Alhijra Somali Community Organisation
85 St Ann's Road, N15 6NJ
Tel: (020) 8802 8488
Fax: (020) 8809 2266
Contact: Mohamud Hassan or Duaran Farah
Projects include education, skills training, sports and youth activities.
www.hijrasom.com
Al-Huda Mosque, Cultural Centre and Women's Association
91 Mile End Road, E1 4UJ
Tel & fax: (020) 7780 9495
Email: masjid_alhuda@hotmail.com
Contact: Mr. Abdullah or Mrs. Khadra (Women's Association, tel: (020) 7709 8281)
Advice surgeries, language & literacy classes, youth projects and 'buddying' project for elderly Somalis.
Barnet Somali Community Group
Barnet Multi-Cultural Community Centre, Algernon Road, NW4 3TA Tel: (020) 8202 9311
Email: bscg@btconnect.com
Open: Mon-Thurs 10 - 4pm
Bow Family Centre
Paton Close, Fairfield Road, Bow, E3 2QD
Tel & fax: (020) 8983 4121
Provides emotional and practical support for Somali families whose children are at risk of not succeeding in education.
British Somali Community Cultural Council
43 Carol St, Camden, NW1 0HT
Tel & fax: (020) 7916 9527
Contact: Khadija Shireh
Bromley Somali Community Centre
101a Parish Lane, Penge, SE20 7NR
Tel: (020) 8778 5539
Open: Mon-Fri 10 - 4pm
Contact: Liban Noah
Provides advice and guidance in the areas of employment, education, IT, welfare, housing, health and immigration, as well as cultural and art activities. Also runs Radio Sahan London (link to audio-visual section)
Daryeelka Maanka
3 Merchant Street, E3 4LY
Tel: (020) 8981 7979
Fax: (020) 8981 7013
Contact: Abdirashid Gulaid
in collaboration with Mind Tower Hamlets
Open House, 13 Whitethorn Street. E3 4DA Tel: (020) 7537 7284
Mental health organisation that works specifically with the Somali community. Projects look at links between khat use and the increase in mental illness, especially amongst young Somali men.
http://www.mind.org.uk/
Disability Advocacy Network
40 - 50 Southern Grove, E3 4PX
Tel: (020) 8980 2200
Fax: (020) 8981 8007
Contact: Osman Ali
Advocacy, advice and training for disabled people.
Ealing Somali Welfare and Cultural Association
71a Northcroft Rd, Ealing, NW13 9SS
Tel: (020) 8840 7413
Open: Mon-Fri 10 - 4pm
Advice and information on housing, immigration, health and social services. Also runs language classes, a lunch club and a play scheme
East London Somali Association (ELSA)
c/o Refugee Centre, 728 Romford Road, Manor Park, E12 6BT
Tel: (020) 8514 6124
Fax: (020) 8478 1382
Works with statutory and other organisations to meet the needs of Somali refugees in the areas of education, employment, housing and immigration rights.
East London Somali Youth & Welfare Centre
Chicksand Friendly Club, Hanbury Street, E1 5JY
Tel: (020) 7247 8488
Fax: (020) 7375 0885
Contact: Ahmed Omar
Projects include a youth club, football, homework classes for 3 - 11 year olds, an elders project for men and women and a mothers & toddlers group.
Haringey Somali Community
Selby Centre, Selby Rd, N17 8JL
Tel: (020) 8885 1307/ 8801 1307
Fax: (020) 8801 0696
Email: hscca1@hotmail.com
Contact: Mohamed Maigag
Advice centre catering for the north London Somali community. Provides housing, health, education and immigration advice and services. Works to facilitate the transition for newly arrived children, and to support adults into full time education.
Hounslow Somali Consortium
Voluntary Action Centre, 12 School Road, Hounslow, TW3 1QZ
Tel: (020) 8577 3226
Fax: (020) 8577 3234 (F.A.O. Somali Association)
Contact: Mr. A. Dableh
Consortium of local Somali organisations and projects working with education, the elderly, health and youth groups.
International Somali Community Trust
85a Upper Clapton Road, E5 8HL
Tel: (020) 8806 8757
Fax: (020) 8806 6565
Email: iscomtrust@hotmail.com
Contact: Mr. Ahmed Said
Translation/ interpretation services. Outreach projects run for women, young people, the elderly and the disabled. Also carries out educational and literacy programmes.
Iskawaran Somali Mental Health Trust Unit
51 Design Works, Park Parade, Harlesden, NW10 4HT
Tel: (020) 8838 5002 ext. 255
Contact: Mr. Omar
Counselling and advice for rehabilitation into society. Provides information on immigration, housing and social services.
Islington Somali Community
65 Halliford Street, N1 3HF
Tel: (020) 7354 9895
Open: Mon-Fri, 10 -5pm
Contact: Yusuf Ahmed
Information and advice on a range of issues.
Karin Housing Association
Wickham House, 10 Cleveland Way, Whitechapel, E1 4TZ
Tel: (020) 7790 7572
Fax: (020) 7790 9002
Somali housing association and housing support.
www.karinha.org.uk
Lambeth Somali Community Association
Annex Building, 13-15 Stockwell Road, London SW9 9AU
Tel: (020) 7738 6372
Fax: (020) 7737 7807
Email: lamsom@hotmail.com
Contact: Abdulnassir Mohamud
Immigration and legal aid advice. Support and language classes.
Ocean Somali Community Association
c/o Concordia East, Railway Arches, 420 - 1 Burdett Road, E3 4AA Tel: (020) 7987 5833
Email: oscauk@hotmail.com
Contact: Abdi Hassan
Youth, sporting and educational activities.
Oxford House Somali Project
Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, Bethnal Green, E2 6HG
Tel: (020) 7739 9001
Fax: (020) 7729 0435
Email: info@oxfordhouse.org.uk
Umbrella and capacity building group for local voluntary and statutory organisations working with the Somali community. Projects have included interpretation services to access housing, social services, solicitors and doctors, business training, health awareness, ESOL classes, health and social care.
www.oxfordhouse.org.uk/community/somali_project.html
Praxis Community Project
Pott Street, E2 0EF
Tel: (020) 7749 7609
Email: mohamed@praxis.org.uk, amina@praxis.org.uk
Contact: Mohamed Ismail
Somali projects include a women's group, youth work, advice and advocacy.
Prince's Royal Trust Carer's Centre
21 Brayford Square, Stepney, E1 0SG
Tel: (020) 7791 3464
Fax: (020) 7790 7073
Contact: Safia Magan
Works to support carers, in particular young carers and those caring for disabled relatives, with a Somali Carer Support Worker.
Project Liban
Specialist Addiction Unit, St Clement's Hospital, 2a Bow Road, Bow, E3
Tel: (020) 7377 7976
Fax: (020) 7377 7973
Contact: Ahmed Dirir
Drug and alcohol misuse prevention and harm minimisation, specifically for the Somali community.
Refugee Legal Centre
Nelson House, 153-157 Commercial Road, E1 2EB
Tel: (020) 7780 3200
Fax: (020) 7780 3201
Offers interpretation services, advice on the asylum process and other general immigration problems.
http://www.refugee-legal-centre.org.uk
Somali Advisory Bureaux & Somali Youth Congress
-Capital House, 20-22 Craven Rd, W2 3PX
Tel: (020) 7262 9845
(Main branch)
-37 Chapel Street, NW1 5DP
Tel: (020) 7724 8011
-Beethoven Centre Office, 174 Third Avenue, W10 4GL
Tel: (020) 8962 0721
(Weds only)
Email: somalidvisorybureau@care4free.net, hiraad7@hotmail.com (Somali Youth Congress)
Provides advice for refugees and asylum seekers and runs adult education classes. Works against persecution and helps refugees to settle in the UK.
Somali Care UK
Provides one-to-one home care services to clients. Also offers domestic services and personal care such as respite, walking nights and much more.
Tel: 020 890 3505
Fax: 020 890 6314
Email: info@somalicareuk.org.uk
www.somalicare.org.uk
Somali Carers & Special Needs Project
Units BO4 & BO5, Macbean Centre, Macbean St, Woolwich, SE18 6LW
Tel: (020) 8317 3447
Fax: (020) 8855 0683
Email: services@somalicareagency.org.uk
Contact: Ahmed Yusuf
Provides home and personal care for the Somali community.
Somali Caring & Education Association
241 Kings St, W6 9LP
Tel & fax: (020) 8563 0320
Email: hfsca@yahoo.co.uk
Contact: Mohamed Abdi
Translation and interpretation services. Also carries out youth projects, mainly football and basketball tournaments, that run through the summer.
Somali Community Association: Puntland Society
365 Brixton Road, SW9 7DA
Tel: (020) 7737 0985
Somali Community Centres
- Interchange Studios, Hampstead Town Hall Centre, NW3 4QP
- 1 - 2 Lismore Circus, NW3 4QF
Tel: (020) 7267 8897
Fax: (020) 7682 2880
Email: admin@somalicentre.org
Advice given on refugee, housing and legal matters. Outreach projects, casework and talks are organised on issues affecting the community.
Somali Community Link (SCL)
12 Wickford Street, E1 5QN
Tel: (020) 7790 1171
Community-based organisation with the aim of improving the quality of life for the Somali community in East London and beyond.
Somali Community Support Centre
74 Goldhawk Rd, Shepherds Bush, W12 8HA
Tel & fax: (020) 8811 8083
Email: srmcsc2002@hotmail.com
Contact: Aaden Mahdi
Community support, including youth activities, translation, interpretation and advocacy.
Somali Consortium
Cardinal Heenan Centre, 326 High Road, Ilford, IG1 1QP
Tel: (020) 8262 2988
Conact: Mr. Said Abdullah
Health, education, advice and advocacy for Somali youth and elderly people.
Somali Cultural Centre
107 Kingsgate Rd, Camden, NW6 2JH
Tel: (020) 7372 6101
Fax: (020) 7625 3587
Email: hassanalto@hotmail.com
Organises cultural events and exhibitions, and has good links with other cultural organisations for cross cultural exchanges.
Somali Education Development Centre (SEDEC)
Portacabin, Deptford Strand, Pepys Estate, Deptford, SE8 3BA
Tel: (020) 8692 4448
Contact: Mr. Abdullahi Nur
Various educational and training projects, including youth and after-school clubs, ESOL classes, health workers and family support; workshops and training for Somali parents.
Somali Educational & Cultural Project
Wessex Centre, Hadleigh Street, E2 0LB
Tel: (020) 8981 4486
Fax: (020) 8983 9497
Email: admin@secp.org.uk
Contact: Mr. Liban
Project offers ESOL language lessons & homebased learning, IT skills, employment & training courses, advice and guidance.
Somali Health Advocacy Project (SHAP)
Community House, 430 Barking Road, Plaistow, E13 8HJ
Tel: (020) 7445 7892
Fax: (020) 7445 7851
Contact: Khadija Jama
Community health promotion, advocacy, interpretation, group activities, advice and health sessions.
Somali Professional Trust (SPT)
96b Camden Street, NW1 0HY
Tel: (020) 7284 3668
Fax: (020) 7284 2453
Email: asha@spt.org.uk
Harnessing the skills and energies of Somali professionals in the diaspora to relieve poverty and illiteracy, and advance education in the Horn of Africa.
http://www.spt.org.uk/
Somali Refugee Resources and Cultural Centre (SORRACC)
Platform 1, 2-4 Devonshire Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3TJ
Tel: (020) 8291 2428
Contact: Sahra Ali
Projects include support for homework and GCSE classes. Mother tongue classes run on Saturdays and Sundays.
Somali Southwark Refugee Council
24 Mayward House, Benhill Rd, Camberwell, SE5 7QX
Tel: (020) 7277 1770
Fax: (020) 7277 1778
Projects include a Somali women's group, and health & education support.
Somali Speakers Association
12 Barnsbury Rd, N1 0HB
Tel: (020) 7833 9893
Fax: (020) 7833 3757
Email: somali.speakers@ukonline.co.uk
Contact: Mr. Nur
Family mediation service and community advice from a Somali perspective. Arranges youth sport activities. Somali elders lunch club runs on Friday and Tuesdays.
Somali Teaching Group
Training Centre, Walpole Place, Woolwich, SE18 6TP
Tel: (020) 8854 0697
Contact: Mohamed Hersi
Varied educational projects, including ESOL, homework classes, skills training and IT training.
Somali Welfare Association
Canalside House, 383 Ladbroke Grove, W10 5AA
Tel: (020) 8968 1195
Fax: (020) 8968 1194
Contact: Nura Mohamed
Advice offered on housing, refugee and benefits. Youth support for affordable housing. Also runs a woman's project to help and encourage Somali women to set up their own businesses.
Somali Women's Refugee Centre
Priory Community Centre, Acton Lane, Chiswick, W3 8NY
Tel: (020) 8752 1787
Email: swrc@hotmail.com
Contact: Amina Ali
The centre offers drop-in advice for issues concerning asylum, social services and housing. Summer play-scheme and education classes (ESOL).
Somali Women's Training and Development
32 Ryan Close, Greenwich, SE3 9YQ
Tel & fax: (020) 8319 8957/ (020) 8856 7154
Conatct: Zainab Mohamoud
Education, health and skills training for women, including a coat-making project.
Tawakal Somali Women's Group
Brady Centre, 192 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel, E1 5HU
Tel: (020) 7426 0667
Contact Sarah Haid
A support group aimed at helping Somali women to access education, training and practical skills. Also includes arts projects.
Waltham Forest Somali Bravanese Action Group
340 High Road, Leyton E10 5PW
Tel: (020) 8558 2204
Fax: (020) 8558 1865 (F.A.O. Somali Bravanese Action Group)
Contact: Sharif Ali
Provides advocacy & advice and educational programmes for children, including weekend mother tongue and homework classes.
Waltham Forest Somali Women's Association
William Morris Community Centre, Greenleaf Road, Walthamstow, E17 6QQ
Tel: (020) 8503 7121
Contact: Fadumo Abdallahi, Maryam Sheik Ali
Women's Health and Family Services
The Brady Centre, 192 - 6 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel, E1 5HU
Tel: (020) 7377 8725
Fax: (020) 7377 1064
Email: enquiries@whfs.co.uk
Contact: Joyce Grandison
Advice, advocacy, health & fitness promotion, education and maternal health services. Also runs a Somali mental health project, lunch & social club for Somali women over fifty, homework classes, crèche and skills training.
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