ACH Refugee Integration Services Provider 🧡

ACH are proud to work with Citizens UK. Great meeting with John Cotton – leader of Birmingham City Council. Thank you Councillor Cotton for taking the time to meet us. Looking forward to working together around some of the tough challenges our city faces.

NEXT WEEK! Join us for a friendly Idea Testing Extravaganza, supporting aspiring entrepreneurs from our UP Collective programme. Scroll for more information and secure your FREE spot now. https://lnkd.in/e245SkbF @UpCollective Ben & Jerry's @wearetern

This Monday morning, we are starting the week by allowing you hear directly from 'the horses mouth' on how our employability and entrepreneurship support has proven useful to past and current migrant business clients. Watch the video to hear their experiences and see how our work has empowered their journeys.

We are very excited to take part in this year's Bristol Harbour Festival with 2 of our service users: @Salhas_Kitchen62 and @Ababoscuisine. They will be selling their mouthwatering delicacies at the food area in Narrow Quay. Bristol Harbour Festival is a weekend of music, dance, comedy, food and much more to celebrate the heart & soul of the beautiful Bristol! <3 You don't want to miss it!

Join us on Thursday 7th November to hear, see and taste the positive impact that refugees, people seeking asylum and vulnerable migrants have on the UK at The Welcome Party ✨ Our evening will feature a three course dinner created by ACH refugee and migrant catering businesses with homemade cuisine from countries such as Sudan, Egypt, and Sri Lanka. 🥘🍹🍸 Don't miss out on this one-of-a-kind celebration! Head to the link in bio to get yours, or to book a table for your business.

In collaboration with Coexist Community Kitchen, we've wrapped up another successful round of the Accelerated Cooking and Entrepreneurship (ACE) course! In our latest blog, we spotlight Celia, one of our standout chefs whose journey through ACE has been truly inspiring. Celia relocated to Bristol in 2023, bringing over seven years of experience as a founder of a cooking school and cookery teacher from Hong Kong. Discovering the ACE course on Instagram, she saw it as the perfect way to navigate the local culinary scene. Celia reflected on her experience: "The course covered exactly what I needed to know." Discover Celia’s story on our blog: https://ow.ly/Mk8Q50SCbTM

We're deeply honoured and thrilled to announce that we have been named a finalist for the Social Investment Pioneer category by the NatWest SE100 awards in partnership with Pioneers Post. This recognition celebrates our ground-breaking collaboration with Bristol & Bath Regional Capital earlier this year, aimed at revolutionising the landscape of refugee housing for Ukrainians. We're proud of our innovative work in social and impact investment, and we are committed to continue making a difference in the lives of refugees. Thank you to everyone who has supported us on this journey! Fuad Mahamed Museji Ahmed Takolia CBE Paul Hassan Susan Cataldi

📢 Exciting News! Bristol Business News is officially our media partner for #TheWelcomeParty! They showcase the most creative, innovative, and entrepreneurial businesses in Bristol. 🎟 Tickets are selling fast! Don't miss out – click the link in our bio to grab yours now or book a table for your business. See you there! Robert Buckland PLASTER CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS LTD

Through out the month of July, on Tuesdays and Fridays, we will be holding coffee mornings in our Coventry office. This is a great opportunity for you to come by and meet with our team and share your feedback or challenges as regards employability or entrepreneurship and the support we provide. It's a free session and you can come as often as you like! See you on Friday.

We are delighted to announce the return of our podcast series collaboration with the University of the West of England now with the new title "Wisdom from the Global Majority." This series features podcasts recorded by talented UWE students with our valuable service users. This year, we are excited to present five new episodes featuring stories of creativity, determination, and success, all infused with wisdom. In this first episode, Ben takes the stage as our host, and we are absolutely thrilled to feature our business client, Ahmad. “Once I came here, I was totally new in the country, totally new in the area. And ACH was like a mother to me; they just took my finger and showed me how to work in this country.” Listen to our podcast to hear Ahmad’s story. Stay tuned for more episodes, and join us in celebrating our community's diverse voices and stories: https://ow.ly/9p3350SxMAR You can also find it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3WdTt8f *This project is funded by CATE Public/ Community Engagement and Knowledge Exchange Funding.