AFRICAN VOICE IN MOSTON
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AFRICAN VOICE IN MOSTON

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AFRICAN VOICE IN MOSTON was established in 2011 by four African women with lived experience who wanted to create awareness and address the marginalisation, language and cultural barriers problems faced by Skilled African migrant and their families who have adopted Britain as their host country. The services we provide impact immensely on their livelihood and empower service users to access resources that would enable them to contribute to their respective communities.

AFRICAN VOICE IN MOSTON

Run by Volunteers

AFRICAN VOICE IN MOSTON (AVIM) is a charity based in Harpurhey, Manchester, in one of England’s most deprived localities. AFRICAN VOICE IN MOSTON was set up in response to macro and micro statutory failings, by individuals with lived experience who understand the everyday dilemma faced by the local people. The charity provides hope and empowerment alongside delivering tangible services that directly benefit local people and communities. We currently have no paid staff. Instead, AFRICAN VOICE IN MOSTON is run by volunteers, including the senior management team, who manage over 1560 caseloads and activities a year as a charity serving the needs of the local community.

Strength-Based Model

AFRICAN VOICE IN MOSTON operates a strength-based model which can be divided into two streams of activity. The first stream is the service delivery strand:

Service-Delivery Strand


We work independently and in partnership with statutory, VCSE, and private organisations, running workshops and providing training and support, including one-to-one, group work, and signposting, as well as other activities. This can include support for vulnerable adults referred through Manchester Adult Care Services, putting back-to-work training and opportunities, budgeting, debt management advice, etc.

Community Engagement Strand


Further to tackling social exclusion, our community engagement strand offers holistic support, including a weekly food bank, addressing issues of cultural and social stigmatisation, as well as pastoral support services. Many of our clients are vulnerable migrants, survivors of domestic abuse, etc., who face multiple barriers; AFRICAN VOICE IN MOSTON works hard to ensure the support offered creates a sense of belonging, community and positive identity in their new homeland, whether that be by geography, language, culture or class.

Community Based

We are a community-based organisation that can identify and channel potential within the community through volunteering, skills development, confidence building and self-worth.


  • Our community involvement offers longer-term engagement and support through some of the services and their lasting impact on the community
  • Our drop-ins offer listening, empathetic and responsive services to the users, and our advocacy gives users a voice.
  • Have vision, energy and commitment and are reflective and open to change
  • We want to make a step change in the way they work, but we need support to do this
  • Make good use of the resources they have. Address marginalisation.
  • Engage with a marginalised community or engage with a particularly marginalised ‘community of interest’ – a group of people with a particular shared need, experience, or identity.
  • Provide direct support to individuals in real need, and/or work with individuals and communities to challenge injustice and inequality.
  • Are rooted in overlooked and neglected areas where funding is hard to come by
  • Affect the lives of marginalised people and communities in a positive way. Make a difference.
  • Generate a ripple effect – a wider impact beyond the immediate beneficiaries of the work
  • Display new thinking or demonstrate best practice: offer an exemplar others can learn from.
  • Are interested in reflecting on their work and are generous in sharing their findings with others.

AFRICAN VOICE IN MOSTON

Working Closely

We work closely with service users, residents, multi-agencies, and other community organisations to address issues that would enable empowerment and resources access beneficial to the community that encourages and develop positive social connections and relationships. Explore our services now.

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