Umoya Creations
Charity 1098189
Overview
Summary
Umoya Creations appears to be a transnational, arts-led civic organisation that treats music not only as cultural activity but as a means of personal agency, reconciliation and community development. Its stated purpose connects youth arts education with wider ambitions around equity, tolerance, poverty and self-determination. The available evidence suggests an unusually broad social-change framing for a music-focused charity, although it does not yet show how this is translated into programmes, partners or measurable local outcomes.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence from the Charity Commission states that the charity operates in Birmingham City, but does not identify any Birmingham ward, recognised place, service venue, project location or delivery partner. No supplied area identifier can therefore be evidenced for inclusion.
- The available evidence does not establish whether Birmingham activity is current frontline delivery, grant-making, occasional project work or another form of charitable activity.
- No Birmingham physical site is evidenced. The Charity Commission records that the charity does not own or lease land or property; its registered contact address should not be treated as a Birmingham operational site.
- The conclusion that the organisation has an international operational footprint is directly supported by the Charity Commission's listed operating areas, including Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Africa. The available evidence does not indicate the scale, frequency or present status of activity in each location.
Additional evidence needed
- Current project, programme or event information identifying Birmingham delivery locations, dates and beneficiary groups.
- Confirmation from Umoya Creations of whether it currently delivers services in Birmingham and, if so, the wards, venues or partner organisations involved.
- Recent annual reports, activity reports or grant records that distinguish direct delivery from grants and identify the geography of Birmingham work.
- Evidence from any Birmingham-based delivery partners or venues confirming active collaboration with the organisation.
Areas of work
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Recreation
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Other Defined Groups
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Music is positioned as civic infrastructure
The organisation appears to use music as a route into wider social outcomes, rather than treating arts participation as an end in itself.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish Umoya Creations from a conventional arts education provider. Its potential role may include connecting cultural practice with confidence, social cohesion and local development.
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“Through music, we bring reconciliation and development to regions where people suffer deprivation.”
Source:Organisation“The objects include advancing education in the appreciation and/or performance of the arts, in particular music.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its stated mission bridges cultural exchange and economic empowerment
Umoya Creations appears to see creative development as linked to both intercultural relationships and material opportunity for young people and communities.
Why it matters
This broad framing may create opportunities for collaboration across arts, youth, equality and community-development organisations, but it also raises questions about how the different aims are prioritised in practice.
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“We help young people discover their creative potential and use it to empower and advance themselves and their communities.”
Source:Organisation“We promote equitable cultural exchange, build tolerance, fight poverty and heighten self-determination.”
Source:Organisation“The charity reports activities in education/training, arts/culture, economic/community development and equality or diversity.”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation may operate across two civic contexts
Registration details in both the United Kingdom and South Africa suggest a cross-border organisational identity, potentially enabling relationships, resources or cultural exchange between the two contexts.
Why it matters
A dual-country presence could be a distinctive source of reach and perspective, particularly given the organisation's emphasis on equitable cultural exchange. It is not yet clear whether this is reflected in active programmes.
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“Umoya Creations is a Not-For-Profit Company founded by Eugene Skeef and Azra Kayani and registered in the United Kingdom and South Africa.”
Source:Organisation“Registered Address (UK): 21 Iveley Road, London SW4 0EN.”
Source:Organisation“Registered Address (SA): 8 Pine Street, Ashley, Pinetown 3610.”
Source:Organisation
- Which regions, communities and young people receive support, and whether activity is concentrated in the UK, South Africa or elsewhere.
- How grants, services and other charitable activities are delivered in practice.
- Whether the organisation works through local partners, schools, artists or community groups.
- What outcomes or evidence of impact exist for reconciliation, empowerment, poverty reduction or cultural exchange.
Remaining uncertainties
- Programme descriptions, dates, locations, participant numbers and examples of completed work.
- Annual reports, accounts or grant records showing expenditure, delivery model and funding relationships.
- Named delivery partners and participant or community feedback.
- Outcome data or independent evaluation of artistic, educational and community impacts.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Through music, we bring reconciliation and development to regions where people suffer deprivation. We help young people discover their creative potential and use it to empower and advance themselves and their communities, promote equitable cultural exchange, build tolerance, fight poverty, restore confidence amongst the disenfranchised and heighten self-determination.
Charity objects
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS FORMED ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE APPRECIATION AND/OR PERFORMANCE OF THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR MUSIC.