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The damaging effects of unemployment

When discussing refugee resettlement, we often highlight the value of employment as a route to integration and independence. We know that moving people into work is important for personal development and for thriving communities: but is this understating the human cost of the issue? To look at it from a different angle, what is the damage of not getting people into sustainable employment?
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Meet Paul

Meet Paul

Meet Paul Nash, our new Operations Manager at ACH Bristol. Paul joined our team recently to take on the day-to-day running of ACH and has already made a massive impact on the team. Read more about his previous experience and hopes for the future in our interview with him.
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ACH Bike ride

Refugee week round-up

This year’s Refugee Week has been an eventful one. The nationwide week-long festival happens annually and is a celebration of the contribution refugees bring to the UK and encourages a better understanding between communities. It is a very important week for ACH as it aligns directly with our #rethinkingrefugee campaign and promotion of positive messages around refugees.
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ACH team building

Team-building days out for ACH staff

June 2019 saw staff team-building days taking place in Bristol and the West Midlands, as we take stock of what we have accomplished in the past year and look forward to what the future holds for ACH.

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Fuad Mahamed the CEO of ACH, speaking about refugees in society

World Refugee Day: Message from our CEO

World Refugee Day is a special day for reflection, congratulations and collective thinking here at ACH. Indeed, with offices in Bristol, Birmingham and Wolverhampton and over 11 years’ experience of working directly with refugees, we understand the enormous benefit they continue to bring to their adopted countries and communities.
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Sculptor Ash with the Wolf Project #rethinkingrefugee wolverhampton

Bringing Wolverhampton together through art

ACH Wolverhampton is proud to be playing a part in the city’s Refugee Week celebrations through funding the production of a number of pieces of art, including a 4.5-metre wolf, via our #rethinkingrefugee campaign.
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Refugees immigration concept illustration

Refugee Rights in the UK: Know the Facts

Looking for the genuine facts about refugee rights in the UK? This blog contains the answers to some of your most frequently asked questions.
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ACH marketing team with their 24 diversity Communications Award

Expanding the ACH marketing team

Could you help us raise awareness of our #rethinkingrefugee campaign and the impact we have on the lives of our tenants and learners? We’re currently recruiting for two new marketers, one for our Bristol head office and one for our Birmingham team.
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Tom Dixon

Meet the team leaders: Tom Dixon

As part of our new video series, Meet the team leaders, we are interviewing our staff so you can get to know them better! This month we talked with Tom Dixon, ACH Senior Projects Officer, who has been with us for nearly 6 years. Listen to what he has to say about working at ACH and how his role helps others.
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A volunteer led trip to West Midlands Safari Park

Investing in Volunteering

We incorporate volunteering into many aspects of our business. Even our CEO, Fuad, started out on a voluntary basis, placing volunteering firmly at the heart of our organisation. This blog tells the story of some of our amazing volunteers.
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