What we do

Uni Roundtable on race

Our mission

Uni Network’s mission is to develop 19 local Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) networks in South East England that meet the needs of their communities, and working together, influence public policy.

Uni Network is a regional organisation dedicated to strengthening the BME Third Sector in South East England as a positive force for change. It provides a platform for regional, sub-regional and local BME organisations and also for organisations that support the aspirations and needs of BME men and women to enable them to influence policy making.

As Uni Network develops it will:

Lord Ouseley with Uni Network

What's new?

Uni Roundtable

Down in the Dumps: Minority Ethnic Child Poverty in South East England,  a major new policy briefing by Uni Network on child poverty among minority ethnic communities in South East England, states that Pakistanis and Bangladeshis are enduring higher levels of poverty, along with some refugees and asylum seekers. The report argues that housing is a significant issue in many parts of the region, with high levels of overcrowding and homelessness amongst minority ethnic individuals, compounded by decreased levels of social housing, and high rents. Policy briefing.

For media enquiries on the Uni Network briefing paper on BME child poverty in the region, please contact Siddo Deva, Uni Project Manager. The press release can be found here.

Communiqué of the Uni Network and RCRE Round Table on the state of race equality in the wake of the new Equality & Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

Uni Network Rough Guides to Local Area Agreements (LAA).
Reading LAA- Download here
Oxfordshire LAA- Download here
West Sussex LAA - Download here
Hampshire LAA - Download here

Government Equalities Office Factsheet on Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Women in Political and Public Life in the United Kingdom.

For a full list of the Members of Parliament in South East England, look here.