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Background & Mission of LDC

Learning & Development Centre (LDC) was established in 2001 in the name of Research & Development Centre for Ethiopians in Britain (RDCEB) and was reformed in 2010 in the name of Learning & Development Centre (LDC).

The purpose for the establishment of the ‘old’ RDCEB in the early years of 2001 – 2010 was to address the immediate needs of Ethiopian refugees and asylum seekers in Britain.

The purpose for the reform of the new LDC in 2010 was to:
1. enhance & advance educational performance & attainment of disadvantaged ethnic minority children and young people regardless of their ethnicity, colour, religion and background in providing supplementary education, family support, advice & information provision;
2. build stable family and community that can create opportunities for children and young people in developing life skills, self-esteem, ethical & moral values, as well as care facilities in the community.

Vision:

The vision of Learning & Development Centre (LDC) is to establish a long-life learning centre for disadvantaged children, young people and parents/families to have learning & training opportunities for community activities, supplementary classes, life skills and home-language lessons that enable them to reach their maximum potentials and have successful social and economic integrity in the wider society.

Aims/Objectives:

The principal aims & objectives of the new LDC is to:

  • Develop supplementary education that enable LDC to advance & enhance educational performance and attainment of children & young people;
  • Provide home-language lessons aiming to enable children & young people of Ethiopian origin to connect themselves to the Ethiopian heritage & identity and promote sense of integrity within the British society:
  • Create better chances for life skills, physical activity (sporting and healthy eating habits) among children/young people to tackle poor health and be active in their future lives & careers;
  • Build strong & stabile families and community aiming to develop & promote children & young people’s potentials/talents, self-esteem, ethical/moral and family values that enable them to empower themselves and play their role & responsibility in the wider society;