Help create positive and sustainable change for marginalised communities
Using the power of collaboration and partnership between the communities of Bristol and the communities of Beira we can create positive outcomes for Beira and for Bristol.
Help create positive and sustainable change for marginalised communities
Using the power of collaboration and partnership between the communities Bristol and Beira we can create positive outcomes for Beira.
Bristol Link with Beira
In 1990, prompted by the charity Southern Aftrica Resource Centre, Bristol City Council signed a Friendship Agreement with Beira Municipal Council to celebrate the end of Apartheid in neighbouring South Africa. Bristol Link with Beira (BLB) is a programme of the charity that promotes people-to-people networks between the cities of Bristol in the UK and Beira in Mozambique, to empower and benefit local communities and generate links and learning between the two cities. For over 30 years Bristol Link with Beira has been supporting the Municipality of Beira and its communities in partnership with local non-governmental and community-based organisations to develop in the context of the long-term effects of historical conflict and destabilisation. Natural disasters exacerbated by Climate Change add further challenges to Beira, whilst globally we address issues of Climate Justice.
Events
3rd November AGM
Southern Africa Resource Centre
17th November Rooted in Bristol and Beira Fundraiser
20th November SWIDN Roadshow
Create Centre, Bristol
19th-22nd November Afrika Eye
Film Festival
2nd December University of Bristol
Preparing for Climate Change in Beira
3rd December SWIDN Social
The Architect, Bristol
“Tropical Cyclones and Climate Resilience in Mozambique” On Wednesday 2nd December, the REPRESA project and Bristol Link with Beira present a hybrid PARC/BRIDGE seminar in the Peel Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, University of Bristol, to share research findings and practical actions to enhance climate resilience in Beira. In person and on-line. 3-4.30 pm UK time. 1700-1830 in Mozambique
Our Programmes
Assisting Beira through educational programmes, events and development projects. This has included linking schools, professional volunteer placements, and civic exchanges for Bristol, as well as direct support to organisations in Beira, with various projects including renewable energy, disability, women, and HIV/AIDS.
Matacuane Primary School
Bristol Link with Beira have supported this school in Beira for over ten years, including repairs after Cyclone Idai.
Amai Mussanhane
Bristol Link with Beira have supported this community-based women’s organisation for many years, including repairs after Cyclone Idai.
Our Mission
To implement the Friendship Agreement between Bristol and Beira, addressing Climate Justice and Global Citizenship.
Our Vision
To promote networks in Beira and Bristol to identify links between ideas and opportunities that bring about sustainable change for Beira and Bristol.
Our Values
Our core values are partnerships, sustainability, equality, participation, empowerment and accountability.
Our Approach
We identify strategic partnerships for funding to supplement donations and enable local organisations in Beira to progress a people-to-people approach. In Bristol we promote climate justice and global citizenship at events and through education.
Latest News
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