"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding" Albert Einstein 24th January was proclaimed as International Education Day by the United Nations General Assembly to celebrate the role of education in bringing about world peace and...
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Providing analysis of the issues facing refugees and migrants in the Afghan communities, offering our views on current affairs, and reporting on our challenges and successes as an organisation.
THE 75 ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: WHAT IT MEANS FOR AFGHANISTAN
Seventy-five years ago, a declaration emerged to universally unite humanity and establish a platform encompassing shared values. Following the culmination of the Second World War, world leaders realised that humanity should be protected from the recurrence of such...
Afghanistan and Central Asian Association’s Integration Project – Launch in Maidstone, Kent.
17/01/2024 The Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA) extended its reach byinaugurating its Integration Project in Maidstone, Kent on the 17th of January 2024. Theevent took place at the Maidstone Community Centre and was marked by a celebration ofdiversity...
Welcome Refugees Music Event in Birmingham
Bringing Communities Together through Traditional Music On Friday October 20, 2023, the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA),organised a music event in Birmingham with over 100 people in attendance, includingBirmingham Councillors, the police and many...
Women of Afghanistan: Navigating the Path to Empowerment and Entrepreneurship
A Conference Hosted by the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association in Partnership with the Westmont Enterprise Hub Wednesday 29th November 202317:30 – 21:00 “As we sit in the heart of London, and mark 16 days of activism commemorating the International Dayfor the...
Asylum-Support and Employment: Overcoming Barriers Faced by Refugees Entering the UK Job Market
A Closed Roundtable Discussion at the House of Lords20 November 2023, 4:00 - 7:00 PM On Monday, 20 November 2023, the Afghanistan & Central Association (ACAA) had the honour to host its first closed roundtable discussion at the House of Lords sponsored by Lord...
Humanitarianism in Afghanistan – Lessons after two years of Taliban Rule
A Conference in Brussels School of International Studies On Monday, 9 October 2023, the Afghanistan & Central Association (ACAA), organised a conference atBrussels School of International Studies (BSIS), University of Kent, Belgium titled ‘Humanitarianism...
Dialogue and Demonstration – ACAA Organises 2 Strategic Events to Mark 2 Years Since the Taliban
On, Tuesday, 15 August 2023, the Parliament Square in Central London witnessed yet another peacefuldemonstration by the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA) to draw attention to the humanrights abuses taking place inside Afghanistan, a country facing...
Empowering Girls in Digital Innovation
The City Hall (Kamal Chunchie Way, London E16 1ZE)18 July 2023, 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM Photo Credit: Sinai Noor On Tuesday 18 July 2023, the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA) launched“The Wired Future: Digital Education for Girls from Afghanistan Project” at...
Empowering Refugee Women through Digital Education
As in many other areas of the globe, the digital gap in the UK is a reflection of underlying socioeconomic disparities. The gap is especially pronounced among refugees and migrants, for whom access to infrastructure is just one of several hurdles to digital inclusion....
Statement by Dr Nooralhaq Nasimi MBE, Founder and Director of ACAA, regarding the Illegal Migration Bill.
7th March 2023 I came to the UK with my family in 1999 in the back of a refrigerated lorry after fleeing Taliban threats. Now, my family and I have dedicated our lives to giving back to the country through public service and charity. Since journeys through cargo...
Afghanistan and Central Asian Association Birmingham Office Launch
In 2022, the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA) opened its new branch office in Birmingham. The launch event was held on Friday 2nd December 2022. The event provided a friendly and informal space to mark the beginning of our work in the area whilst also...
MBE awarded to our Director, Dr Nooralhaq Nasimi, for services to Refugees
Our Director, Dr Nooralhaq Nasimi, was awarded an MBE for services to Refugees, in the 2023 New Year Honours List. Dr Nasimi, 55, is the founder/director of the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA), a London based charity which offers education, mentoring...
Afghanistan’s Opium Trade: The Alternatives
Photo Credit: Opium: Afghanistan’s drug trade that helped fuel the Taliban | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera Afghanistan’s Opium Trade: The Alternatives For decades, the United States’ ‘War on Drugs’ has plagued our society; we now see prisons bursting at...
International Mental Health Day: The Experience of Asylum Seekers and Refugees
4 Minute Read Challenges faced by asylum seekers and refugees – Newsha N “Refugees, asylum seekers, we all struggle with identity when we come here, we don’t know who we are, what we are going to do…for asylum seekers, we haven’t been accepted yet, we have no right to...
Women’s Empowerment Project – Picnic at Bushy Park
As generously hosted by the Women’s Empowerment Project on Wednesday 3rd August, a picnic was organised on behalf of the ladies of Wednesday’s session where we gathered in Bushy Park to share and appreciate the Afghan cuisine and the taste of different households....
An Endless Cycle: The Continous Curtailment of Women’s Rights in Afghanistan.
Earlier this month, a video showing a group of men sawing the heads off of female mannequins in a shop in Western Afghanistan went viral on social media. Agence France-Presse reported that this action was taken in response to new Taliban orders declaring that female...
Frozen Assets and Freezing Temperatures: Afghanistan faces a Starving Winter
“Fatima has seven kids, five girls and two boys. They are grindingly poor already… She has to beg for flour which used to be delivered under the old government before the Taliban came in… Looking at those kids, it was quite difficult… It hasn’t happened...
The journey of the essentials pop-up
Check out this video which very briefly summarises the huge amount of hard work and dedication our volunteers put into the essentials pop-up to ensure that newly arrived refugees had access to the essential items they need. Led by Rose, the volunteers managed to...
Welcoming refugees into the essentials pop-up
Ava Pevsner “The most rewarding part of volunteering 6, even 7, days a week running the essentials pop up shop is when Afghan evacuees come in person to collect clothes. They typically arrive cold and anxious and leave warm and full of smiles. It makes the long hours...