

Put vision and mission statements, short- and long-term goals, and ways to meet these goals into a report that also includes budgets, financial forecasts and other overhead information. This is your 5-year strategic plan.

 Further contacts 

The easiest way to make contact with us is on our website: www.cocyde.org.uk or www.takeofflinks.org.uk  Experienced consultants will give you advice and information about the whole range of our services. This web is entirely managed in London (England) and Toronto (Canada).

Postal Adress en DRCongo/ Kinshasa

To be relocated soon.

In United Kingdom (UK)/ London

COCYDETOL

Kiasuka Kiakanda Sangu:

c/o 5 Wosley House, Osney Crescent, London NW5 2AX
Mob: 07983287195 or 07956127987
Email: cocydetol@hotmail.co.uk

Bank Account: Halifax Bank

D/94617481-2

Account Number: 01024064

Sort Code: 11-04-84

email: kiakanda@talktalk.net 

Email: takeofflinks@ymail.com
(Cocyde.org.uk)

Lydia Munanga: Email: lydia_munanga@hotmail.co.uk

Email: nanoutha@yahoo.fr

Mob: 07852522248

We are temporary located at VAC on Tuesdays and Fridays afternoon: http://www.vac.org.uk/about/site-map/

Cocyde Policies & Values  

This page provides guidance/ framework to develop policies and procedures in working with children, parents, carers, donors and partners (The Council, Social workers Doctors, Solicitors and the Police). It is our responsibility in order to abide these policies current regulation. Cocyde needs this range of policies because Cocyde uses volunteers and with a plan to employ paid staff and working with our children and young people.

CarnegieUk says that: "Civil society activity meets fundamental human wants and needs, and provides an expression for hopes and aspirations. It reaches parts of our lives and souls that are beyond the state and business. It takes much of what we care about most of our private lives and gives it shapes and structure, helping us to amplify care, compassion and hope".
In the big Society where we live in, any adult is at risk of abuse, exploitation or neglect should be able to access support to enable them to live a life free from violence and abuse. This framework contents the main the main policies only such as: Health and Safety, Risk Assessment, Safeguarding and CRB, Equal of Opportunities, Volunteer These procedures detail the processes that must be followed in the event of a suspicion or allegation that a vulnerable adult is at risk of abuse, exploitation or neglect. The procedures do not cover other
responses to their needs. They are a vital part of a range of prevention, support and protection services offered to meet the needs of vulnerable adults, their families and carers.
The following statements underpin the implementation of activities related to the protection and safeguarding of vulnerable adults: agencies and organisations will work co-operatively in the identification, investigation, treatment and prevention of abuse of vulnerable adults. The project provides training, information, events and publications. In the mean time, some of our colleagues have completed CRB, Health and Safety training and Safeguarding training. Cocyde encourages everyone to do so.
In request, we can provide the following: Safeguarding, Health & Safely, Equal Opportunity, Fundraising, Insurance, Training, Volunteer, Adult abuse, etc.

Official documents to comply with

Constitution, Business Plan, Action plan, Strategy plan, Code of Conduct, Annual Report, policies, job descriptions, etc

The trust relies on member's subscriptions, fundraising and partners trust's donations. It is a non-profit making company owned by the membership and controlled by an elected council. Implementation of policy and day to day administration are the responsibility of the trust's part time staff, under Kiasuka's chairmanship. Accounts are published quarterly to trustees and at the end of the financial year. Currently, the Action Plan projects from 2010 to 2015 is underway.

Cocyde Academy Club in action in Hampstead play ground.



Timetable for training sessions:

It depends to the weather and seasons: Cocyde team actually trains every Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays in different fields: Paradise Park, Market Road and Hampstead Heath, behind lido on Sunday.

This page is also linked to the Charity Choice: https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=155694

The mission statement of the Congolese Community Youth Development (Cocyde) Limited includes a commitment to members to provide a service in the form of high quality coaching sport that are satisfying relevant and usuful. The organisation is a fast growing body of youth (mostly congolese), enthusiasts, ambitious players. It was founded in May 2009 and now has members in the boroughs of Camden in London with a priority to extend.

The principles aim of the organisation are to assist members to advance in professional sport and to secure public recognition of their professional status. Its other concern is to facilitate the advancement and spreading of knowledge within the profession and to promote high standards of conduct and professional competence. The aim of this organisation is backed up by parent's experience. All members have equal status, but with varying official obligations. They join the organisation because of their interest in entaintenment, hobbies, spare time, sport and other benefits. The organisation is non-profit making and is owned by the entire membership. Control is vested in a council elected by members in the AGM for 3 years.

To assist children and young people (yp) with the necessary knowledge of integration, education and training to assist members to idemnify themselves against claims in respect of liabilities incurred in the exercise of their profession, and to protect the mutual interest of members. The Cocyde its own logo describes this.

Congolese have suffered for ages in Camden/ London. We must associate the Cocyde with love so that together we can change our consciousness (mentality) to change the community. 35 congolese died in 2008/2009 from heart attack and blood pressure. This is because of lucking exercises habit and occurate information on health issues. Also 25% of childred knifed in London alone in 2007 were congoles boys. That is why Cocyde which is the most trusted companies to work in partnership with a group of TOL consultants to influence change through empowering and raising skills among congolese parents and children.

Asha Duale, Safeguard Training's facilitator in the hall with Fred Yamusangie, Anicet and Romain Tipo.

Mummy Freddy and Yvettes discussing over scenarios!!                   Participants listening to the Trainer on Safeguarding.

Trainees at lunch time.                                                           Asher, Levis and Tipo sharing scenario's views & opinions.

Relaxing on lunch time.

Useful links for learning difficulties:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/

http://www.skillwise.org.uk

Cocyde address is: