ASPIRE AND REACH is a Regional campaigning and advocacy organization with determined people taking action to narrow the gap in Health and Education achievements between less affluent households and those better off financially. We are proactively promoting the practice of Karate as a vehicle to improve both physical and mental Health particularly in the West Midlands… despite the facts that show a slow reduction of NEET’s since 2011 there still a huge gap that need to be narrowed further and be virtually eliminated in the foreseeable future, but only if we act with urgency now.
We raise public awareness and work with members of the public at a local level, to combat unemployment and anti-social behaviour using a Mentoring program me that can make a difference in people’s lives, particularly a great impact in social cohesion. It will ultimately help to build a civil society and contribute towards the economic development of the nation.
EDUCATION
Education is the best poverty-prevention method out there. Aspire and Reach supports supplementary Education to hard to reach member of our communities in the region’s poorest neighbourhoods. This emphasizes the improvement of a range of academic subjects, dynamic engagement and utilizes an extended-day and extended-year model. We also support programs that prevent students from falling behind, reinvigorate teaching and provide students with needed mental and social services.
SPORTS
Training in Karate teaches us not only self-defence but, to respect others as well as ourselves. People train their body to be strong, and their mind and spirit to be patient, in order to become the best human beings we can be. Karate is a spiritual endeavour, a way to develop a person as an individual. Everything people learn in the DOJO, or training hall, should be applied to everyday life.
The very essence of karate, the main purpose of training – is all about improving ourselves and excel as human beings. When we take responsibility to become persons of good character and integrity, we will be doing our part to make the world a better place, which in turn can bring harmony to our inner circle and ultimately peace to the world. It is Aspire and Reach goal to reach not only Karate techniques, but moreover, to do our best to guide our members in the understanding of what it really means to be a martial artist. A true martial artist constantly strives to be a good human being.
As human beings, we are all the same. And have the same vulnerabilities. This is human nature. But we can overcome many things if we first understand and accept our shortcomings and then we can become more tolerant towards other people. A true martial artist ought to accept nature and continually work on perfecting our character.
MENTORING
Our mentoring programme is designed to change the lives of young people from disadvantaged communities in the West Midlands. We truly believe that with the adequate support every young person can reach their full potential. The programme aims to help thousands of young people to become positive participants of our society, despite the individual socio-economic and emotional related circumstances that may have prevented them in the past from achieving that. He aim to help people to find their path to work, despite such barriers to employment as histories of their upbringing, substance abuse, incarceration and homelessness. Where limitation of our resources in prevalent, we will signpost our clients to entities that are in position to help.
3rd Floor, Waterloo Court, 31 Waterloo Road, WV1 4DJ, UNITED KINGDOM
00 44 (0)7561 120 831
info@aspireandreach.org.uk
