Refugees And
Asylum Seeker Support

Our aims are to:

• Advance equality by enabling our Service Users (SUs) to gain skills & employment/self-employment to improve their incomes and get themselves and
  their families out of poverty
• Improve SUs’ health & wellbeing by increasing their uptake of health and welfare services
• Address FGM issues through a survivors’ support group and awareness-raising programmes for teachers, health professionals, and welfare workers
• Empower BAME young people to develop their skills, capacities and capabilities so they can become economically productive members of British society
• Provide information, signpost and support SUs to access specialist services when needed
• Act as a resource for young people by providing advice and organising educational, recreational, and leisure time activities
• Address domestic violence and gang issues with a community-led approach.

AYDA primarily serves African émigré community women/girls living in South London. Most come from the west or central Africa, many as refugees or asylum seekers. AYDA trustees and volunteers are themselves community members and therefore have a deep understanding of the community’s culture and social aspects, and the issues community members face.