The most opvious and pressing need that Somali refugees and families have when they arive and settle in the uk is understanding the culture and social mores of British society,learning to communicate in English, accessing services and finding work.For the childern it is settling down at school and interacting with their peers,both inside and outside school. For these things to happen they need the help and support of an organisation like SCWFG to act as a bridge between the isolation of family

The project is based at the NECHELLS Baths ESAST BIRMINGHAM.The majority of clients benefiting will reside in Nechells but adjacents communities such as sparkbrook, Aston,Bordesley Green, ladywood and Washwood Heath will also benefit. Nechells is home for over 60% of Somali refugees in Birmingham the majority of these being war refugees who have fled to this country, often in fear of their lives and suffering mental distress. Most of our clients are women &childern who have lost husbands and fa

In the early stages of this process it is important that parents are supported and encouraged to understand how things work,what their entitlements are and to able to understand communications from the schools concerning their childerns education. SCWFG recognises that the most effective way to achieve this is encourage parents to learn Enlish so that the become less reliant on support services and begin to live full independent lives while providing a culturally faith sensitive and mother