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Amana researches how Bristol's Somali community is coping with autism

submitted by Poushali Mitra
January 28, 2011

In UK about half a million people have autism,reveals the National Health Service website.

But this statistics perhaps does not include the growing Somali population as there has been very little or no research done to find out the spread of autism in this newly arrived community in UK, especially in Bristol.

Amana Education Trust, with the help of National Autistic Society (NAS), is the first organisation to look into this matter.

Nura Aabe, the key person behind the Autism project in Amana, says: “Autism is a new word for the Somali community. Back home, no one knows about it. When families started to migrate West, along with many new things they came to know about the existence of autism.”

A new centre to protect migrant rights opens in Bristol

Submitted by Poushali Mitra

On 10 December, 2010 a new migrant’s support centre –Migrant Rights Centre Bristol (MRCB)- was inaugurated to help migrants adjust better with the multicultural environment of the city.

Christien van den Anker, Director of MRCB, welcomed the opening of the centre on the Human Rights Day – 10 December. “The centre will cater to the needs of migrants in Bristol. We will provide support, advocacy and campaign to protect the rights of migrants who are often made to work in exploitative circumstances,” said Christien also a Reader in Politics at University of the West of England.

Cllr. Sue O’ Donnell, the chair of Community Cohesion and Safety Scrutiny Commission, said: “The launch of MRCB is welcome news especially after the Bristol City Council agreed to endorse the city’s status as City of Sanctuary on 16 November 2010.”

Wish all the best to our friends from UWE

Haweya IsmailHaweya IsmailHaweya Ismail, a Masters student in Intercultural Communications at UWE, has just completed her two months work –placement with us. We will miss her a lot! She was very helpful in guiding our clients on matters of education. These two months were really resourceful experience. Amana gave me the opportunity to work closely with the Somali community and understand their problems, something which is beyond the class-room theories. I am grateful to UWE for funding my internship,” sums up Haweya.

 

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