Helping families who tested positive or were self isolating; delivering testing kits as part of the Surge Test campaign, doing their shopping, cooking, and delivering food. Volunteers running homework club online for school kids.
For the elderly, offering a number of services such as coffee mornings, excursions, delivering their medication, doing their shopping and anything else they needed.
May 2021
Collaboratively with Bristol Somali Resource Centre, facilitating a trip to Brean Beach for a group of female elders. Tackling loneliness and social isolation exacerbated by the Covid-19 lockdown. Joy, laughter and sharing stories.
Oct 2020
Working with Sport England on the Tackling Inequalities Fund- distributing 200 sports kit activity bags to Barton Hill families.
Jul 2020
10 Weeks of art bags full of imagination and creativity for the kids, from Studio Meraki.
Jun 2020
Collaborating with Travelling Light theatre company, we helped provide story-based creative activity boxes for the young people.
May 2020
The educational activity packs were so well enjoyed, that we were supported widely to continue the program. Including donations by Pippa from Onestory, who raised money from her Maternal Lineage workshops, funds and support from ACH Integrates and ACORN helped with deliveries.
For refugee week, the Centre for Entrepreneurs and TERN- The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network, interviewed 5 inspiring refugee entrepreneurs on ‘Tea with Fatma’, including our managing director Samira Musse for BHAC’s work to provide these educational activity packs.
The kids designed some adorable Eid thank you cards with their packs. Hearing how much they were appreciated in these tough lockdown times, particularly the special needs packs, and seeing all the smiles on their faces, is the reason we do what we do.