AFRUCA - Safeguarding Children @afruca
Registered Charity. We promote the well-being and protection of children in Black and ethnic communities in the UK. Founded 2001. London and Manchester. afruca.org London, uk Joined November 2009-
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We had an insightful event today at our in person open day in Greenwich in partnership with BME Volunteers CIC. We met BME charities who work in the modern slavery sector with some of their service users.#JoinBASNET #diversityandinclusion
AFRUCA event: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) For Black and Ethnic Families In The UK Child Protection System Date: 16th May 2024 Time: 11 am – 12.30 pm Venue: Zoom To register, click here tickettailor.com/events/afrucas… This event is held to mark AFRUCA’s 23rd Anniversary
We are saddened by passage of the Safety of Rwanda Act by parliament. Many people supported by BASNET members are asylum seekers, victims of trafficking, modern slavery. Sending them to Rwanda will exacerbate their suffering and mental health and deny them access to safe support
4 years ago I did this newsnight interview to raise awareness around children in care being placed in dangerous houses, unregulated accommodation, squalor, bedsits. Young people 15+ left to defend for themselves in a house where you're expected to be independent!! In 2024 and…
4 years ago I did this newsnight interview to raise awareness around children in care being placed in dangerous houses, unregulated accommodation, squalor, bedsits. Young people 15+ left to defend for themselves in a house where you're expected to be independent!! In 2024 and…
We are delighted to hold this event in partnership with CANUK - the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK and other partners on enhancing child protection support for newly arrived families in the UK. Date: 4 May at 11am. Joining details on flyer
Goodness! Retraumatisation of people who should receive treatment support and care.
Goodness! Retraumatisation of people who should receive treatment support and care.
BASNET Online Open Day April 2024 Date: Thursday 18 April 2024 Time: 1pm - 2pm Join us @BMEAntislavery BASNET for an enlightening and engaging open day event to introduce potential members and partners to BASNET and our work. Register here: tickettailor.com/events/basnet/…
Thanking our members @BMEAntislavery BASNET who attended our members’ meeting earlier today. We explored a range of issues especially the outcomes of our recent activities on labour exploitation in the care sector and our Safe House report.
We @afruca are holding an online consultation on Friday 5 April 2024 with young Black people in London and Manchester. The event is to gather their view-points about what should happen to make their lives safer Scan the QR code to register a young person with their consent
We @afruca are sad to learn about the unfortunate death of little Daniel Alaby who was found in the Thames after going missing from home. Our condolences to his family. We expect the Police will work to unravel circumstances surrounding his tragic death mylondon.news/news/south-lon…
At @afruca we are saddened to hear about the passing of Richard Taylor OBE, Damilola Taylor’s dad. He was deeply committed to the well-being of children and would often support community activities dedicated towards improving the lives of children. Our condolences to his family.
BREAKING Child poverty has risen *again*. 4.3 million children are living in poverty. In a general election year, nothing should be more important to our political leaders than making things better for the country’s poorest kids.
Today we release “The Safe House is Not Safe” our new report into racism and intersectional discrimination in some UK government funded safe houses for survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking. Read the report on our website here: bmeantislavery.org
Starting…our event with @afruca on Exploitation of Migrant Black Women in the UK Health and Social Care sector: A New Slavery?
We haven’t even started to scratch the surface of the gross abuse and exploitation of migrant workers going on with these UK work sponsorship visas. They are an avenue for modern slavery and exploitation to thrive and for racism and discrimination to flourish as exemplified by…
Hello everyone, please join us online @afruca on 14 March at 11am at our event to mark International Women’s Day. We will explore the growing problem of exploitation of women in the UK’s Health and Social Care Sector and how to address it. Registration details on flyer below.
Register to join the @BMEAntislavery and its panel in exploring the 'Exploitation of Migrant Female Workers in the UK Health and social Care Sector: A NEW Slavery?' to mark International Women's Day 2024. 🔗tickettailor.com/events/basnet/…
#vacancy. We are looking for a passionate and experienced Fundraising Manager to join us @afruca. You will help to sustain and secure new and existing grants from diff funders Salary - £37,500 (LW £2,500 if London) Location - London or Manchester Apply: afruca.org
Job Vacancy @afruca Fundraising Manager (Grants and Trusts) based in London or Manchester. Flexible working opportunities. Salary: £37,500 plus LW £2500 if based in London office Job Description and Application form available on our website at: afruca.org/fundraising-ma…
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@SuChantry @sianwilliams100 @BBCRadio4 @AdultAdopteeMov I listened and so much of it related to me - I wasn’t adopted but raised in care system - black dad white mum in deepest Hampshire - my mum had no support & did what she did - my dad tried to get me back but dads were not considered. Thank you for sharing your story - appreciated
Our client has made a successful claim against a local authority for failing in their duties as a public authority and first responder by not recognising her indicators of #trafficking and ensuring her safety. atleu.org.uk/cases/2024/4/1…
My first boyfriend sold me to two older men who trafficked me to London. The first time that they abused me, I had been asleep and woke up to it. I apologised to them as I managed to get free and run to the bathroom. I always thought this weird and it’s always made me so sad…
We are saddened by passage of the Safety of Rwanda Act by parliament. Many people supported by BASNET members are asylum seekers, victims of trafficking, modern slavery. Sending them to Rwanda will exacerbate their suffering and mental health and deny them access to safe support
London : Calling on all BME led charities who work within the modern slavery/human trafficking sector to join us for an interactive BASNET Open Day in partnership with with BME Volunteers CIC. 📅: 25th April 2024 - 10am to 2pm Register here: buytickets.at/basnet/1157754
2024 and we're still seeing children in care 16+ abandoned by the state, and placed in squalor. Imagine being 16 with no family and very little support, then dumped in a bedsit. I know first-hand what that feels like. The fear and loneliness! It leads to a lifetime of misery.…
I was 17 years old when I left my family behind me in Lebanon. The situation over there was terrible and I simply couldn’t stay. I arrived in the UK & my first jobs were working in a van selling burgers & kebabs, stacking shelves, filling fridges & cleaning floors. I worked 60 to…
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@ccwild79 And the scourge that are county lines gangs (whom prey upon young vulnerable) have apparently nothing to do with this travesty of young being left to fend for themselves!🤬 They are left alone & desperate to find anyone, any sense of someone whom will give them a sense belonging.
4 years ago I did this newsnight interview to raise awareness around children in care being placed in dangerous houses, unregulated accommodation, squalor, bedsits. Young people 15+ left to defend for themselves in a house where you're expected to be independent!! In 2024 and…
"He's 15 and he's never had his bed made for him." Care home manager Chris Wild recalls the night that "broke" him; when a teenager was dropped off alone at a home he was working at. bbc.in/2pbFdjh 📺 Watch the full film: bbc.in/2VFrIok #Newsnight
About 5 years ago, I met up with my young friend Sham, an Eritrean refugee, to start an application for him to be reunited with his mum and sister. Today we bought two plane tickets for them both. It's been a long fight - incl. to court - but we are almost there 🛬 🫂.
Nah the representative of Trinidad and Tobago, a Yoruba descendant just started singing in Yoruba & all the diaspora in Cuba and Brazil jumped up and joined in. It is beautiful to see how our ancestors managed to preseve and passed down Yoruba culture and songs ❤️ it was a…
@guardian What an evil company. It’s the same with many international companies who market inferior product brands laden with sugar and other toxics to people in developing countries due to poor quality standards. This has to stop!
Last night I informed the AGM of the East Worthing & Shoreham Conservative Association that I would not be standing as the Conservative candidate at the next General Election. This is my letter to the Association Chairman.
@BMEAntislavery we are looking forward to it!
Join the UK BME Anti-Slavery Network (BASNET) on the 18th of April 2024 for an enlightening and engaging open day event , where we delve into the vital work of combating modern slavery through the lens of equality, diversity and inclusion. 🔗: buytickets.at/basnet/1198468
Goodness! Retraumatisation of people who should receive treatment support and care.
BREAKING: The House of Commons votes by 320 to 246 to overturn an amendment which would have stopped victims of modern slavery from being deported to Rwanda
Free self defence KickBoxing classes in Brixton #southlondon for women @BaytreeCentre 300 Brixton Road, Brixton, London SW9 6AE (Every Wednesday @ 10am) for any enquiries, please email [email protected] Many thanks to #Faithsforum & #TheBaytreeCentre for the support.
🆕Check out @IOM_UK's 2023 Annual Review of data from the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), the UK system through which victims of #modernslavery are identified and supported. 🔵Full review📈➡️t.ly/L5N6W 🔵Summary of key findings in the🧵👇👇👇
BASNET Online Open Day April 2024 Date: Thursday 18 April 2024 Time: 1pm - 2pm Join us @BMEAntislavery BASNET for an enlightening and engaging open day event to introduce potential members and partners to BASNET and our work. Register here: tickettailor.com/events/basnet/…