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The Can Do Charity That Does
Daisy Inclusive UK really is a place like no other. Founded and ran by Dave Kelly, who lost his sight at the age of 30, over 25 years ago, he wanted to create a safe and inclusive environment were vulnerable and disabled people could take part in sports and activities with their brothers, sisters and friends. Daisy Inclusive UK is now at the forefront of decision making in a number of issues that affects the everyday lives of vulnerable and disabled people from training teachers and educators to be inclusive in the classroom to helping local businesses to be disability friendly and disability confident.
Daisy Inclusive UK’s Training
Daisy Inclusive UK are passionate and proactive in making our society more inclusive and diverse. We run a number of different training sessions and workshops that can be tailored to your needs and requirements. From point of contact training to disability awareness training in the workplace, we can help your business to disability friendly, diverse and inclusive. We are also one of the first organisations to receive the disability confident leader award through the Department of work and pensions. We also received the world wide beyond sport diversity and inclusion award.
SMILE initiative Mini SMILE Initiative
Daisy Inclusive UK’s SMILE initiative which stands for Self-Motivation, Inclusive Learning and Enrichment helps to support disabled and vulnerable adults in our community to live a more fulfilled and independent life. The SMILE initiative will focus on 3 key links: – self motivation, independent living/ inclusive learning and enrichment with each link being designed to improve the future prospects, skills, confidence and health and well-being of the participants involved. Focusing on improving independent living skills, furthering their education, gaining qualifications and employment skills through vocational learning, we help to support participants to reach their true potential. We also run our Mini SMILE initiative which helps support children and young people ages 8 to 15 to improve their confidence, make friends and take part in activities in a fun and inclusive environment.
Advice and Guidance
Daisy Inclusive UK also offer help, support and guidance for disabled and vulnerable people and their families to ensure that they are receiving the right support financially and have a strong and knowledgeable support network behind them. We run regular support and discussion groups including a disability discussion group and a parent/career discussion group which gives participants the opportunity to forge friendships, share experience and gain the knowledge to ensure that they are receiving the correct support.
Disability Hate Crime Support
Daisy Inclusive UK were one of the first charities on Merseyside to become a third party reporting centre for disabled people who are the victims of anti-social behaviour and disability hate crime. We were the first charity in the country to have our very own Disability Hate Crime Officer supporting victims from point of contact to support through the judicial system. Working in partnership with and taking referrals from partner organisations including Merseyside Police, The Anthony Walker foundation, Stop Hate UK, and via self-referrals, the service we provide has steadily grown and has become a vital provision supporting victims of disability hate crime across Merseyside. Daisy also offers as a safe place for victims and their families to come and feel part of a community.
Covid 19 intervention strategy
Daisy Inclusive UK have been proactive in adapting our service provision to encompass the extraordinary and challenging circumstances surrounding the COVID -19 pandemic. We have developed a wraparound support service that will cater for the needs and requirements of disabled and vulnerable people in our community. Daisy Inclusive UK’s COVID -19 intervention strategy has been designed to offer the best support for those who need it most. The Strategy includes delivery of essential food parcels, befriending service, benefit advice, health and nutrition support all of which will help to tackle the rise in poverty, mental and physical health issues and the impact of loneliness and isolation.
Project isolation to inclusion
Project isolation to inclusion will support those in the community who are struggling to adapt to the new normal. Many of our beneficiaries were originally referred to us as they had previously been socially isolated, having slipped through the net of adult social care. It is our concern that social isolation will have a significant impact on their mental health. Strategies will need to be implemented to support them back into society once the lockdown and shielding restrictions are lifted and society begins to return to a sense of normality.
It is our aim to work with the most hard to reach and lonely in our community, helping prepare them for what changes may be implemented over the coming months. Through this intervention, we can ensure that we lessen the risk of isolation, loneliness, inactivity and the impact it has on an individual’s mental and physical health. Early intervention will be key in preparing beneficiaries and families to prepare to be active within their community once again. This will help the rehabilitation of individuals to deal with the new social norms.
Clarke Energy Supporting
During a challenging period for all, Clarke Energy’s installations are supporting the resilience of operation of essential services whilst our service teams around the world are providing with the same high levels of quality support.
Combined heat and power plants (CHP) are deployed at the heart of numerous important facilities including hospitals, data centres, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment manufacturing facilities. They provide high efficiency electricity and heat for local use. Delivering energy resilience to these installations is achieved by offering 24-hour service support to maximise availability.
Our service teams have been cooperating across borders to ensure the best service for our customers. Clarke Energy’s state of the art overhaul and repair centre in Knowsley, near Liverpool performed a comprehensive 40,000-hour overhaul and repair for a major French multinational organisation. The overhaul and repair centre, service team and access to parts, provided the customer with a cost-effective, fast turnaround as opposed to purchasing premium parts directly. The gas engine was overhauled in the UK and returned to our service team in France, ready for installation, within time and budget.
In Australia, Clarke Energy completed the first major service of the St Andrew’s Hospital new development’s in Adelaide. The service of the power plant took place during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak. Our technicians in Romania worked to strict social distancing measures to install a third biogas engine to an existing customer in Bucharest to support renewable power production their wastewater treatment plant.
Our non-service workers have also helped support essential services by donating important personal protective equipment to front line-workers. Clarke Energy distributed 1,000 face visors manufactured by sister company Kohler Mira. The protective equipment was donated to the Royal Preston Hospital helping to ensure the safety of their staff. In France, our Technical Project Manager Francois Cappe worked tirelessly to produce 1,200 protective visors using his own personal 3D printers. The protective equipment was donated to a wide variety of key workers including healthcare, firefighters, retirement homes, universities, dentists as well as a donation of 200 to Clarke Energy’s own essential workers.
