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Welcome to Dosti

Dosti’s vision is of a voluntary, community & faith sector influencing decisions which affect the lives of local people.
  ‘Dosti’ is a word common across many Asian languages
& means ‘friendship’.

 

Dosti's Role / Joining Dosti

Dosti supports networks to
become more influential and
to work with other networks to
influence change.

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Local Groups

Dosti estimates there to be
over 1500 local community groups,
voluntary organisations and faith
groups active in Dudley Borough.

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Networks

Networks in Dudley Borough
come in all shapes and sizes!
They have vastly different
structures and feel different
when you get involved in them.

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Case Studies

Dudley Federation of Tenants and Residents Associations and The Centre for Equality and Diversity (CfED) are currently planning joint work to engage with newcomers living in targeted areas of Dudley to ensure that they have a voice in their communities.

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Current Issues

Community networks affiliated to Dosti work collectively to tackle a huge diversity of issues which are important to the communities of Dudley borough.

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Opinion Poll
Have you ever influenced decisions about local services?
 
 
Representatives

Dosti's Role

Dosti supports representatives
from the voluntary, community
and faith sector to become more
influential and to work with other
representatives to influence
change.

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Calendar of Events, Training and Support

The following calendar
details a range of activities
which are open to any
representatives from
voluntary organisations.

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Current Representatives

Dosti has invited representatives from the voluntary, community and faith sector in Dudley Borough to have their own page on this website.

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The DCP and Theme Partnerships

ExampleThe Dudley Community Partnership (DCP) brings together many organisations including health, the police and the council, with businesses and the voluntary and community sector. One of their main aims is for all partners to work effectively together to improve the quality of life for everyone in the Borough.

Resources and Information

Dosti is building a resource library of resources and information which we hope is of practical use to current and potential representatives and also to those who support and involve representatives.

 
Opinion Poll
Do you think public agencies value the work of community groups in Dudley Borough?