“To create opportunities”
What we do
Charity no. 102407. Date registered: 27/06/2016 on The Charity Commission for Northern Island
On Sundays the Association meets to have a prayer service and a vegetarian meal is served to all (Langar). People from other faiths attend in accordance with the beliefs of the Sikh Faith that all other faiths are to be accepted and honoured. The Association also holds regular diwans, celebrates gurpurbs and conducts ceremonies according to Sikh religious rites.
The Punjabi Language is also taught at the Association’s Community Centre. We have worked with the local Museum to organise Sikh Exhibition and Project and we facilitate organised visits by Northern Ireland schools and colleges to our Community Centre were we explain to them our practices and beliefs. The Association promotes living in harmony with other faiths and communities and those from the Irish, Hindu and Chinese communities are invited to Cross Cultural community events which we hold.
We provide support for Indian students attending the Northern Ireland Universities. We assist elderly Indian people in various ways for example by providing transport to and from the Sikh Community Centre so that they can make the journey safely and can participate fully in the activities of the Association.
AIM
- Work in partnership with Education, schools, local authority, employers, health agencies and voluntary sectors to aid to local
- To take part in harmony and well being of multicultural society.
- To make local community aware of Sikh culture and traditions by holding cultural programmes by inviting local people from different backgrounds.
- To take part in any other cultural and social programmes organised by other sectors.
Objectives
- To bring together people of different ethnic, religious and cultural background.
- To bring together all generations of Sikh and local people.
- http://www.sikhs.org/summary.htm