A public sensitization campaign to educate mostly young people about the dangers a criminal record can pose to their future wellbeing kicked off in Liverpool City Centre on Saturday May 25 2019 Hundreds of young people and older Liverpool residents who were out and about in the city centre received campaign leaflets and had discussions […]
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Nothing fights loneliness better than when people meet and celebrate life. They make new friends and create everlasting connections. They play, the sing, they dance and do loads of other connected, group activities. Join our friendship clubs.
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Following from our highly successful Heritage Lottery fund Project-The Definitive Story of Africans in Merseyside, Liverpool based registered charity Citizen Outreach Coalition (COC)has now created three Friendship clubs in Leeds, London and Liverpool to help fight against loneliness. One of the feedbacks we had from participants of the heritage project (some of whom were in
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As police struggle to control knife and gang violence among young people, some youths in Liverpool (North West England) have been told why a simple slogan like “No Knives Saves lives” can be effective in ending youth related crimes. Young people at the Power House residential hall in Toxteth-Liverpool on Monday July 16 2018 were
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Some students from selected secondary schools around Liverpool had a chance to learn about Citizen Outreach Coalition (COC) project “The Definitive Story of Africans in Merseyside” during a weeklong work experience visit to the National Museums in Liverpool. The event took place at the Anthony Walker Education Centre situated off the main gallery of the
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A four man crack team of Liverpool based charity Citizen Outreach Coalition (COC) hit the centre of Liverpool on Saturday June 30 2018 in the launch of its anti-knife crime campaign; “Knives Ain’t Trendy. Avoid them”. Thanks to funding from Big Lottery fund, the campaign is aimed at sensitizing people on why knives should remain
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Nigerian community leader and retired manager Femi Sowande has called on Africans especially in the diaspora to always strategize long term in other to succeed in any development plan. “One of the lessons I have learnt throughout the years is that a lot of us have short term processes in order to achieve certain things.
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Sylvester Williams in Lusaka, Zambia As has been the case for the past 43 years, there are hopes Musa Kalaluka 20, who was recently crowned Miss Zambia 2017 might surprise everyone and win Miss World 2018 scheduled tentatively in the Philippines Capital, Manila. If she can achieve that feat, she will become the first African
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The parents of murdered Liverpool teenager Yusuh Sonko 18, have again appealed to anyone with information on his killer(s) to contact Merseyside police so they can get some justice for their son. Holding back tears, Yusuf’s mother Mrs khadjijah Sonko repeated her now familiar cry, “my heart is broke”. The grieving mother called on the
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The Nigerian Sailor who refused to shave his beard. For 47 years now, Denis Nnachi 80, has refused using a blade to shave his beard after he and thousands of Igbos, supporters of the Republic of Biafra, had to accept the shocking defeat of their military commandant Chukuemeka Ojukwu during the 1967-1970 Nigerian Civil war.
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