Creating an inclusive future

Our Story

Our Vision & Mission

Our Values
Our Impact
Secured for the ethnic minority third sector
up to 2025
£15 Million
90 projects fully funded by Climate Challenge Fund
£3.5+ Million
Social Enterprise Capacity Building Programmes
£2.5+ Million
Capacity Building and Infrastructure Development Programme
£1+ Million
Building Funding Capacity Programme
Our Story
CEMVO Scotland is a national intermediary organisation and strategic partner of the Scottish Government Equality Unit.
Our aim is to build the capacity and sustainability of the ethnic minority (EM) voluntary sector and its communities. Since being established in 2003, we have developed a database network of over 600 ethnic minority voluntary sector organisations throughout Scotland to which we deliver a wide range of programmes that provide capacity building support to the sector. Please visit our “programme” page which provides more information about our areas of work and programmes past and present, which for example, include social enterprise support, leadership development and race equality mainstreaming support to the public and third sectors.
As a national organisation, we continually engage with the EM voluntary sector and its communities, which enable us to gather intelligence about the needs and issues affecting the sector. This helps our organisation to deliver tailored support to the sector, and to work strategically with public, statutory, and government agencies to tackle a range of prevalent issues such as race equality, social inclusion, capacity building and civic participation.
In Numbers

Over £22 Million

Over 2000 EM organisations

Over 20,000 EM People
Supported through our wide range of programmes since 2004.
Our Vision
CEMVO Scotland’s vision is a secure and sustainable base for Scotland’s ethnic minority voluntary sector and its communities.
Our Mission
Underpinned by race equality, CEMVO Scotland’s mission is to level the playing field for Scotland’s ethnic minority voluntary sector and its communities. We will do this by:
- building capacity and mobilising skills in organisations and their people;
- fostering both individual and collective leadership;
- enabling active participation in community, democratic and civic life; and
- working strategically to raise the profile of and create opportunities for the sector.
All of our work will contribute to a Scottish society where ethnic minority communities’ contribution is recognised for its part in making Scotland a successful country.

Our Values
At CEMVO Scotland, our work and actions are guided by a set of core values:
Integrity
We carry out all our work in an open, honest and ethical manner.
Quality
We continuously improve and develop our operations and delivery of programmes to ensure they meet the needs of our stakeholders.
Equality
We treat people with respect and dignity, and tirelessly advocate for equal opportunities and inclusiveness in our society.
