Daytop Multicultural Centre (DMC)
The people's Choice Award 2022
A Multi-culture, Minority Ethnic group, Daytop Multicultural Centre based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, channels its energy and resources to help add positive value to the community through brilliant community integration, cohesion and commitment to great service delivery, enabling equal opportunities for all regardless of sex, race, ethnic origin, disability, religion or belief.
Working more strategically and collaborating with smaller Ethnic groups, building stronger relationships, making more positive impact both within and outside the Buckinghamshire county
Food Support Statistics
Over 4000 food collections
Over 205,000kg of food collected
Over 635,000 meals equivalent
Over 628,000kg
of CO2 savings
With an average of £8 per meal, we have been able to help save £5,080,000 - Five Million, and eighty thousand pounds worth of food going to waste within the first 4 years of our existence. In addition to this , we have been able to successfully save over 628,000 - Six hundred and twenty-eight thousand CO2 emission in the atmosphere
Collaboration is Key to Success
At Daytop, we believe in building strong and thriving communities. Working together towards common goals, we recently kicked off a collaboration with Lifeline Global charity in Northamptonshire amongst other organisations in Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes and Bedfordshire. Together, we hope to leverage on resources, strengths and wisdom to achieve a more significant positive impact within the community
WELCOME TEAM LIFELINE!!!
A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our Founder Dayo Olowosale
for receiving His Majesty The King's British Empire Medal BEM Award
Congratulations to our Founder and Director - Dayo Olowosale on his recent award of a
British Empire Medal BEM from His Majesty King Charles III, The king of United Kingdom,
presented by The Countess Howe, His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
Ongoing Projects
Wazobia Cooking Sessions
Supporting more cost effective living through home cooking and healthy food
Wazobia Cooking is about teaching 15 people from the BAME community on how to cook different cost-effective balanced diet dishes. This will help to improve the cost of living in different families and within the community. Many thanks Rothschild Foundation and the Aylesbury Town Council for their support
Cooking session
Cooking session
Team Leaders
Making of Nigerian snack - puffpuff
Dream Team
Team Health
Ladies Only Keepfit exercise club
This project is ladies keep fit exercise for ladies above 40 years of age to improve their healthy wellbeing and physical wellbeing and emotional well being as well and other medically underlined health issues mainly within the BAME group. Manny thanks to Heart of Bucks for their support
Youth Basketball Dunk
Increasing Sport activity in young children living within the Aylesbury community. Many thanks to The National Lottery for their support
Success Story
One of our participants in the Fashion Design and Sewing Skills delivered in 2021 - Ann
competed in the quilt competition and won 1st prize in the Novice category at Festival of
Quilts 2022. Congratulations Ann, we are really proud of you
Daytop Multicultural Centre - The People's Choice Award 2022
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At the Annual Reception with Mayor of Aylesbury
We understand that Volunteers do not necessarily have the time but you have a Heart of Gold.
Your commitment to the community is evident in everything yo do and you have taken the concept of giving back to the highest level.
On behalf of the Directors of Daytop Multicultural Centre, thank you so much for your attitude of gratitude and commitment to serve