Support for Survivors and Children from Minority Ethnic Communities

 

The Outreach workers at ESDAS are accustomed to working with clients from minority ethnic communities.  Contact us on 01737 771350. 

 

Extra sources of information can be found at:

 

Chinese Information & Advice Centre

Monday to Friday: 10.00am to 6.00pm 

Telephone : 08453 131 868 / 020 7692 3697

Fax : 020 7734 1039

Email: info@ciac.co.uk 

Website: www.ciac.co.uk

 

 A UK charity offering free legal advice and support to disadvantaged Chinese people in our community living in the UK.

 

Immigration Advice Service

Telephone: 0844 887 0111

Email:

Website: www.iasservices.org.uk/

 

Jewish Women’s Aid

9.30am - 9.30pm - Monday to Thursday

Free Helpline: 0808 801 0500

Website:

 

Jewish Women’s Aid is the only specialist organisation in the UK supporting Jewish women affected by domestic violence.

 

Southall Black Sisters - English, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati and Urdu

Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm

Telephone  0208 571 0800

Website  www.southallblacksisters.org.uk

 

Southall Black Sisters provides information, advice, advocacy, practical help, counselling and support to Asian, African-Caribbean and other minority women and children experiencing domestic and sexual violence (including forced marriage, dowry abuse and honour crimes) in in English, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati and Urdu (language line is used for interpret for other languages).

 

IKWRO - Farsi, Arabic, Kurdish, Dari, Turkish and English

Telephone: Farsi / Dari / Turkish 24 hrs: 07846 310157 

Kurdish / Arabic 24 hrs: 07846 275246

Website  www.ikwro.org.uk

 

IKWRO helps Middle Eastern women and girls (Iranian, Kurdish, Arab, Afghan and Turkish) who are living in the UK and provide confidential advice on issues including domestic violence, “honour” based violence, forced marriage, female genital mutilation, separation and divorce, child custody, housing and benefits. They speak Farsi, Arabic, Kurdish, Dari, Turkish and English. Advice We can speak with you on the telephone, see you at our London office or meet you at another place which is safe and convenient for you.  All our services are completely confidential.

 

Kiran: Asian Women’s Aid

Telephone: : 020 8558 1986

Fax: 020 8532 8260

Email: Kiran.admin@kiranproject.org.uk

Website: www.kiranproject.org.uk/ 

 

The Kiran Project was set up in 1990 to meet the needs of women from the Indian sub-continent & the wider Asian community experiencing domestic violence.

 

Newham Asian Women’s Project

9.30am-5.30pm Monday - Friday

Telephone: 020 8472 0528

Fax: + 44 20 8503 5673

Email: info@nawp.org

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Polly Anna Venture

Email - women@traveller.org.uk 

Phone 020 7607 2002

 

A joint project between the Traveller Movement and Solace Women’s Aid. Provides 6-week group work for women experiencing domestic & sexual abuse. Also offers Awareness training for Traveller women over 5 days with the aim of making them  “Community Advocates ”  enabling them to  support and signpost other  Gypsy & Traveller women  around the topic of  Domestic & Sexual Abuse within their own communities. 

 

Solace Women’s Aid Irish & Irish Traveller Outreach

Helpline:0808 802 5565

Email: advice@solacewomensaid.org

Address:

Unit 5-7

Blenheim Court

62 Brewery Road

London

N7 9NY

 

Irish and Irish Traveller Outreach and Resettlement service offers practical and emotional support to Irish and Irish Traveller women and children affected by domestic and sexual violence living in the community. The service also offers help with resettlement for those leaving the specialist Irish refuge and expert advice and awareness raising for partner agencies.

 

One Voice 4 Travellers

www.onevoice4travellers.org.uk

               

Working Nationally as a voice of women, children and young people and families from the Gypsy and Traveller communities to reduce violence in a sustainable way

 

Friends, Families and Travellers

Community Base,

113 Queens Road,

Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3XG

 

Tel: 01273 234 777

Fax: 01273 234 778

email: fft@gypsy-traveller.org

A charity who seek to end racism and discrimination against Gypsies, Travellers and Roma, whatever their ethnicity, culture or background, whether settled or mobile, and to protect the right to pursue a nomadic life.   

 

Karma Nirvana

0800 5999 247 

www.karmanirvana.org.uk/help-me
 

Karma Nirvana is a UK registered Charity that provides confidential support to victims and survivors of Forced Marriage and Honour Based Abuse - whatever your age, gender or circumstance.

They are here for you, call their help line today and find out how they can help.

See their website for more information about Forced Marriage and Honour Based Abuse and about how calling Karma Nirvana works.