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NI 1: % of people who believe people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area

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Project Title	Project Description
iCoCo (Institute of Community Cohesion)	A national 'one stop shop' for cohesion practitioners. The website features toolkits, reports, guidance and a library of projects and schemes 'which exemplify good practice in community cohesion'.
Caia Park Partnership Ltd	Funding recruited an outreach worker to introduce ICT learning and digital storytelling to the 12 groups of the partnership and target the digitally excluded.
Menter Iaith Sir Cearffili	A project that encouraged Welsh language speakers to engage with ICT througth the use of Welsh language digital story telling software.
Merit (Haeddu)	Peer to peer training was used to devleope ICT skills. A project developer was employeed to open, manage and support the classes. A wide range of skills were taught.
Somali Progressive Association	The Somali Advice Centre supports the Somali and wider community with IT training and English lessons. These help people take citizenship and driving theory tests.
ITpreneurs (Netherlands)	ITpreneurs develops innovative technology solutions for cultural and social issues. "Nederlands aan het Werk" prepares immigrants for work, learning and family life in Dutch society.
Urban Circle Productions	IT equipment was used to allow members to produce their own music, shop online, research and learn. A communitee radio station went digital and linked with two other local projects.
Ymlaen Ceredigion	Two outreach officers worked directly with 4 groups in Ceredigion. The identified groups learnt new skills in user generated content, digital audio, digital imaging & creating digital video.
Gwent Association For The Blind	Workshops introduced people with vision impairments to digital solutions to support their independence. Classes were adapted to the needs of its participants and covered technologies to aid them.
APEX s.r.o	In the field of mobility for the visually impaired, the company APEX primarily develops and manufactures acoustic and radio systems facilitating orientation for the visually impaired.
Enable Ireland	Enable Ireland supports 3,500 children and adults with disabilities and their families and provide services in local communities throughout Ireland.
Newport Chinese Community Centre	Basic web design and other PC skills were taught to the Chinese community of Newport. The project aimed to empower adults, especially non English speakers.
Seniormedia Marketing	Increased levels of awareness and training in ICT for people from a wide ranging set of backgrounds.
Citizen First	To empower North West Europe by engaging with their communities to deliver the services that they require in an inclusive Information Society that overcomes social & spatial isolation.
SignVideo	SignVideo provides instant and high quality sign language interpreting via the videophone.
Mewn Swansea	The Mewn Swansea project worked with women from Black and Minority Ethnic community groups and provided opportunities for training in digital photography and digital story telling as well as pc care.
Deudraeth CYF	Deudraeth Cyf provided a menu of accessible IT training from a basic to moderate level together with mentoring for 500 people new to broadband, these then went out and taught others.
BFE - Buntes Fernsehen Engerwitzdorf (Colourful TV Engerwitzdorf)	Colourful community television is the television of the future. Engerwitzdorf is the first colour television community in Austria.
Ffunnon Las & Pant Glas Community Association	A new printer allowed the project to produce their own marketing materials and newsletters. This resulted in higher levels of attendance.
Carpenters Connect	A 'wired-up communities' project that became one of the leading community based Interactive Digital TV services. Serves 600 flats on Carpenters Estate, providing online services via Digital TV.
Together we Can	Portal that provides communities with information about sources of help; including funding, advice and easy access to government documents.
Reading Circle	An online reading circle based in Kirklees that is accessible by post, email, online and iDTV. Users share views about books and up to 400 people submit comments each month.
Carpenters Connect	Carpenters Connect provides services through iDTV for the 600 flats in Carpenters Estate, Newham, East London
Gigabites Youth Project	Funding for the provision of a ICT Project Worker enabled the group to use technology attracted the marginalised and disaffected young people in the community.
Neath Operatic Society	Technology was used to improve the ICT knowledge of members. CAD was used for producting stage and lighting plans and also to edit recordings of performances.
Taff Housing Association	Tutor led training was used to imporve the skills of older people within the area. The focus was on basic ICT skills and how they could improve the day to day lives of the users.
The Foothold Group	Project focused on empowering members of several groups throughout the area to use IT facilities within their activities. The training was carried out by staff using specialist software.
North Wales Women's Centre	Funding provided a number of PC's, a printer and other peripherals. This equipment enabled the project to give supported informal access to ICT for women in the Communities First areas in Rhyl.
PC Care	A PC suit allowed the community access to informal and flexible ICT skills workshops. Full time staff taught members on all aspects of PC care.
Clase Caemawr Community Partnership	Initial taster sessions were used to allow local people to become familiar with ICT. This was then expanded to produce a website among other things.
Rhymney Communities First Partnership	Frre internet and ICT access was avaliable to local people, a mentor was emploed to support and assist people within the target groups.
Carmarthenshire Association Of Voluntary Services	The staff demonstrated how digital content for a Blog can be captured using mobile phones. Short videos, digital images and digital audio were captured and loaded onto the blog site.
Yale College Likely Stories Project	Digital sotrytelling was used to reduce digital exclusion in and around Wrexham. The project focused on reducing real and percieved barriers to inclusion.
Nopola News	Nopola News is a meeting place for the inhabitants of Kyyjärvi and people who are interested in the affairs of Kyyjärvi.
Gavo	They had a Community ICT suite that facilitated the learning of basic IT and provided the community with access to ICT equipment. Project is aimed at recriuting volunteers.
Right From The Start Parenting Programe	Parents and also their children worked together to improve their ICT skills. Training was run by volunteers. The general comminity was also given access.
VALREC (Valleys Race Equality Council)	Through this project migrant workers and young people in valleys communities have been able to share their experiences of life, whilst learning to use digital technologies.
The CSV	CSV involves people in high quality volunteering and learning opportunities that tackle real need and enrich lives.
CyberHaus	Cyberhus is a Danish charity and online meeting place, particularly keen to reach out to vulnerable children in need of help and guidance from a trustworthy adult.
Activmobs Project	One of the objectives of the programme was to establish whether the community centre could become a better facility for the surrounding area.
The Hague Public Library	The Hague Public Library: a source of inspiration for the city! For information, education, culture and meeting. Accessible to everyone.
youth for habitat	We are an international youth network working in partnership with the United Nations, established during the 1995 Copenhagen Social Development Summit.
Ty Pobl Peblig	Four new computers were used to develop the community website. Research was also carried out into the avaliability of IT useage to local people.
Undercurrents	A online video/news sharing website that encouraged local people to upload their own videos and then edit them.
Workers Educational Association Valleys	The project provided greater access to existing ICT facilities. An experienced trainer delivered assisted sessions of ICT access throughout the borough in 9 community venues.
Electronic Village Halls - Lisa's Story	St David’s Pentecostal Church at Farringdon prides itself on being a source of information and resource to individuals, groups and other organisations.
Girl Guiding Clwyd	Laptops and other peripherals were funded and were used to help members from the Rainbows to the leaders, engage with technology. A mentor was employed part time to support the activities.
Llanhilleth Miners Insitite Managment Committee	Huge regeneration of the area allowed for a new cyber cafe equipt with PC's and broadband. This platform allowed for widespread training of the local community.
The A-Clinic Foundation	The A-Clinic Foundation operates to reduce alcohol, drug and other addiction problems by providing versatile professional services.
Legae la Kitso - Home of Information	Establishment of a community information resource centre.Access to information relevant to survival and for community-building.
penllyn.com	The project allowed many local people to improve their ICT skills and a community based web portal.
The Gateway Gardens Trust	“Shoots & Roots”, saw individuals engaging in more digital photography work around the gardens of Wales, and encouraged beneficiaries to explore their ancestry & background by using the internet.
Niace Dysgu Cymru	The project was based on the oral story, the tradition of telling and converting stories which had been passed down for generations into digital stories using ICT media.
Nico Mon Enterprises	Funding from Communities @One enabled the project to run a small team of 2 full time and 1 part time mobile trainers, who delivered tasters and informal training in local community centres.
Dowlais Community Development Forum	Communities @One funding provided a wireless network so that all the PCs and laptops could be utilised easily without wires and classes can now be run from the improved facility.
Mission To Seafarers	ICT equpitment was used to produce films and to scoial network. Family tree software was used to help members trace their relatives. This proved very popular and led to wider use by the community.
Heads Of The Valleys Astronomical Society	Through the funding of four laptops, volunteers within the group made a film and learnt presentation skills. Community groups and schools were also invited to come along.
Machynleth Children's Community Project Ltd	The project provided a series of informal, but supported opportunities to local parents and children. ICT knowledge and resources were imporved in the local area.
Community Heritage Stores	Community Heritage Stores encourages the take-up of ICT skills, promotes community identity and links existing projects across the communities of rurally isolated areas of West Norfolk.
Cardiff Council	Local people made their own films and engaged with the local community. These were then uploaded to make a virtual community.
Computers in Homes	Reducing the 'digital divide' problem in low income New Zealand communities by supplying families with computers, internet connections and training.
Butetown Community Centre	A community ICT mentor, 8 laptops, digital cameras and broadband internet were funded to run 7 week non-accredited training courses, community education courses and digital storytelling workshops.
National Deaf Children's Society - Aiming Higher Event	The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) aims to remove the barriers to the achievement of deaf children throughout the world.
Sunderland Voluntary Sector Youth Forum	Sunderland Voluntary Sector Youth Forum acts as a strong and powerful advocate for voluntary youth work in the city of Sunderland.
TeleSafe - The Carer's Story	The Community IT team provided Peter with a Blackberry, installed with easy-to-use software to identify the whereabouts of both users.
BME Spark	BMEspark is a commercial online knowledge management system for practitioners concerned with service commissioning and delivery for black and minority ethnic communities.

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National Indicators impacting on NI 1: % of people who believe people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area

Strong impact: NI 23: Perceptions that people in the area treat one another with respect and consideration

Weak impact: NI 2: % of people who feel that they belong to their neighbourhood; NI 3: Civic participation in the local area; NI 4: % of people who feel they can influence decisions in their locality; NI 5: Overall/general satisfaction with local area; NI 6: Participation in regular volunteering; NI 7: Environment for a thriving third sector; NI 8: Adult participation in sport and active recreation; NI 9: Use of public libraries; NI 10: Visits to museums and galleries; NI 11: Engagement in the Arts; NI 17: Perceptions of anti-social behaviour; NI 21: Dealing with local concerns about anti-social behaviour and crime issues by the local council and police; NI 22: Perceptions of parents taking responsibility for the behaviour of their children in the area; NI 35: Building resilience to violent extremism; NI 50: Emotional health of children; NI 57: Children and young people’s participation in sporting opportunities & Children and young people’s participation in sporting opportunities; NI 86: Secondary schools judged as having good or outstanding standards of behaviour; NI 119: Self-reported measure of people’s overall health and wellbeing; NI 138: Satisfaction of people over 65 with both home and neighbourhood

Impact on other National Indicators of NI 1: % of people who believe people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area

Strong impact: NI 13: Migrants’ English language skills and knowledge; NI 21: Dealing with local concerns about anti-social behaviour and crime issues by the local council and police; NI 22: Perceptions of parents taking responsibility for the behaviour of their children in the area; NI 23: Perceptions that people in the area treat one another with respect and consideration; NI 27: Understanding of local concerns about anti-social behaviour and crime issues by the local council and police; NI 35: Building resilience to violent extremism; NI 41: Perceptions of drunk or rowdy behaviour as a problem; NI 42: Perceptions of drug use or drug dealing as a problem; NI 138: Satisfaction of people over 65 with both home and neighbourhood; NI 195: Improved street and environmental cleanliness (levels of litter, detritus, graffiti and fly posting); NI 196: Improved street and environmental cleanliness – fly tipping

Weak impact: NI 2: % of people who feel that they belong to their neighbourhood; NI 3: Civic participation in the local area; NI 4: % of people who feel they can influence decisions in their locality; NI 5: Overall/general satisfaction with local area; NI 6: Participation in regular volunteering; NI 7: Environment for a thriving third sector; NI 8: Adult participation in sport and active recreation; NI 9: Use of public libraries; NI 10: Visits to museums and galleries; NI 11: Engagement in the Arts; NI 15: Serious violent crime rate; NI 16: Serious acquisitive crime rate; NI 17: Perceptions of anti-social behaviour; NI 18: Adult re-offending rates for those under probation supervision; NI 19: Rate of proven re-offending by young offenders; NI 20: Assault with injury crime rate; NI 26: Specialist support to victims of a serious sexual offence (To be deferred until 2010, subject to piloting); NI 28: Serious knife crime rate; NI 29: Gun crime rate; NI 30: Re-offending rate of prolific and priority offenders; NI 32: Repeat incidents of domestic violence; NI 33: Arson incidents; NI 34: Domestic violence – murder; NI 38: Drug-related (Class A) offending; NI 39: Rate of Hospital Admissions per 100,000 for Alcohol Related Harm; NI 40: Number of drug users recorded as being in effective treatment; NI 43: Young people within the Youth Justice System receiving a conviction in court who are sentenced to custody; NI 44: Ethnic composition of offenders on Youth Justice System disposals; NI 45: Young Offenders’ engagement in suitable education, training and employment; NI 46: Young Offenders’ access to suitable accommodation; NI 50: Emotional health of children; NI 51: Effectiveness of child and adolescent mental health (CAMHS) services; NI 52: Take up of school lunches; NI 57: Children and young people’s participation in sporting opportunities & Children and young people’s participation in sporting opportunities; NI 62: Stability of placements of looked after children: number of moves; NI 63: Stability of placements of looked after children: length of placement; NI 65: Percentage of children becoming the subject of Child Protection Plan for a second or subsequent time; NI 69: Children who have experienced bullying; NI 70: Reduce emergency hospital admissions caused by unintentional and deliberate injuries to children and young people; NI 71: Children Missing from Home or Care; NI 73: Achievement at level 4 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 2; NI 75: Achievement of 5 or more A*- C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and Maths; NI 79: Achievement of a Level 2 qualification by the age of 19; NI 80: Achievement of a Level 3 qualification by the age of 19; NI 81: Inequality gap in the achievement of a Level 3 qualification by the age of 19; NI 82: Inequality gap in the achievement of a Level 2 qualification by the age of 19; NI 84: Achievement of 2 or more A*- C grades in Science GCSEs or equivalent; NI 85: Post-16 participation in physical sciences (A Level Physics, Chemistry and Maths); NI 86: Secondary schools judged as having good or outstanding standards of behaviour; NI 87: Secondary school persistent absence rate; NI 89: Reduction of number of schools judged as requiring special measures and improvement in time taken to come out of the category; NI 90: Take up of 14-19 Learning Diplomas; NI 91: Participation of 17 year-olds in education or training; NI 92: Narrowing the gap between the lowest achieving 20% in the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile and the rest; NI 93: Progression by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2; NI 94: Progression by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2; NI 99: Looked after children reaching level 4 in English at Key Stage 2; NI 100: Looked after children reaching level 4 in mathematics at Key Stage 2; NI 101: Looked after children achieving 5 A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) at Key Stage 4 (including English and mathematics); NI 102: Achievement gap between pupils eligible for free school meals and their peers achieving the expected level at Key Stages 2 and 4; NI 103: Special Educational Needs – statements issued within 26 weeks; NI 104: The Special Educational Needs (SEN)/non-SEN gap – achieving Key Stage 2 English and Maths threshold; NI 105: The Special Educational Needs (SEN)/non-SEN gap – achieving 5 A*- C GCSE inc. English and Maths; NI 106: Young people from low income backgrounds progressing to higher education; NI 107: Key Stage 2 attainment for Black and minority ethnic groups; NI 108: Key Stage 4 attainment for Black and minority ethnic groups; NI 109: Delivery of Sure Start Children Centres; NI 110: Young people's participation in positive activities; NI 111: First time entrants to the criminal justice system aged 10-17; NI 112: Under 18 conception rate; NI 114: Rate of permanent exclusions from school; NI 115: Substance misuse by young people; NI 116: Proportion of children in poverty; NI 117: 16 to 18 year olds who are not in education, employment or training (NEET); NI 118: Take up of formal childcare by low-income working families; NI 119: Self-reported measure of people’s overall health and wellbeing; NI 124: People with a long-term condition supported to be independent and in control of their condition; NI 125: Achieving independence for older people through rehabilitation/intermediate care; NI 132: Timeliness of social care assessment (all adults); NI 133: Timeliness of social care packages following assessment; NI 136: People supported to live independently through social services (all adults); NI 137: Healthy life expectancy (HLE) at age 65; NI 139: The extent to which older people receive the support they need to live independently at home; NI 140: Fair treatment by local services; NI 141: Percentage of vulnerable people achieving independent living; NI 142: Percentage of vulnerable people who are supported to maintain independent living; NI 143: Offenders under probation supervision living in settled and suitable accommodation at the end of their order or licence; NI 145: Adults with learning disabilities in settled accommodation; NI 146: Adults with learning disabilities in employment; NI 151: Overall Employment rate (working-age); NI 152: Working age people on out of work benefits; NI 153: Working age people claiming out of work benefits in the worst performing; NI 155: Number of affordable homes delivered (gross); NI 156: Number of households living in temporary accommodation; NI 158: % non-decent council homes; NI 160: Local authority tenants’ satisfaction with landlord services; NI 161: Learners achieving a Level 1 qualification in literacy; NI 162: Number of Entry Level qualifications in numeracy achieved; NI 163: Proportion of population aged 19-64 for males and 19-59 for females qualified to at least Level 2 or higher; NI 164: Proportion of population aged 19-64 for males and 19-59 for females qualified to at least Level 3 or higher; NI 165: Proportion of population aged 19-64 for males and 19-59 for females qualified to at least Level 4 or higher; NI 166: Median earnings of employees in the area; NI 169: Non-principal classified roads where maintenance should be considered; NI 170: Previously developed land that has been vacant or derelict for more than 5 years; NI 173: Flows on to incapacity benefits from employment; NI 175: Access to services and facilities by public transport, walking and cycling; NI 176: Working age people with access to employment by public transport (and other specified modes); NI 177: Local bus and light rail passenger journeys originating in the authority area; NI 178: Bus services running on time; NI 184: Food establishments in the area which are broadly compliant with food hygiene law; NI 198: Children travelling to school – mode of transport usually used