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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.
Photo: Qais Alamdar. Gunnersbury Park, London Surpassing our differences and directing attention towards collective bonds are the essence of the Refugee Festival week. Amidst undue politicisation of the refugee situation and heightening fractions amongst different...
In a meaningful convergence of purpose and progress, the Afghanistan and CentralAsian Association (ACAA) London office visited their Birmingham branch on January 22, 2024. The purpose of this visit was not just administrative; it was a heartfelt connection...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
“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...