Educational Organisations

100 Black Men of London

As a group of concerned African-Caribbean men, the 100 Black Men of London seek to improve the quality of life in our communities and to enhance educational and economic opportunities through pooling together our collective resources.

London

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Abantu

Abantu strives to eradicate the entrenched cultural, legal and political obstacles to women attaining economic independence and equality before the law. It aims to ensure the advancement of women's interests that will benefit men and women as equal partners.

London

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ACANE- African Community Advice North East

Refugee-led community organisation

Newcastle

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Africa Advocacy Foundation (AAF)

AAF facilitates appropriate access to information and services through effective teamwork that embraces choice and cultural diversity aimed at empowering African people. Services include advocacy, emotional and practical support, HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, mental health support, education, mentoring for young people, family support, training and referral services.

London

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Africa at the Pictures

Africa at the Pictures promotes African film in the UK and Europe, providing a platform for debate and discussion relating to African Cinema.

London

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Africa -Caribbean Reunion

London

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Africa Community Link Project

African Community Link Project is a multi-purpose community development charity offering a wide range of activities and services geared to address the educational, training and social needs of persons from African communities in the UK.

London

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Africa Educational Trust

Many children in Africa will never get the chance to go to school and learn to read or write. This is a denial of their human right to a basic education. AET works hard at increasing access to learning and enhancing the lives of thousands of children and young people.

London

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Africa Equipment for Schools Programme

Africa Equipment for Schools is a primary education development organisation working in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our countries of special interest are Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi. We work with the poorest and most vulnerable communities to improve primary school facilities. Our main objectives are to reduce pupil drop out rates, increase overall attendance levels, improve the percentage of girls attending and broaden the levels of individual personal achievement.

Hull

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Africa Foundation Stone

Our mission is to promote inter-cultural integration of young people from African communities and eradicate poverty through education, sport, environmental awareness and 'culture and art'.

London

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Africa Now

Africa Now helps farmers and small businesses produce and sell better products. By supporting their own hard work and creativity, Africa Now offers a 'hand-up' rather than a 'hand-out', providing people with a future of opportunity, not charity. We assist with finance, training, technology and securing a fair price for their goods.

Oxford

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African & Caribbean Disablement Association

ADCA's work includes health awareness, educational training and social activities. Our aim is to promote the inclusion of African and Caribbean disabled people into the community, bringing their needs and concerns to the attention of the local authority and voluntary organisations that provide services.

London

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African & Caribbean Voices Association

Our aim is to preserve and protect good health through the provision of forums, project, seminars and workshops; and to advance education on all aspects of African and Caribbean history and culture.

London

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African Caribbean Education & Training Services

A Nottingham based Charity providing services to African and African-Caribbean, deaf, hearing-impaired and other disadvantaged people. We work towards helping them access employment and volunteering opportunities through education; training; information communication technology; computer courses; immigration information; E.S.O.L and a welfare rights advisory and person centered counselling service.

Nottingham

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African Caribbean Family Support Project

The African Caribbean Family Support Project offers a psychological service tailored to the needs of African, African Caribbean and Dual Heritage children (aged 0-19 years) and their familes across Greater Nottingham.

Nottingham

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African Children Development Foundation

London

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African Community Involvement Association (ACIA)

ACIA was founded in response to the identified need of lack of culturally appropriate services for African people living with HIV/AIDS.

London

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African Community Partnerships

Our main aim is to improve the quality of life through the advancement of education, well-being and skills. We have been in operation since 2003.

London

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African Community Welfare Association (ACWA)

ACWA offers advice, information, counselling and support for African refugees and asylum seekers. Services include advice on benefits, education, employment and training, health issues, immigration and nationality; translation and interpreting; outreach services, visits for prisoners and detainees.

London

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African Families Support Services

AFSS offers a range of services for refugees and asylum seekers from sub-Saharan Africa. These include family crisis intervention, HIV/AIDS and sexual health promotion work, help with access to social/health care services, training and employment support, careers guidance. We run a peer education project; work mentoring, teaching ESOL and life skills training. Activities for young people include sports activities, holidays and short breaks. We also offer a creche.

London

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African Festival UK

We are a voluntary organisation headed by Pedro Da Silva Vicente, Chairperson of African Festival UK, who are trying to raise the level of awareness, in particular, amongst young people in the community towards the origins of Africa.

Manchester

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African Francophone Community Association (AFCA)

The African Francophone Community Association (AFCA) was set up by a group of African French speaking people living in the UK. We found the language barrier and cultural differences made it difficult to access services. AFCA was established in November 1996.

London

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African Health for Empowerment & Development

AHEAD works to provide awareness education and information for African communities on HIV/AIDS and other issues of sexual health and gathers and develops materials to support this work. We mainly provide services aimed at supporting refugee groups in the different parts of London.

London

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African HIV Policy Network (AHPN)

The AHPN is an alliance of African community-based organisations and their supporters working for fair policies for people living with HIV/AIDS in the UK, providing training, support, research and information. The AHPN is the only African organisation in the UK whose work is dedicated to policy, advocacy and representation at national level.

London

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African Initiatives

African Initiatives works with schools and educators, community organisations and the public, promoting social justice and environmental sustainability. We do Development Education work in Bristol and the south west working with children and young people.

Bristol

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African Network / Taleem Trust

Our work promotes social inclusion and equality by providing a diverse range of services. It offers a fitness suite, crèche, café, multi-cultural day care centre for the elderly, youth counselling, IT training, and meeting spaces for community organisations.

Glasgow

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African Swahiliphone Refugee Project

Our work is centred on raising awareness of the rights and services among our members living in Greater London and elsewhere in the UK; and highlighting the needs of the clients to providers and purchasers of services within the voluntary and statutory services.

London

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African Women's Association

African Women's Association is a service run by volunteers. AWA invites women to social and cultural events and provides an information and referral service, including welfare services such as advice, counselling and befriending with home visits. There are also group discussions, outings and African games like Ayo. We organise group workshops, including life skills, arts & crafts, and textiles.

London

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African Women's Arts & Development (AWAD)

AWAD's mission is to promote change in the general perception of African women's arts and cultural heritage thereby challenging obstructive practices, unfair competition, gender oppression and inequality towards social-economic progress of African women artists locally, nationally and internationally.

Manchester

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African Women's Welfare Group

Formed in 1989 to provide services for African women; particularly those from refugee and asylum seeking households.

London

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African Youth Liners

African Youth Liners Provide culturally appropriate creative, friendly and welcoming environment, to stimulate socially acceptable, recreational and educational opportunities.

London

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Afrik-African International Network

Afrik aims to promote African culture and heritage via educational workshops in the communities and in the schools and to assist in the development opportunities for Africans throughout the East Midlands of the UK.

London

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Afruca

Africans Unite Against Child Abuse is an organisation concerned about cruelty against the African Child. The aim is to promote the welfare of African children - in the UK and overseas.

London

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Association of African Caribbean Families & Friends

Nottingham

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Black Cultural Archives

To collect, document, preserve and disseminate the history, culture and contribution of Black (African) people to the development of Britain.

London

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Canon Collins Education Trust for South Africa

Its initial aim was to assist South African and Namibian refugee students to gain the higher education and training denied them under the apartheid system. Students attended institutions in the United Kingdom and in independent African states.

London

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Cary Mufulira Community Partnership Trust

The Cary Mufulira Community Partnership Trust is a registered charity that enables people to explore global issues through a direct relationship with a partner community in Zambia.The Trust also supports educational developments in Mufulira where we have been able to establish computer and library facilities in a number of schools there.

Somerset

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Community H.E.A.R.T

Community H.E.A.R.T. (Health Education And Reconstruction Training) is a UK based Registered Charity, set up to overcome the awful legacy of apartheid South Africa. Together with our partners in South Africa we give priority to health, education and reconstruction training projects based on the principle of self-help.

Manchester

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ELBWO

ELBWO is a centre of excellence, providing quality support services to women and families in East London. We offer education and training, childcare provision and youth development programmes at our resource centre in Forest Gate. ELBWO was founded ion 1979 to deal with issues which affect black families in the borough of Newham, i.e. isolation, poor housing and education.  

London

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ERONDU

Erondu and Ishango offer an Achievement Programme aimed at young people of Afrikan descent, aged 8-13. Research evidence suggests that children of African descent are at risk of underachievement. Focusing on children from years 6, 7, and/or 8, the programme is designed to work alongside pupil's school entitlement, focusing on developing, with a pupil, a contract, which will be agreed with parents, pupils and relevant school staff.

Radford

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Experience Africa

We run African drumming and Music workshops for schools and groups in Devon- UK and beyond.Our vision is to promote diversity and edutainment in the UK and beyond.

London

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The Fiankoma Project

The Fiankoma Project is a development education project that uses video and other digital media as tools to promote development awareness. We work with teachers, students and communities in Ghana and the UK.

Brighton

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Ghana Organisation for Learning & Development

This is a fundraising support organisation for children in Ghana.

London

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HornAfrik Integration Projects

Works towards the positive integration of African ethnic minority communities, in particular Somali and East African, into British mainstream life. The organisation focuses particularly on families and young people, offering ESOL classes, supplementary educational support and general community support.

London

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Islington African Project

We provide advice and support on education, training, employment and issues affecting refugees, asylum seekers and the wider community. We also offer help and advice for isolated people.

London

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Kenyan Society UK

The Kenya Society in the UK is an online forum for members of the Kenyan community and other fellow Africans; a place to get advice on higher education, news, listings of events, and other relevant information.

Leeds

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Real Histories Directory

The Real Histories Directory has been created as a resource tool for teachers, parents, pupils and the wider community to support them in their teaching and learning about cultural diversity in the UK.

London

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Royal African Society

More than 100 years old, the Royal African Society today is Britain's primary Africa organisation, promoting Africa's cause. Through its journal, African Affairs, and by organising meetings, discussions and other activities, the Society strengthens links between Africa and Britain and encourages understanding of Africa and its relations with the rest of the world.

London

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Sahara Communities Abroad -SACOMA

SACOMA provides Information, Advice and Guidance and a range of initiatives and support programmes which are responsive and proactive to meet the individual needs of the migrant and Black Minority Ethnic (BME) communities, to enable them to gain access to available resources, gain self-esteem and foster personal and community development.

Essex

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Somali Teachers Association

The Somali Teachers' Association was founded in 1997 by a group who felt that there was a great need for the existence of an association. The Association was formed to assist Somali children and their parents anxious about the real possibility of underachievement and lagging behind. The association now supports the Somali Community through educational programmes and cultural activities.

Middlesex

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The Fiankoma Project

The Somali Teachers' Association was founded in 1997 by a group who felt that there was a great need for the existence of an association. The Association was formed to assist Somali children and their parents anxious about the real possibility of underachievement and lagging behind. The association now supports the Somali Community through educational programmes and cultural activities.

Brighton

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Tiata Fahodzi

Tiata Fahodzi (theatre of the emancipated), formed in 1997, is a national touring theatre company with remits in education, new writing and theatre productions, which constitute its main artistic drive.

London

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Women of Africa

As an agency of cultural mediation, WOA provides professional support to African families and UK professionals to reduce rate of school exclusion of African children & young adults and to promote good parenting.

London

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Yes Africa

Yes Africa Organisation is an informative, cutural and educational organisation that promotes and tackles unemployment within the  Black Minority Ethnic communities and gives additional support to schools.

London

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