ACH team at away day playing drums

Blogs and news

Asylum seekers employment project

Thanks to a small grant from the Quartet Community Foundation, ACH / Himilo is working with Bristol Refugee Rights to give asylum seekers experience of employment in the UK through short visits to employers across the city - including Bristol City Council, UWE and First West of England. This project began today with a workshop at St Paul’s Learning Centre.

Meet Laura

Laura has joined our team in Wolverhampton as Office Manager. Read our interview with Laura to find out about her extensive background in housing and what her hopes are whilst working with ACH.

Fair Saturday comes to Bristol

ACH are thrilled to be part of Fair Saturday 2018, which is taking place in Bristol for the first time this year. We are sponsoring the community breakfast at Hamilton House in collaboration with 91 Ways.

ACH becomes a Living Wage employer

We are delighted to announce that ACH has been accredited as Living Wage UK employer! We are committed to paying all staff the real Living Wage for the real cost of living.

Counteracting skills shortages through investing in refugees

We are currently facing a skills shortage challenge in many sectors of the UK economy, which threatens to hold back our economic growth.  We believe that harnessing the skills of our refugee population can help counteract this.

Exceptional People in Care

ACH were proud to sponsor the annual EPIC and STARS Awards held by Bristol City Council. The awards celebrate achievements of children and young people who are in or have been in care.

CodeDoor Scholarship Success

CodeDoor and ACH have been working in partnership since Aug 2017. Rashiid is a learner currently doing the Nanodegree and has also been offered support and work experience by Birmingham-based social enterprise The Developer Society.

Mission, Vision and Values

At ACH, our mission, vision and values are key to the work that we do. They define our organisation and are brought to life by our staff. We have created a video to allow people to better understand our mission, vision and values; hear from our CEO, Chair, Vice Chair and Board Member who talk us through these core characteristics of our business. 

Building a shared vision for refugee integration

To create a system change, key players who have aligning goals must work together to achieve a shared vision and to change the system. We are building a shared vision for refugee integration here in the UK. Will you join us?