Organisations working with Refugees |
ACANE- African Community Advice North East Refugee led community organisation Newcastle |
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 |
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 |
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 |
African Refugee Community Health and Research Organisation (ARCHRO) Our mission is to enable our clientele to integrate and participate in civil society as full and equal citizens; to promote the wellbeing of African refugees and to provide a culturally appropriate service through research and reviews of services. London |
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 |
African Women's Welfare Group AWWG was formed in 1989 to provide services for African women particularly those from refugee and asylum seeking households. Services include advice on benefits, health, housing, racial harassment, domestic violence; language support; HIV support for families; workshops and advocacy to raise awareness on reproductive health, female genital mutilation (FGM), HIV/AIDS support and prevention; ESOL classes; mental health drop-in service, counselling and group work. London |
Afrocare Umbrella Afrocare Umbrella offers a range of services for the African communities, including advice on immigration and refugee status, housing, welfare rights, education, training, employment and health. Our work also incorporates support for older and disabled members of the community who might feel isolated. We organise social and cultural activities, including youth activities. Interpreting services also offered. London |
Al-Hasaniya Moroccan Women's Project Our mission is to improve the quality of life of Moroccan and Arabic-speaking women and families, including refugees and asylum seekers. Our services include English & Sewing classes; mental Health Group and counselling in Arabic language; health sessions and focus groups; outreach work with elderly women and various cultural activities. London |
Alice Labol Foundation Our Foundation offers advice and assistance for refugees and asylum seekers of African origin, including older people and women; home visits, advice and assistance for older people with visit to benefits appointments, hospital and liaison with utility companies. We also promote HIV awareness and referral; help with job search, CV preparation, interpreting and translation. London Contact Details |
Angolan Advice & Info Centre The Angolan Advice and Information Centre aims to provide advice and information service that meet the needs of Angolan nationals in the boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Enfield. In the next two years, our aim is to expand our services in other parts of Greater London through outreach work especially in the areas where most Angolan reside. London |
Angolan Civic Communities Alliance The Angolan Civic Communities Alliance (ACCA) is mainly a pan-Portuguese speaking communities support and advisory service that offers advice on education and training, employment, benefits, housing, immigration. Other services include: support for refugees and asylum seekers and befriending and visiting for detainees, older members of the community and those who are isolated or have emotional problems. London |
Angolan Community Association We offer advice, information and casework for the Angolan community and refugees and asylum seekers from other African communities; translation of documents and interpretation for service users. We allocate work placements and volunteering opportunities. Our work also involves visits for prisoners or detainees. Upon Tyne |
Central African Association (CAA) The Central African Association (CAA) exists to address the social deprivation that refugees and asylum seekers experience when they first arrive in the UK, particularly in the Welsh area. Cardiff |
Central African Women's Forum London |
Community of Congolese Refugees in G.B. (CORECOG) We offer advice and information for Congolese and French speaking African refugees and asylum seekers. Subjects include immigration and asylum, welfare rights, housing, employment, education and training, health issues and HIV/AIDS; maths and a computing education project. We can escort people to the Home Office, benefits offices, etc and provide translation services. London |
Congolese Refugee Women's Association Our community centre offers advice and information for Congolese and French speaking African refugees and asylum seekers; work with women and children, and family support work; advocacy and assistance in accessing services; health promotion work with an emphasis on HIV and drug misuse. Other services include vocational and careers guidance, translation and interpreting, children's activities, homework club and supplementary school. London |
Dadihiye Somali Development Organisation We are here to provide support services to the Somali Community in the areas of housing, DSS, Immigration, Employment, Social Services, finding solicitors, GP registration and other health matters, advice and information, outings and social events. London |
Eritrean Community in the UK We provide information and advice for members of the Eritrean community in the UK. Subjects covered include benefits, housing, education, health, employment and immigration. We also offer interpretation & translation services and works with young people (5-19 yrs), through a homework support club, mother tongue classes, and various sporting activities - all on a Saturday. We also hold women's counselling sessions. London |
Ethiopian Community in the UK (ECCUK) The main, and most important, purposes of ECL are providing basic information and advice on matters regarding education and training opportunities, career and employment, asylum and immigration issues, welfare benefit entitlements, housing and translation and interpretation. IECL also establishes contact with local authorities. ECL extends its support in technical wise so that language, cultural and social barriers would be avoided. London |
Ethiopian Community in Lambeth ECCUK's main aim is to provide advice to asylum seekers, refugees and minority ethnic communities on ways of having access to employment, education and training opportunities. London |
French Speaking African General Council Our aim is to empower members to move forward in Education, Training, Employment, Housing and Health. We have also established the Social and Cultural Forum within the British Community to give asylum seekers who have just arrived the opportunity to get in touch with refugees who have been here for some time, allow them to meet, talk, eat and drink together at least once a month. London |
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 |
Kentish Town Somali Welfare Association Our association works with people from Arabic, Somali and East African communities. We offer mother tongue and ESOL classes, a homework club, youth sports, a women's group, training, advice and guidance. We also run a supplementary school at Queens Crescent Community Centre. London |
Refugee Aid and Development RAAD provides services for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in West London; Advice on housing, welfare rights and immigration issues; Help with employment, education and training and with small business start up; A Youth programme; Confidence building and training for women; Accreditation of prior learning for health professionals and other professionals; Translating and interpreting. London |
Sierra Leone War Trust for Children The Sierra Leone War Trust for Children was formed in April 1999, by seven Sierra Leoneans, living and working in the UK. This was in response to the atrocities committed against children in Sierra Leone, during the country's ten year civil war. The Trustees are committed to improving the welfare of war-affected children and work for the Trust on a voluntary basis. London |
Somali Advisory Bureau The Somali Advisory Bureau offers advice, information and guidance for Somali refugees and asylum seekers on housing, benefits, employment, education, training, immigration and asylum law. Translation and interpreting services are also provided. We also help clients access to services and basic skills training. London |
Somali Relief Society Our society offers advice, information and advocacy for Somali asylum seekers and refugees on welfare benefits, housing, and health. We also do youth work and offer supplementary school. London |
Somali Speakers Association Our team provides advice, information and educational activities for the Somali community in south Islington and Kings Cross. We offer information on health, drug abuse, education, employment & training, housing, welfare and immigration issues. We also hold Somali language classes for children and women's literacy classes, as well as adult IT classes. London |
Somali Youth Association The main activity of the SOYAB scheme is to assist refugee communities in Bristol in accessing essential services through the provision of language support, information and advice. Bristol |
South London Somali Community Association SOSOCOM offers a wide range of services for the Somali community and other East African communities, including advice and information on benefits, education and training, homelessness and housing rights, money and debt. Activities for children and young people and for older people are also provided, including basic IT classes, ESOL classes, basic life skills courses, discussion forums and home visiting. London |
South Sudanese Community Association We work with refugees giving advice, information and advocacy on issues of welfare rights, immigration and asylum, education, and housing. We provide supplementary and mother tongue classes to GCSE and A' level. We also host various cultural activities. London |
SURF Survivors Fund SURF exists to promote the needs of survivors of the Rwandan genocide, to support their own efforts at rebuilding their lives and to ensure that the lessons of the 1994 genocide are not forgotten. London |
The African Child The African Child has a broad aim of relieving poverty and suffering of children, young people and families. Our approach centres on overcoming barriers to accessing service in health and social care. Our objectives include: promoting and protecting public health through health promotion and health advocacy, working with Young People to improve their well-being and advocating for families in health, education and housing. London |
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; its main artistic drive. London |
Uganda Community Relief Association Our work involves advice, information and support for Ugandan and other African communities; advice on housing issues, immigration and representation for refugees and asylum seekers; health promotion with the emphasis on HIV/AIDS; training and employment support for refugees and asylum seekers; outreach work for women. Our children and young people's project provides out of school activities and awareness. London |
Waaberi Community Development Association Waaberi was established in December 1997 particularly for the benefit of Somali refugees in need living in South London to relief poverty, to advance education, preserve and protect health and provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or leisure- time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of such persons. London |