Redefining Integration, Diversity & Society

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Redefining Integration, Diversity & Society

Our services
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Refugee accommodation

We provide an accommodation-based model of integration support delivered in Birmingham, Bristol and Wolverhampton to over 700 individuals each year.

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Refugee & BAME training

Himilo, our training subsidiary, provides training and employment services to some 2,500 individuals per year through its SEESI (first language building resilience and agency), Pre-Ignite (transitioning into successful UK employment) and Ignite (employer/ employee skills gap solution services) programs.

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Research and Consultancy
Research and consultancy

ACH is established as a research practitioner informing policy through practice, bringing the lived experience of 3,000 individuals and their communities to date into policy design.

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Established 2008

Our offices

Bristol
Birmingham
Wolverhampton

refugee centre locations

Refugee integration policy & social impact

ACH is a leading provider in refugee integration services. Since 2008, the company is resettling over 2500 individuals yearly by providing secure housing, culturally sensitive support and vocational training, provided by its training arm- Himilo. ACH focuses on upskilling individuals and supporting them into higher-level employment to develop their independence and contribute to the wider economic ecosystem.  

We focus on building individuals’ resilience in the labour market, upskilling and supporting refugees into sustainable, higher-level employment to develop their independence and ease their integration into UK life. We now employ over 70 members of staff and deliver services in the West of England, the West Midlands whilst offering advice and assistance across the UK and beyond.

Over the next 10 years, we plan to support a further 25,000 individuals from refugee and BAME communities. By using our knowledge, expertise and lived experience we create and tailor our services from the standpoint of the individual refugee and migrant, developing tools and techniques to support them to integrate according to their specific needs and ambitions.
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Our vision

Our vision is for all refugees coming to the UK to be successfully integrated into our society.

Our mission

To support the settlement and resettlement needs of refugees to develop their independence and equip them with the skills they need to gain sustainable employment in the UK.

To promote the positive contribution that refugees can have on our local communities.

To be a nationally and internationally recognised leader in the refugee sector, driving change and transforming lives through the dedication and unique expertise of our staff.

To collaborate with partners who share our vision for refugee integration.

Our values

People come first in all we do. We work for the people and with people, and that is always something we keep in mind.

We are engineering the ways in which society can blend its differences and become stronger through its diversity. We unite the driving force of the people to create services and products to serve the needs of people.

We are here to connect and empower, helping integration happen from the standpoint of the individual- the refugee, the migrant and the local.

We are here to rethink integration and the power of society, where everyone is important, deserves to have the best opportunities in life and everyone can make a change in this.

House
3,000+

Individuals from refugee backgrounds impacted upon – we are now a leading provider of refugee support and integration services for newly arrived communities in the UK.

People
70 Staff

Our staff are all experts in their respective fields, which has enabled our rapid growth to a leading provider of refugee resettlement and integration services in Bristol and the West Midlands.

Twitter
#rethinkingrefugee

Our #rethinkingrefugee work challenges stereotypes and establishes individuals with more resilience into the places where they live, supporting people to find employment and become part of an inclusive city.

ACH (@ACHintegrates)

Will the coronavirus crisis foster empathy? Filmmaker Karim Aïnouz thinks so... "This inability to know what the future holds, the level of uncertainty...the situation is similar to what the former refugees were going through at that time" https://t.co/xDnfsC3AQD

20 May 2020, 10:59

ACH (@ACHintegrates)

We want to join in the #BigHousingThankYou! And say a massive, enormous thank you to staff working on the frontline in #housing all over the country, including our amazing support and housing teams in Bristol, Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Thank you! #lockdownheroes

20 May 2020, 10:26

ACH (@ACHintegrates)

RT @RefugeeWeek: An exciting opportunity for artists under 30 in Europe with experience of displacement - deadline is 29 May, do share http…

19 May 2020, 16:09