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In our Impact Report read about how your support for Afrocats has had an incredible impact. From National Lottery Funding to help us to grow and develop as an organisation to making new cultural partnerships to expand our programmes into exciting new places. Afrocats Impact Report 2023 In 2023 Afrocats has grown from strength to stregth, working in partnership with organisations who have shared values to support more people than ever before. The generosity and advocacy for Afrocats from our supporters has meant that we can transform the lives and raise the aspirations of the refugees, asylum seekers and diverse young people we work with. Download our impact report

Would you like to give your time to a charity doing fantastic work in Greater Manchester? Volunteer roles Table Talk volunteer Could you spare an hour and a half on a Monday to support our Table Talk project? Working with women from the global majority you will help them with anything from understanding energy bills to using popular apps and how to find local events. The women would be particularly interested in learning: Tips to reduce energy bills Using Google Maps Using Eventbrite Ideas for low cost meals You would need to be available on Mondays from 11 am to 12.30 pm. We meet in central Manchester locations, travel expenses can be reimbursed. Youth of the World Saturday Volunteer We are looking for volunteers to join our fantastic team and support our Saturday sessions. Volunteers will assist our Project Assistants and Artists to deliver with the workshops and support our children . Experience with working with children is essential, desirable experience of working with neurodiverse children. Full enhanced DBS will be provided along with travel expenses for each session. General Volunteering roles We're always on the lookout for people who can support us with core areas of operational activity: Administration Project management Youth work Creative producing Marketing Artist liaison Drivers Sign up to our newsletter to be the first to hear about any specific roles. Sign up Get in touch

School workshop requests Thank you for your interest in an Afrocats school workshop. Please fill in our booking form, once complete we'll be in touch so we can tailor the workshop to meet your needs. School workshop booking form Contact name Contact email School name School address School type Workshop date Workshop time Number of students attending Age range/year group Workshop theme Other information to support request Submit Thanks for your request, we'll be in touch soon. Payment Terms Payments are due within 30 days of the invoice date. There is a 5% late payment fee for payments made more than 30 days past the invoice date. Payment Processing We will send an invoice for each payment. Invoices can be paid online, by BACS, or by cheque. Once payment is received, we will send a receipt. Afrocats Workshop Cancellation Policy If a school or organisation cancels a workshop booking more than 14 days before the scheduled date, there will be no cancellation fee. If a school cancels a workshop booking less than 14 days before the scheduled date, there will be a 50% cancellation fee. If a school cancels a workshop booking on the day of the scheduled date, there will be a 100% cancellation fee. The cancellation fee will be used to cover the costs of the workshop, including the cost of staff, materials, and any rentals. If a school needs to cancel a workshop booking due to unforeseen circumstances, such as bad weather or school closure, the school should contact us as soon as possible. In these cases, Afrocats may be able to reschedule the workshop or issue a refund. Schools are encouraged to book their workshops as early as possible to secure their spot and to avoid any cancellation fees. Refunds Refunds will be processed within 10 business days of the request.

Creating a comfortable and friendly space for women from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds to talk about their reproductive health, menopause and perimenopause Creating a comfortable and friendly space for women to talk about their reproductive health اور ہم معاشروں کے ساتھ مل کر کام کرتے ہیں تاکہ ان لوگوں کے لئے مواقع پیدا کریں جو ان کی زندگی میں مشکلات کا سامنا کر رہے ہیں جو معاشرے میں مکمل طور پر متحد ہونا چاہتے ہیں۔ اور ہم معاشرتی ، معاشی ، ثقافتی اور زبان کی راہ میں حائل رکاوٹوں کو توڑنے کے لئے پرجوش ہیں تاکہ لوگوں کا معیار زندگی بہتر اور بہتر ہوسکے۔ Our partner For the first phase of our project we worked with The Menopause Charity to provide three workshops about the menopause for 30 women from three culturally specific groups - South Asian, African and Middle Eastern/Arabic. Each workshop had volunteer interpreters to support the women to engage in myth-busting, facts and perimenopause.

We're a small charity with big ambitions. We want to see refugees and asylum seekers thrive because they have been able to integrate fully into society. But we can't do this alone, we need your support. Every donation raised goes back in to making our work possible. چندہ دیں عطیہ کیا ہوا ہر ایک پیسہ سیدھے اپنے کام کو ممکن بنانے میں واپس جاتا ہے . 10 ایک نوجوان شخص کے لئے اعداد و شمار فراہم کرے گا تاکہ وہ مربوط رہیں . 10 ایک نوجوان شخص کے لئے اعداد و شمار فراہم کرے گا تاکہ وہ مربوط رہیں . 5 ایک رضاکارانہ اخراجات کی ادائیگی کریں گے آپ کی حمایت کیوں اہمیت رکھتی ہے ہم بڑے عزائم کے ساتھ ایک چھوٹا سا صدقہ ہیں۔ ہم پناہ گزینوں ، سیاسی پناہ کے متلاشیوں اور معاشی طور پر پسماندہ افراد کو ترقی پزیر دیکھنا چاہتے ہیں کیونکہ وہ معاشرے میں مکمل طور پر ضم ہونے میں کامیاب ہوگئے ہیں۔ لیکن ہم یہ اکیلے نہیں کرسکتے ، ہمیں آپ کے تعاون کی ضرورت ہے۔ اور ہم مل کر خوشحال اور صحت مند زندگی بسر کرنے والی لچکدار برادریوں کی تعمیر کریں گے۔ دینے کے دوسرے طریقے فون کے ذریعہ عطیہ کریں اور 07834083437 پر فون کریں 9.00 سے 5.00 بجے کے درمیان پیر جمعہ پوسٹ کے ذریعہ عطیہ کریں اور 83 ڈوکی اسٹریٹ مانچسٹر M1 2JQ

Our sessions are open to children, young people and women who experience barriers because of their immigration, cultural or economic status. اگر آپ ہمارے کسی منصوبے میں شامل ہونے ، مددگار بننے یا ہمارے کام کے بارے میں مزید معلومات حاصل کرنے میں دلچسپی رکھتے ہیں تو رابطے میں رہیں۔ ہم آپ سے سننا پسند کریں گے! What is your email? Who is interested in joining our sessions? * My child Someone I support Me What is your/their age range? Choose an option What is your/their country of birth Do you/they have experience of the UK immigration system * Yes currently in the system Yes but now have their stay No Which activities are you/they interested in? * Required Volunteering Creative activities Physical activities Wellbeing activities Other جمع کرائیں جمع کرنے کے لئے شکریہ!

Creativity and culture can be a powerful way to build resilience and confidence for people from a sanctuary-seeking background We develop projects and strategic partnerships so the women we work with can immerse themselves in the arts, culture and creativity. تخلیقی ثقافت دسمبر 2020 سے لے کر فروری 2021 کے آخر تک جی ایم بام نیٹ ورک (جی ایم بامین) کا شکریہ ، ہم انٹرایکٹو ڈرامہ اور شاعری سیشن چلا رہے ہیں مزید تلاش کرو Afrocats x Whitworth Through our strategic partnership with The Whitworth we are reimagining how the gallery connects with local families in a more accessible, inclusive and equitable way Find out more تخلیقی ثقافت دسمبر 2020 سے لے کر فروری 2021 کے آخر تک جی ایم بام نیٹ ورک (جی ایم بامین) کا شکریہ ، ہم انٹرایکٹو ڈرامہ اور شاعری سیشن چلا رہے ہیں مزید تلاش کرو

Afrocats deliver creative movement and fitness sessions to give women seeking asylum a break from their daily stressors Women caught up in the asylum system often, if not always, experience immense amounts of stress, anxiety, depression and trauma due to the isolating and uncertain nature of the circumstances. ​ We work with our partner Women Asylum Seekers Together using exercise and movement to help provide relief from stress. "آپ کے چہرے پر بڑی مسکراہٹ آنے کے بغیر مگدالین کے بارے میں بات کرنے کا کوئی راستہ نہیں ہے کیونکہ اس کی توانائی اور جوش و خروش صرف متعدی بیماری ہے۔ وہ 100 committed کو یقینی بنانے کے لئے پرعزم ہے کہ اکثر غیر سنائی آوازوں کو واضح طور پر سنا جاتا ہے ، اور اس جذبے ، دیانتداری اور مہربانی کے ساتھ کام کرتا ہے جو اس کے آس پاس کے سب کو متاثر کرتا ہے۔ مگدلین کی دیکھ بھال کے تحت پہلے ہاتھ سے حصہ لینے والے افراد کو ترقی کا تجربہ کرنے میں بہت خوشی ہوئی اور ان کی اپنی صلاحیتوں اور سوشل نیٹ ورک کو آگے بڑھانے کے لئے ان کی مدد کی جائے گی۔ سارہ ہساک ، منگنی منیجر - مانچسٹر انٹرنیشنل فیسٹیول Read our blog No posts published in this language yet Once posts are published, you’ll see them here.

We work with universities and organisations to explore how language impacts the experience of refugees and asylum seekers in the UK اور ہم معاشروں کے ساتھ مل کر کام کرتے ہیں تاکہ ان لوگوں کے لئے مواقع پیدا کریں جو ان کی زندگی میں مشکلات کا سامنا کر رہے ہیں جو معاشرے میں مکمل طور پر متحد ہونا چاہتے ہیں۔ اور ہم معاشرتی ، معاشی ، ثقافتی اور زبان کی راہ میں حائل رکاوٹوں کو توڑنے کے لئے پرجوش ہیں تاکہ لوگوں کا معیار زندگی بہتر اور بہتر ہوسکے۔ The Accent Van is a research project led by Manchester Metropolitan University. We were invited by our partner the Manchester Poetry Library to join workshops with Shamshad Khan to explore the accents, dialects, and identities of people living in Manchester. ​ Nine women aged 24+ from Iran, Africa and South Asia took part in the research which used poetry, relaxation and breathing exercises to hold open and honest conversations The space was set up as a relaxing environment, decorated with a welcoming sign, soft lights, and flowers. Every participant’s seat was arranged with a decorative cloth, snacks and an extract from the work of local poet, Shirley May. The conversation was initiated by Shamshad with some music and breathing exercises. After a brief introduction, the women shared their experiences with language in Manchester; they talked about their different native tongues, their thoughts about accents in the United Kingdom and who they associate these accents with. ​ ‘Mi mother used to seh…’ by Shirley May, ‘stay with a kind heart’ ‘do your job in a way that no one else can’ ‘learn how to cook and look after your kids’ ‘you should always be kind, kindness never kills anyone’ It became clear that some women have not had an opportunity to discuss the accents of the United Kingdom before. They were unable to identify them by name, not sure what Scottish or Liverpudlian accent were, even though they’ve heard them before. However, they could recognize accents through popular culture which are accessible in their native countries, like the “Queen’s accent” and American accent from television. Participants shared the difficulties they face with speaking English in Manchester. Slang is particularly challenging for them; phrases and words like ‘muck in’ and ‘sarnies’ came up. Contrastingly, they also displayed challenging attitudes towards these experiences, showing courage and having a laugh about their everyday struggles. After a reading of Shirley May’s poem ‘No cold woman in your bed’, and encouraged by Shamshad, participants were asked to name qualities about themselves and each other, allowing them to discover how others might positively perceive them without their knowledge. The women showed real engagement in this exercise, they enjoyed writing poetry and it was rewarding to see them being able to share their feelings. Lastly, after a short break, Shamshad proceeded to the closing part of the session, audio recordings. Participants were recorded individually and asked to read out loud some of their comments and notes taken throughout the session. Finally, they were given a rose as a memento of the day.

We created a collection of collaborative poems that celebrate our different cultures, heritage, memories and the people we love. No posts published in this language yet Once posts are published, you’ll see them here.

We use food and outdoor experiences to connect and build a sense of community amongst the refugees and asylum seekers we work with تخلیقی ثقافت دسمبر 2020 سے لے کر فروری 2021 کے آخر تک جی ایم بام نیٹ ورک (جی ایم بامین) کا شکریہ ، ہم انٹرایکٹو ڈرامہ اور شاعری سیشن چلا رہے ہیں مزید تلاش کرو Cultural food parcels We support asylum seekers and their families with culturally appropriate food parcels. It costs £25 to support a family for one month. Can you help us give them a taste of home? Support a family