About us

The idea behind the group was to try to develop asylum seeker and refugee skills, so they can use these skills to make a contribution in the wider community.

ACA is non-political and non-sectarian and seeks to help all asylum seekers and refugees throughout Britain. Working in partnership with private, statutory and voluntary agencies, it endeavours to address need and promote aspiration to help them integrate here.

Working in partnership with Manchester Refugee Support Network (MRSN) in Refugee Integration and Employment Services (RIES) it also advocates for those granted refugee status.

ACA has about 45 members. However, it organises a variety of social activities that help members to meet new friends.

The focus of ACA is to support refugee community groups and create a network of support services, co-ordinated training and development of refu gees. It also seeks to identify specialist roles of individual refugee groups. ACA wants to also focus on training refugees within community settings so that they integrate properly into British society.

ACA also provides moral and emotional support within an acceptable setting while encouraging the communities living side by side to respect and accept each other’s culture.

The organisation has become relevant to the lives of asylum seekers and refugees, especially in Blackburn with Darwen Borough. ACA’s aim is to widen out its activities and remains fully committed to service delivery with diligence and hard work while recognising that there is room for improvement.

Africa Community Action supports asylum seekers with the transition from asylum seeker status to that of refugee. ACA would be happy to support people from any country or religious denomination.