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Our sessions are open to children, young people and women who experience barriers because of their immigration, cultural or economic status. संपर्क करें यदि आप हमारी परियोजनाओं में से एक में शामिल होने के इच्छुक हैं, तो एक समर्थक बनकर या हमारे काम के बारे में और अधिक जानकारी प्राप्त करें। हमे आपसे सुनने में ख़ुशी होगी! What is your email? Who is interested in joining our sessions? * My child Someone I support Me What is your/their age range? Choose an option What is your/their country of birth Do you/they have experience of the UK immigration system * Yes currently in the system Yes but now have their stay No Which activities are you/they interested in? * आवश्यक Volunteering Creative activities Physical activities Wellbeing activities Other प्रस्तुत प्रस्तुत करने के लिए धन्यवाद!

Afrocats will be back at the Whitworth Art Gallery during October half term with our award winning activities for children, young people and families. We'll fill the gallery with African and Caribbean songs as well as delivering our cultural and creative arts and crafts workshops. Afrocats x Whitworth presents: Shimmy and shake through the gallery Half-term activities Each session runs from 12pm-3pm All sessions are free, drop-in, no need to book Join us for three fun-filled days and a vibrant and creative cultural experience for all ages. Shimmy and shake your way through the gallery listening to the cultural music that will echo through the galleires. The Everyday Art School will have different arts and crafts activities each day that you can attend to let your imagination run wild. Led by diverse professional artists, this event is a great opportunity to learn about and celebrate culture. The activities are designed to be inclusive and accessible to everyone, regardless of age or experience. All sessions are FREE, drop-in, no need to book. Everyone is welcome. For individuals and families who require accessibility support for travel please let us know that you will be joining. Register your attendance here.

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Cultural dance If you would like to join our online cultural dance sessions but are on a low-wage or are an asylum seeker, please use this form. Name Email Phone number Postcode Are you on a low-wage or an asylum seeker? Have you been to an Afrocats session before? Other information to support request Submit Thanks for your request, we'll be in touch soon.

We partner partner with organisations that can bring their unique knowledge and experience to our projects. By working with Afrocats your employees will have opportunities to get involved with work that is making a real difference in communities across Greater Manchester. We love to partner with companies that are driven to create a better society. Sound like you? Become a corporate partner today. Our corporate partners help us reach some of the most disadvantaged people living in Greater Manchester. Our programmes are free of charge for people to access but this is only possible with support from our donors and supporters. We rely on almost 100% of fundraised income. How you can work with Afrocats Partnering with us will give your employees opportunities to get involved with work that is making a real difference in communities across Greater Manchester. We like to partner with organisations that can bring their unique knowledge and experience to our projects. Or companies that have a desire to create more inclusive communities. There are lots of ways that we can work together to support your company's aims and help us achieve our charitable mission. We'll work collaboratively with you to make our partnership a success, here are some of the ways you can help. Nominate us as Charity of the Year As Charity of the Year, Afrocats will give your employees meaningful opportunities to fundraise, volunteer, and provide pro-bono support. Cause related marketing projects If you are looking for a good cause to work with and promote your work, Afrocats could be the charity to work with. Strategic partnerships A one-off or long term strategic partnership can demonstrate our shared long-term goals and make a measurable difference to communities in Greater Manchester. Let's talk! If you're not sure how you'd like to partner with us but know that we can make a difference together, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you! If you would like to join our mission to build agency, aspiration and opportunities for young people and women from diverse communities get in touch and make a difference today.

We'd love for you to join us at an event, workshop or performance. Half term at The Whitworth Join us for free arts, crafts and movement activities over half term delivered in partnership by Afrocats x Whitworth. Find out more

Creating a comfortable and friendly space for women from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds to talk about their reproductive health, menopause and perimenopause Creating a safe, welcoming space for women to talk openly about their reproductive health उन्होंने कहा कि इस तरह की घटनाओं को रोकने के लिए सरकार ने कई कदम उठाए हैं। हम समुदायों के साथ काम करते हैं ताकि उन लोगों के लिए अवसरों का निर्माण किया जा सके जो अपने जीवन में कठिनाइयों का सामना कर रहे हैं जो समाज में पूरी तरह से एकीकृत होना चाहते हैं। उन्होंने कहा कि इस तरह की घटनाओं को रोकने के लिए सरकार ने कई कदम उठाए हैं। हम सामाजिक, आर्थिक, सांस्कृतिक और भाषा बाधाओं को तोड़ने के बारे में भावुक हैं, ताकि लोगों के जीवन का एक और अधिक गोल और बेहतर गुणवत्ता हो सके। Our partner For the first phase of our project we worked with The Menopause Charity to provide three workshops about the menopause for 30 women from three culturally specific groups - South Asian, African and Middle Eastern/Arab. Each workshop had volunteer interpreters to support the women to engage in myth-busting, facts and perimenopause.

The nature of our work means that we work with vulnerable people. We make it our top priority to keep them safe at all times by having robust safeguarding policies and procedures. Keeping people safe The nature of our work means that we work with vulnerable people, and we make it our top priority to keep them safe at all times. We have robust safeguarding procedures and practices to ensure that we create safe spaces and keep the children and adults we work with free from harm. We follow safer recruitment processes when we recruit staff, freelancers and artists Everyone who works with Afrocats must have an enhanced DBS Our staff and volunteers complete safeguarding training All staff who work directly with children and young people also receive regular Our staff and volunteers follow our safeguarding procedures, policies and guidance Download our safeguarding policy Download our safeguarding code of practice Download our safeguarding flow chart

We mentor diverse artists as they develop their creative practice We deliver early career mentoring for artists looking to develop their skills in creative facilitation settings with young people in schools and community groups in: Participatory arts School workshops Theatre and performance art Dance and creative movement Facilitation skills Data and evaluation Our mentees build a strong foundation in how their chosen art form and creativity can support children and young people in schools, community groups and other youth settings. And we work closely with our partners and networks to provide citywide opportunities for emerging artists to develop their skills through schools and different organisations in the charity sector - and beyond. If you need our support, get in touch below. Get in touch

एक अंतर लाएं बदलाव आप जैसे लोगों से शुरू होता है। आपका दान, एक-एक करके, एक वास्तविक प्रभाव डालने में मदद करता है। साथ मिलकर, हम और अधिक कर सकते हैं। आवृत्ति एक बार एक बार हर माह हर माह वार्षिक वार्षिक राशि £50 £50 £100 £100 £200 £200 £1,000 £1,000 दान करें £50 Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp लिंक कॉपी करें

At the end of January our Forever Manchester funding for culturally appropriate food parcels runs out and our waiting list is growing. We need to raise £4,200 to support 56 refugees and asylum seekers for 3 months and through this next lockdown. पॉलीन की कहानी “अफरातों ने मेरे लिए बहुत कुछ किया है, उन्होंने एक डर को दूर किया है। "मैं 3 बच्चों की मां हूं, एक शरणार्थी और मेरे पास पैसे नहीं हैं इसलिए जब तालाबंदी शुरू हुई तो हम भोजन के लिए संघर्ष कर रहे थे। लेकिन तब अफ्रोकेट्स ने मुझे खाना और एक फूड वाउचर दिया। यह अविश्वसनीय है, वे मुझसे एक बड़ा बोझ हटाने में कामयाब रहे। " हमें आपका समर्थन चाहिए जनवरी के अंत में सांस्कृतिक रूप से उपयुक्त खाद्य पार्सल के लिए हमारी फॉरएवर मैनचेस्टर फंडिंग भाग गई, लेकिन हमारी प्रतीक्षा सूची बढ़ रही है। हमें 56 लोगों के समर्थन की जरूरत है उन्होंने कहा कि इस तरह की घटनाओं को रोकने के लिए सरकार ने कई कदम उठाए हैं। एक परिवार को फूड पार्सल का समर्थन करने के लिए सिर्फ 25 पाउंड का खर्च आता है। आपकी मदद से, हम शरणार्थियों और शरण चाहने वालों को घर का एक छोटा सा स्वाद देने में मदद कर सकते हैं। 92% जिन वयस्कों का हम समर्थन करते हैं, उन्हें निर्वासन या विनाश की धमकी दी जाती है जिन वयस्कों का हम समर्थन करते हैं, उन्हें निर्वासन या विनाश की धमकी दी जाती है 92% have faced domestic violence 92% are destitute already 1/1