Company activities and impact African and Caribbean Elders in Scotland (ACES) brings older people, who are 60+ years, together to share stories, learn, and doactivities together that enhance their wellbeing and overcome barriers that have adverse effects on their lives in Scotland. ACES'activities are multicultural and inter-generational, and they make a positive difference to lives and wellbeing of the members becausethey are informative, educational and entertaining. Members get an opportunity to express their lived experiences through art, music,poetry, and storytelling as well as visiting places of interest. Activities for this financial year, are as follows: -1. ACES held 2 meetings for general members and 3 meetings for the executive committee. The executive meetings involvedplanning events and making decisions about activities in line with aims and objectives of ACES. The general meetings were attendedby members, there was space for members to share news and information about themselves, listen to external speakers andparticipate in training events. ACES AGM was in March2. ACEs current strategies aim at enhancing governance, mobilizing resources, sharing workload and organizational developmentthrough.Key ideas included: -i) Job description for office bearers by one of the membersii) Consulting an expert on organizational strategic plan and fundraising strategyiii) Accounting issues and timely submission to Companies House.3. Annual Networking Rook Place and Africa Day celebration took place on 24 May 2025. It involved a guided tour of the BurrellCollection in Glasgow followed by lunch at Coco-Bana. People commented - it was very informative and interestingACES acknowledges the contributions made the event a great success: -i) The keynote Speaker Silence Chihuri of Fair Justice for Scotland.ii) ACES members who made wonderful contributions by speaking about important African leaders who are shaping the continentiii) Kay Solaja - ACE quiz session, an entertaining and educationsiv) Harriette Campbell contributed a cake to celebrate Africa Day and v) Age Scotland for funding the event. The event wasorganized by Jaime Lee of Age Scotland and Mukami McCrum of ACES.4. Tutankhamun Exhibition took place in October 2025 at SEC in Glasgow. An intergenerational event attended by 18 peoplemembers of ACES, friends and families. The event was the highlight of the year. The exhibition was interesting, educational andmind-blowing Virtual Reality experiences. The event helps with connectivity of our members who normally meet on zoom.5. Black History Month was held on 25 October 2025. The theme was, "Standing firm in Power and Pride". It was an internationaland intergenerational event attended by people of all ages, from countries such as Kenya, Gambia, Ghana and Scotland. The eventinvolved entertainment and informative story-telling session, poetry and quiz. The event was supported by Coalition for RacialEquality and Rights and Central Scotland Regional Equality Council.

Consultation with stakeholders To promote inclusiveness, ACES held 2 meetings for general members and 3 meetings for the executive committee. The executivemeetings involved planning events and making decisions about activities in line with aims and objectives of ACES. The generalmeetings were attended by other members, and, as in previous years, there was space for members to share news and informationabout themselves, received updates, listen to external speakers and participate in training events. ACES also held its AGM in March.ACES has also continued collaborating with other organizations: Collaboration has proven to be a very effective tool for ACES. TheNetworking lunch, visit to Burrell Collection and visit to Tutankhamun Exhibition were supported by Age Scotland. ACES voicesand presence are represented on various forums and organizations

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