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Matt Rogers meet the team

Meet the team leaders: Matt Rogers

As part of our new video series, Meet the team leaders, we are interviewing our staff so you can get to know them better! This month we talked with Matt, who manages the Marketing team here at ACH.
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UWE asylum seeker visit

UWE visit inspires asylum seekers

A recent trip to UWE Bristol as part of a project with Bristol Refugee Rights has left a group of asylum seekers inspired about the potential career opportunities available to them when they receive their refugee status.
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Jobs Fair Project Launch

Inclusive Jobs Fair Project

Bristol City Council and ACH have partnered up to deliver a project that aims to make Bristol Job Fairs more inclusive. While job fairs occur nearly every month in Bristol and are a great way for people to find out more about local work opportunities and get into paid roles, certain groups of people are still distant/excluded from these.
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ACH workshop in collaboration with the University of Bristol: Migration Mobilities Bristol

Collaborating to Improve Responses to Migration

On 11th February, ACH / Himilo were proud to launch, in collaboration with the University of Bristol: Migration Mobilities Bristol, a series of workshops on Collaborating to Improve Responses to Migration.
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UN SDGs gender equality

Gender Equality - UN SDGs

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; 17 goals to transform our world. Goal 5 is Gender Equality, and we are working on this goal by having gender equality amongst our staff, challenging negative stereotypes and empowering our female tenants/learners. Read more about how our work aligns with this SDG goal and how you can get involved.
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ACH are shortlisted for 2 awards in the UK Housing Awards 2019

A strong start to 2019

From the beginning, ACH has been committed to making the process of integration into the UK a better one for refugees. We do this because it is the right thing to do - not because we seek awards or recognition.

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Young refugees attending an employment workshop in Bristol

Making the most of highly qualified refugees

A 2017 report by the CBI found that three quarters of businesses expect to increase the number of high-skilled roles over the coming years, but 61% fear that there will be a lack of sufficiently skilled people to fill them. There is a real danger that this current and future uncertainty could hold back UK economic growth. However, there is an untapped talent pool of people, it’s increasing and it’s one that employers are largely ignoring.
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Fuad speaking at an event

‘Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion’ Conference

Fuad recently spoke at the third Migration Policy Institute Europe event on the 24th and 25th of January 2019 in Brussels. The event was on 'Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion' and focused on building a sense of 'home'.
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InterCultural Cities event on diversity in Bristol

Bristol - diverse but not integrated?

In September 2018, the Inter Cultural Cities UK Desk and ACH / Himilo held a workshop in Bristol for a range of stakeholders to look at the role of culture in relation to the integration of refugees, migrants and the wider community.
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