Event organised in conjunction with Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar. —- The youth is the future of a country and in order to have a secure and prosperous future, we must invest in our youth today. The global financial crisis has led to record youth unemployment in Britain, according to Government figures. We at Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar believe that youth need to be empowered to bring about the right social and economic changes. We recognise that educational achievements alone are not sufficient to get ahead in the ever more competitive employment market, but that young people, now more than  [ Read More ]

2011 at a glance: Increased membership across mailing list, Facebook and LinkedIn platforms by 20% to over 1000 unique members Over 800 attendees at events organised by the CHN Organised 14 events; participated in another 5 14 press articles featuring the CHN, 1 radio interview and 1 TV show 2011 has been an eventful year for the CHN. See below for a summary of our activities in the year: 24 February: Friends of CHN dinner, Bombay Palace, Marble Arch 3 March: “Hinduism and Science: Conflict, Co-existence or Cooperation?”, Accenture (here) 11 March: New website launched 11 March: Constitution published on website (here) 11 March: First ever CHN members’ survey  [ Read More ]

[Update 31 November 2011: This trip is now fully booked. We will be organising similar CHN social trips abroad. Watch this space for further details.] The CHN invites to you its first ever ski trip. Following feedback from you, our members, as part of our Members’ Survey in March 2011, we’ve decided to expand the activities offered by the CHN to include a wider variety of social and networking opportunities for busy City professionals, who may want to get to know like-minded people from outside their workplace. Date: Saturday 25th February – Saturday 3rd March 2012 Location: This is open but we  [ Read More ]

— *UPDATE 20 JANUARY 2012: THIS FREE EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. * — Mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder exist in the South Asian community, just as with any other health condition. 1 in 4 of us is affected in any given year. It is therefore important that we understand the truth about mental health to break down stigma and make our lives better. However mental health is often a taboo subject in the South Asian community. This stigma and discrimination prevents 9 out of 10 people with mental health problems from living their  [ Read More ]