Afghanistan and Central Asian Association
Ground Floor, 24 Deptford Broadway
London
SE8 4PA
Public phone: 0208 469 0723
Email: info@acaa.org.uk
Website URL: http://www.acaa.org.uk/
Service offered: In the UK we support refugees and migrants from Afghanistan and neighbouring countries and help them reach their potential. Our services include a supplementary school, ESOL classes, employment workshops, a women’s support group, youth and family support services, drop-in legal clinics and telephone advice, volunteer placements, and cultural and social events. We also visit individuals and families in detention. In Afghanistan we promote human rights and work towards relieving poverty. We have recently launched the first two Citizens’ Advice Centres in Afghanistan (Kabul and Baghlan Province), funded by the UK government, to provide free, impartial and confidential advice on a wide range of issues and services, to those least able to access justice and their rights, including: women and young people, internally displaced people, returnees, and the disabled. The ACAA seeks to serve the community it is based in, and therefore examines requests for help on an individual basis to see what can be done for the beneficiary. Things like translation service and practical help can be provided by the charity, but the main official services are listed below. We deliver ESOL classes for adults and Supplementary Schools services for children. At weekends a Muslim Women's Group meets to provide a safe space for discussion. The charity runs a mentoring program to provide individualised advice and help for migrants and refugees in the UK. In partnership with Duncan Lewis and Hayes Solicitors, the charity also provides drop-in legal advice clinics. These are free and are open to any question, though immigration, family and housing/benefit law are usually the focus. Our services are open to all, though the majority of service users are refugees and migrants from Afghanistan. Additional Hounslow Office now open - 169 Staines Rd, London TW3 3LL (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Tel 020 8572 0300)
Target group: Migrants and refugees from Afghanistan. Any other refugee or migrant and local residents
Area served: UK
How to contact: Email. Visit, like and share our page Afghanistan and Central Asian Association on Facebook.
Monday: 9am-5pm
Tuesday: 9am-5pm
Wednesday: 9am-5pm
Thursday: 9am-5pm
Friday: 9am-5pm
Weekends: 9am-5pm
Office Hours:
Wheelchair access: Yes - full
Accessible toilets: -
Access notes: Full wheelchair access to both Deptford and Hounslow offices
Languages other than English: Many staff speak Farsi, Dari and Pashto
Charity number: 1096908
Year established: 2003
Staffing: 5 Full Time + 50 Volunteers
Public transport: We are within sight of Deptford Bridge Station on the DLR and within walking distance from New Cross Station. The office can be reached on bus routes 453, 53 and 177. Hounslow Office - Piccadilly line from Green Park to Hounslow Central, then a ten minute walk down Staines Road.
Record last checked: 26 June 2017