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A warm welcome to the website of Ghana Union Midlands [GUM​]

We are a not-for-profit organisation that acts as a regional umbrella body for Ghanaian unions, associations, and other Ghanaian related professional groups in the Midlands region in the UK. We encourage local and regional groups to collaborate and work together in a coordinated way to serve the Ghanaian community more than any single group can do working alone. GUM is a non-partisan organisation and do not align itself to any religious belief, faith group, or political party here in the UK or in Ghana. We are also an Equal Opportunity organisation and our services are open to all irrespective of one’s race, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

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Who We Are

Ghana Union Midlands {GUM} is the regional umbrella body for Ghanaian unions, associations, and other Ghanaian-related professional groups in the Midlands region. We foster good relationships and understanding amongst the various groups which support the Ghanaian community in the Midlands.

What We Do

To bring together and unite the various Ghanaian unions, associations, and other related professional groups under one regional umbrella body, and to collaborate and work together in a coordinated manner to support our community in the Midlands region than any single group can do working alone.

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Our History

Ghana Union Midlands, popularly known as GUM is the regional umbrella body for the various Ghanaian unions, associations, and other groups operating in the Midlands region. GUM is an offshoot of Ghana Union Birmingham, now known as Ghana Union Greater Birmingham {GUGB}. In 2010, Ghana Union Birmingham moved on to a new direction in the next stages of its development and changed its name to Ghana Union Midlands [GUM] to reflect its ambition to lead the formation of a regional umbrella group. Since then, the organisation has gone through developmental & structural changes and growth. GUM membership comprises Ghanaian groups operating in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Telford, Walsall, Dudley, Coventry, Rugby, Northampton, Leicester, Nottingham, and Derby.

  • Our Vison

    Our vision is to create an environment that enables groups, organisations, and people from different racial, cultural, and diverse backgrounds to co-exist peacefully and to work together, thus appreciating diversity and valuing each other in the communities from which we operate.

  • Our Mission

    Our mission is to bring and unite all the Ghanaian related groups under one regional umbrella body in the Midlands region. We aim to achieve this by means of collaboration and working together in partnership in a coordinated way as a ‘hub and spokes’ network umbrella body, and to pursue our common interests and goals to serve the Ghanaian community much better in the region.

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WHAT WE DO BEST

  • Uniting People and Groups

    We provide a common and unified voice in communicating and dealing with policymakers on behalf of the Ghanaian community in the Midlands region. We also encourage local and regional groups to collaborate and work together to achieve a common purpose.

  • Best Quality Services

    We engage the community at the local and regional level helping and supporting community leaders to build and manage their groups efficiently and improve the quality of services to their target groups or service users.

  • Social Policy

    We understand social problems and the causes that affect people in our community. We engage and have a dialogue with the government and policymakers for them to have a better understanding of problems like poverty, unemployment, housing, crime, etc affecting ethnic minority groups, in particular, to come up with more effective policies to solve these social problems.

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    Projects

    Over the past five years, GUM has successfully obtained funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to run a number of projects to support its affiliated member groups, and their local members across the Midlands region.
    • Capacity Building Project
    • Black History Month Project
    • Youth Leadership Training Project
    • COVID- 19 Project
    Ghana Union Greater Birmingham
    Ghanaian Residents Association in Northamptonshire
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    Benefits of Membership

    1. Information exchange and sharing 2. Joint working and collaboration 3. Voice and influence 4. Capacity building/ training of leaders and key volunteers 5. Resources sharing
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