BACKGROUND

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BACKGROUND

• AFRICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION IS A
  CHARITY REGISTERED IN ENGLAND AND WALES.
• BASED IN HACKNEY

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• Aims and objectives
• The main aim of ACDA is to address social and
  economic issues that had for long confronted
  African communities such as social exclusion,
  high unemployment levels, poor health, poor
  housing, and high incidences of involvement in
  crime and drugs misuse.
• The ultimate objective is the advancement of
  education, the relief of poverty, the
  preservation and protection of good health of
  African communities, refugees and asylum seekers,
  by the provision of Advice, training and support
  in order that they may lead abetter life and gain
  useful employment.

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Vision

• The vision of the organisation is to enhance the
  abilities and capabilities of Africans living in
  the UK and make them equal participants in the
  social and economic sectors of the country.

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Activities and services

• The services and activities range from general
  information and advice,
• basic training,
• HIV prevention and sexual health,
• accompanying service users where necessary,
• referrals to other services,
• Drug and alcohol information,
• young people services,
• employment and education, women and family

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• Some of the activities include the following
• Advocacy
• Outreach to the community and Hospitals/GPs
• Peer support and advice
• Health promotion events
• Volunteering opportunities, Training
• Social and cultural events
• Mentoring Adult guidance
• Music lessons Dying and composing for under 21
  years (every Saturday ACDA centre)