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2014
TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT
Afghan Association Paiwand
10th Floor, Hyde House, The Hyde,
Colindale NW9 6LH
AFGHAN ASSOCIATION PAIWAND
TRUSTEES’ REPORT
FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 2014
CONTENTS
1: Trustees’ Report
Page 3 to 28
2: Legal & Administrative Information
Page 29
3: Statements of Financial Activities (SOFA)
Page 31
4: Balance Sheet
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Message from the Chair
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I am honored to have chaired the Board of Trustees for five years in row. It also gives me
great pleasure to report another successful year.
I am glad to say that through the years, the organisation has established a great reputation
and progressed extensively. This is primarily thanks to our dedicated volunteers who have
worked tirelessly to help provide high quality services to beneficiaries. Without their help
and support, Afghan Association Paiwand would not be here today.
Paiwand Saturday Schools have continued to provide extracurricular support for children
from both Afghan and wider communities. Their aim is to help students perform better in
their mainstream school’s curriculum and narrow the gap between the attainment levels of
refugee children and those born in the UK. I am proud to add that in three of our Saturday
schools Whitefield, Norbury and Stag Lane over 500 pupils successfully completed the
academic year.
The Mental Health project provides one-to-one support to beneficiaries with great backing
from volunteers with outreach in Ealing. Recently, Paiwand has also built new relationships
with Mind in Barnet, Hounslow and Ealing, who will provide training for our volunteers and
support us in building our capacities.
Finally our Community Advocacy service has worked over 1900 individual cases which cover
a wide range of issues from immigration, citizenship, housing, disability, welfare benefit to
employment.
Over the past year hundreds of young people received high quality support through our
mentoring, housing and youth services.
Once again I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all staff and volunteers who
are a part of this organisation.
We had a tremendously successful Summer Festival organized in partnership with other
Afghan organisations. The event on Sunday 3rd August managed to attract over 7000
visitors from all parts of London to celebrate Afghan culture and integration within the local
community.
It is a great honor for me to be part of an organisation which does so much good for the
community. As we are approaching our AGM and the start of another academic year, and it
gives me great pleasure to thank our large team of volunteers, staff and trustees. Their
endless support, dedication and hard work are very much appreciated. Without their
efforts, we wouldn't be here today. I feel we have achieved great things in the last 12
months.
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I would also like to thank our supporters. Firstly, our funders from whom we received
generous support in the form of grants. Secondly our partner organisations, whose
teamwork has enabled us to expand our capacity for satisfying the need of various
communities. I am proud to add that through the years, the association has gone from
strength to strength, and expanded its high quality services to the wider beneficiaries from
different background and nationalities.
As always special thanks goes to Mr. Farid Mall the director of Afghan Paiwand Association,
who has wholeheartedly dedicated himself to the organisation.
In closing I would like to extend my gratitude on behalf of our beneficiaries to those who
have helped fund Paiwand through another healthy and successful year, and I look forward
to many more years to come.
Shahbibi Shah Nala
Chairperson
Staff and Project Managers
Ahmad Farid Mall moved to the United Kingdom in 1998, and founded Afghan Association
Paiwand in 2002 alongside six other individuals, aiming to maintain Afghan cultural identity
and pass on the community’s rich heritage to the next generation in the UK. Serving as the
first chair for the organisation, Farid became Paiwand’s Volunteer Coordinator in 2005, and
then ascended to the position of Director in 2010. He has played a salient role in the
development of Paiwand, which began as an organisation focused on Afghan cultural issues,
to one which provides a wide range of services to the multinational refugee and asylumseeking community to facilitate integration.
Dr. Ghulam Farooq joined Paiwand in November 2013 as Mental Health Advocate, and
began working as Paiwand’s Mental Health Advocacy Project Manager in April 2014 to
develop the mental health advocacy service, with the aim of improving the mental health of
Afghan refugees, asylum seekers and migrants who have experienced trauma. Dr. Farooq
has both an academic background and experience of working in the field of public health in
reputable international institutions, including the World Health Organisation. He has acted
as a leading expert for the management of health-related projects, both in conflict and postconflict settings.
Tyler Fox joined Paiwand in March 2012 as Administrator and Community Advocate, and
began working as Paiwand’s Mentoring Project Coordinator in May 2013, to provide one-toone mentoring sessions and group workshops to at-risk young refugees, asylum seekers and
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unaccompanied minors from all backgrounds.
Tyler has experience working collaboratively and cross-culturally with various vulnerable
groups, including genocide survivors and members of the UK community who have
experienced homelessness. She discovered her love for working with young people during
her time teaching English language and literature to high school and GCSE students, and is
passionate about providing support, opportunities and inspiration to the young people who
need it most.
Elizabeth Kendal joined Paiwand in May 2013, and manages the youth sessions including
drama, music, football, drumming, a girls group, a Wednesday evening youth club in
partnership with Barnet Refugee Service, and many trips throughout the year.
Prior to joining Paiwand she was an events coordinator at the human rights organisation
CSW, and has had several years’ experience in youth work. She is also an artist, and hopes
that the youth activities will help young people reach their full potential and express their
own ideas in new and creative ways.
Emily Beckwith joined Paiwand in 2011 as manager of the Whitefield Saturday School
project. Emily’s role is to oversee the delivery of classes in Maths, English, Afghan Home
Languages and Adult Learning.
Prior to joining Paiwand, Emily worked as a Volunteer Coordinator and Youth Coach at Vital
Regeneration in Westminster. It was here that she developed a passion for supporting
young people whose education had been disrupted through disadvantage or displacement.
Training as a Wellbeing Coach in 2011, Emily focuses on delivering education projects with
both an academic and holistic focus.
Zuheir Suleman (Ali) has worked closely with Paiwand since 2007 as the charity’s lead
Accountant. On a daily basis, Ali works to prepare income, expenditure, budget and cash
flow statements, running monthly payroll and bank reconciliation, as well as funding and
monitoring reports. He works closely with Paiwand’s Director to periodically report to the
Board of Trustees about the financial position of the organisation, and provide answers to
any financial queries that may arise. He also ensures that final accounts are prepared on an
accrual basis with 100% accuracy, and that the annual report, including final accounts, are
submitted to Charity Commission and Company House before the deadline. He enjoys
working with the team of dedicated Project Managers to ensure financial transparency and
efficiency.
Hilary Robinson joined Paiwand in May 2014 as the Cluster Manager for Stag Lane
Supplementary Schools. She is keen to provide successful learning experiences through
using her educational experience and understanding of the challenges faced by young
people learning in English as their second language. She spent over 30 years as a lecturer in
Applied Science and as a college manager at Middlesex University; West Herts, Waltham
Forest & Southgate colleges.
Sunil Murji was appointed Norbury Saturday School Manager in March 2014. He is a junior
school teacher and currently works as a deputy head teacher at a school in Harrow, but is
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also a qualified head teacher.
Sunil has taught for 25 years in schools across the North London boroughs. He holds a BA
(Hons) in Psychology, a PGCE for teacher training and a National Professional Qualification
for Headship (NPQH).
Rafi Fazil joined Paiwand in May 2014 as the Housing Project Manager to oversee Paiwand’s
Supported Accommodation Services for young people.
Rafi worked with the British Refugee Council for four years where he provided project
administration support across various departments for delivery of different services catering
for the needs of refugees and asylum seekers. He also previously worked in various project
management roles with different international organisations in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Nia Roberts joined Paiwand as a volunteer in November 2013 as an administrative
assistant to the Education and Mentoring Projects. After finishing her university degree, she
took on the role of Administrative Officer where she provides administrative support to the
Director and Project Managers. In addition she manages our social media presence on
Twitter and updates the website’s content. She is also currently undertaking a research
placement at the inter-faith charity Faith Matters, looking into the social media strategy of
far-right groups in the UK.
Goodbye to Jennifer McClafferty
Advocacy Project Manager
Jennifer joined Paiwand in 2012 as the Advocacy Project Manager. Along with a committed
group of volunteers, the busy project successfully managed and provided support and
advice to refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants across a range of areas, including
welfare benefits, housing, immigration and debt. In April she left Paiwand to take on new
challenges; we wish her every success in supporting refugees and migrants.
Director’s Report
I am pleased to report that over the past year, Paiwand has continued to flourish, becoming
a more reputable and respected refugee community organisation that strives to unite,
empower and support refugee and migrant communities, including Afghans, across London.
The year behind was both highly challenging and exciting, Paiwand like the majority third
sector organisations suffered from cuts in funding by local authorities, while some high
quality staff members left the organization, demand on services has increased, all staff and
volunteers worked very hard to coup with the increased demand. But the year behind also
marks a progressive and exciting time at Paiwand. Developments have taken place in terms
of partnership building, project expansion and quality of provision. Our partner schools
made over £37,000 financial contribution and over £67,000 in kind contribution towards our
education project; the housing project was on high demand securing around £65,000 to
cover it costs and subsidize other charitable activities;
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This year we have successfully launched a social enterprise service. The service will
concentrate on generating income through entering into profit making activities. These
profits will be used to subsidise Paiwand’s charitable activities.
This has been a year of great learning, of developing a stronger foundation and building for
a bright future. The whole team of staff and volunteers join in thanking our stakeholders for
their support, and for funding a further year of change and brighter prospects for Afghan
and other refugee communities in Northwest London.
Ahmad Farid Mall
Director
PROJECTS
Education Project
We are proud to be the leading organisation in a unique educational partnership: The
Barnet and Harrow Saturday Schools Partnership is a collaborative project between Afghan
Association Paiwand, LB Harrow, LB Barnet and 18 mainstream schools. It aims to help
narrow the educational gap so that disadvantaged local children can attain enhanced
opportunities. We achieve this by providing teaching support to children and young people
in three Saturday Schools, each with 130 children aged 4 - 16 years in a number of classes.
The three Saturday Schools each work with a cluster of up to six mainstream schools which
provide an annual fee for the use of the premises in return for being able to refer children to
it.
Our Saturday Schools aim to:
• Support children and young people to perform better at their mainstream schools;
• Help the refugee community to integrate smoothly into the English education system;
• Narrow the gap in educational achievements between refugee children and those born in
the UK;
• Help young Afghans preserve their Afghan cultural identity by promoting Afghan language,
history, and cultural events;
• Develop young refugees’ self-esteem and confidence;
• Encourage parents to take active roles in their children’s education;
• Lead the way in better communication and shared objectives with mainstream schools;
and
• Support all children who are educationally disadvantaged to perform better in the
mainstream setting, regardless of nationality.
Whitefield Saturday School
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Emily Beckwith - Project Manager
Following the receipt of funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, the Project has
increased the quality of its study. Whitefield Saturday School has succeeded again this year
in providing a hub of learning and fun for local families. Key achievements this year include:
-
-
Enrolment of 227 children for extra support in Maths and English. 133 of these
students also chose to study home languages, 19 to study Music and 15 to attend
Drama.
Development of referral partnerships with five local primary schools
All teachers being rated good to outstanding in termly observations
An overall satisfaction rating of 8/10 from parents
Results for students were excellent this year, with 78% in English and 72% in Maths
achieving or exceeding the target of two
sublevels of progress.
Promoting the wellbeing of students has also
been a key focus of the year. Enrichment lessons,
such as home languages, have continued to show
that they positively affect both the wellbeing of
students and their academic attainment. The
following case study was provided by one of our
partner schools.
Case Study
BQ is an Afghani boy who has just finished Year 6 at his
mainstream school. He has no parental support with
his studies and neither of his parents are literate in their
own language (Pashto). His father speaks a little
English and his mother does not speak any at all.
The Saturday school helped his sense of identity and
confidence as an Afghan as he engaged in the
additional language and cultural activities. He became
much happier to put his hand up in class and become
an active learner. This led to accelerated progress in his
Year 6 studies. BQ achieved four sublevels in both
Maths and Writing by the end of the year – twice the
expected progress.
Thanks to our team of 26 teachers and 12 assistants for their hard work and high standards this year.
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English
37%
41%
KEY:
Exceeded Target
On Target
Behind Target
Maths
22%
32%
Stag Lane Saturday School
Hilary Robinson - Project Manager
40%
28%
Stag Lane Saturday School has had a very successful year providing English & Maths classes
to over 120 under-achieving primary school pupils who are receiving free school meals. The
school is based at Stag Lane Junior School, with additional children referred by five other
junior and infant schools from Barnet and Harrow Boroughs. Project staff maintain good
communication with the primary school link teachers to monitor children’s performance.
Stag Lane Saturday School is staffed by qualified teachers who work in local schools and is
able to provide high quality teaching, with strong links to mainstream provision and within a
friendly environment. Once a term the children have a fun day, this year included a very
successful session delivered by staff from the Science Museum and also an end of year
“graduation event” which was attended by 75% of children and their families.
Provision is also offered for children from the local Afghan Community with a full timetable
of English and Maths together with Dari and Cultural Studies on a fee paying basis. Funded
by BBC Children in Need, the Saturday School also provides a weekly music class and from
September will also be offering a drama group.
In June 2014, 92% of 110 children surveyed said they enjoyed coming to Stag Lane Saturday
School and 94% would tell their friends and family that the school is a good place to come
to.
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Overall progress was excellent in 2013/14 with children achieving 4 or more points in
Maths: 78%, Writing: 77%, Reading: 84%:
Stag Lane Saturday School Results 2013/14
30
56
50
48
22
MATHS %
Green = 4 points - on target
28
22
28
16
WRITING%
READING %
Blue = 4+ points - over target
Yellow = 2 or less points - below target
Stag Lane Saturday School - July 2014
Teachers receiving certificates from Elena Evans, Head Teacher Stag Lane Junior School
Case Studies
“CR is a quiet, friendly child and a well-liked member of the class. She is dyslexic and this impacts her
confidence in all subjects as well as when participating in class discussions. In the past this also
resulted in her not willingly sharing her ideas or suggesting answers to questions posed by the teacher.
CR has made good progress and she now actively takes part in all lessons and on a very positive note
also asks for help when struggling.”
“AG (Yr 3) was initially a very quiet, serious boy who tended to keep himself to himself. He would sit
alone at the back of the class and generally preferred working on his own. As the year has progressed,
he has grown in confidence. During collaborative activities, he works well with others and often takes
the lead.”
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Norbury Saturday School
Sunil Murji - Project Manager
Norbury Saturday School has worked hard this year to accommodate the learning, cultural
and language needs of parents and pupils. Key highlights this year include:
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Enrolment of 109 children for extra support in Maths and English. The vast majority
are of EAL (English as Additional Language) background.
Free Parent Classes for pupils who attend English and Maths.
All teachers being rated good to outstanding in termly observations.
A very successful visit from Science Museum colleagues.
An extremely positive satisfaction rating from parents – ranging from mid to high
90%.
Very successful pupils and staff survey relating to their learning, quality of facilities,
cpd on offer and training of teaching assistants.
The project being held in high regard by local head teachers, governors and seen as
effective use of Pupil Premium Funding.
Norbury Saturday School results for this academic year are, in summary:
Maths
Writing
18%
27%
30%
Behind target
44%
Behind target
On target
On target
Ahead of target
38%
Ahead of target
43%
Schools face ever increasing pressures to improve attainment. Norbury Saturday School is
well placed to support local schools and teachers in this endeavor. The following represent
attainment above that expected:
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APS vs Attendance
APS Overall
4
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.2
3
3.61
3.8
3.42
4.2
4
3.8
3.6
3.3
APS
4.1
3.95
3.8
APS
Overall Maths English
avg
1
The work of the teaching, teaching assistants and volunteers goes beyond the academic and
extends to the overall welfare of the pupils. A big thank you to all of them.
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
We are proud to continue providing free and accessible English classes for parents this year.
The Saturday School is an ideal location for parents to become more involved in the
community and learn new skills. ESOL has had a constant attendance of at least 37 students.
By learning English, parents are able to support their children with their studies and pursue
their own study or employment opportunities.
Women’s Group
Work with female members of the Afghan community remains a high priority for us. Special
mental health workshops for women are organised and run throughout the year, and 95%
students attending ESOL classes are female. In this way, women are supported to raise their
voice in addressing issues relating to their health and wellbeing.
Women’s Group has provided weekly sessions in life skills, enabling women to get together
in a welcoming environment to discuss the things that matter to them. Classes this year have
included conflict resolution, health (including mental health related) talks, knitting and
parenting skills. A teacher comments on the difference the classes can make:
‘These are women, parents who can’t communicate in English and feel isolated. This is the
only place they can come and share their problems, get together; they have somewhere to go
and that has big impact on the families and kids.’
Youth Project
Elizabeth Kendal - Project Manager
The Paiwand Youth Project provides a wide variety of extracurricular activities for young
people of all ages and backgrounds. In order to do this we work closely with other projects
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at Paiwand including the Mentoring Project and Saturday Schools, and with local
mainstream schools and other organisations in Barnet, Brent, Harrow and Camden.
Regular activities this year have included:
We have also provided many one-off
activities and trips including:
 Drama and Music classes at our Stag
Lane and Whitefield Saturday Schools
(this year we will have a third Music
class at Norbury)
 Football and cricket
 After school Girls Club and Art Club
 Drama based ESOL workshops with
new arrivals
 The Global Gathering Youth Club
 1:1 mentoring
 A trip to the Leighton House Museum
to see an exhibition of Afghan Art
 A trip to Chessington World of
Adventures
 Trips with the Drama group to the
theatre as part of Achieving the Arts
Award
 In partnership with the Mentoring
Project: a careers workshop and a
cookery workshop
 Science Museum visits to the Saturday
Schools.
 Summer holiday activities at Whitefield
School
Our aims are to increase the confidence of young refugees and migrants, teach them new
skills, and to help them make new friends. This is because they face isolation, difficulties
adapting to a new culture and language, and lack of confidence having had difficult
experiences in their lives. We have seen the project make a big difference to many of the
young people we work with. Here is one of their stories:
“A is shy and has been bullied at school. She has been part of the Drama group at Whitefield
Saturday School since September 2013. Whitefield School recommended that she join the
drama class to help her confidence. At first she was quiet in the class and she didn’t know
the other students, some of which knew each other already. However, she has now made
friends with the other students her age and it is clear that having a safe space outside of
school and general life like the drama class has helped her express her ideas and take risks
by sharing them and participating. She is actually one of the most creative of the group and
most interested in drama and theatre. She is very funny and she gets praise and laughter
from the group when she performs her ideas which is very validating and the drama teacher
feels she has increased in confidence and benefited very much from the support within the
group.”
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This year we have worked with over 1200 children of all ages and from over 38 ethnic
backgrounds:
Ages
20
68
227
0-4
3
5-9
400
10-15
16-18
551
19 and over
No data
Here are some photos of various activities from this year:
1 Music class at Stag Lane Saturday School
4 Girls Club at Copland Community School
2 Drama club at Whitefield Saturday School
3 Ariana Football Academy project with Football
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6 Science Museum visit to Stag Lane Saturday
School
5 Summer activities at Whitefield School
8 Residential trip to YMCA Fairthorne Manor
7 Whitefield Summer festival
Young Refugees Mentoring Project
Tyler Fox – Project Manager
Paiwand’s Young Refugees Mentoring Project aims to address the specific needs of young
refugees, asylum seekers and unaccompanied minors in Northwest London who are in need
of one-to-one and group social, academic and community support. The Project works with
vulnerable young refugees, asylum seekers and unaccompanied minors, aged 11-18 years
old, in Northwest London (Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Harrow). It aims to support, encourage and
positively challenge young people to define and work towards their personal goals. From
the start of the Lloyds TSB Foundation funding in May 2013 until the end of the 2013-2014
financial year, Paiwand’s Young Refugees Mentoring Project has provided its service users
with over 150 hours of mentoring support.
Key Outcomes
After having participated in Paiwand’s Young Refugees Mentoring Project, 95 young people
reported one or more of the following:
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1. Improved mental health and wellbeing through treatment awareness and through the
establishment of new friendships/stable social relationships;
2. Improved self-confidence, communication skills, or motivation, which they feel has
contributed to an overall boost in their academic performance;
3. Reduced social isolation;
4. Non-involvement, or reduced involvement, with criminality.
Gender
Ethnicity
Borough
10%
35%
20%
15%
65%
Female
Male
20%
5%
Afghan
Iranian
35%
60%
Somali
Other
Barnet
Brent
35%
Harrow
Haringay
After three months of preparation and a four-hour audit, the Project was awarded the APS
(Approved Provider Standard) quality mark on the 16th of April 2014. The mark recognises
best practise among mentoring and befriending projects across the UK, ensuring that they
are meeting the national standard in terms of administration and management, policies,
procedures, volunteer satisfaction and positive impact on beneficiaries. The mark will be
valid until April 2017, and will allow the Project to continue to develop its functional
framework to the highest possible standard.
A Mentee's Story
When M was referred to Paiwand’s Mentoring Project by Barnet children’s services, he had
only arrived in the UK as an unaccompanied minor from Afghanistan a month earlier. He was
13 years old and spoke very little English. With the input of his foster father and the help of
an interpreter, M and the Mentoring Project Coordinator worked to define some goals,
including improving his English and getting to know London, to work towards with his
mentor.
M was paired with an Afghan community mentor who was excited to work with him to
achieve his goals, and the pair quickly built a solid rapport and became quite close. She often
prepares Afghan food for him so he feels less homesick. She has helped him navigate the
transit system, and to date they have visited the London Zoo, the British Museum, Hyde Park,
the Science Museum and more. M is now able to travel around more independently, and he
has attended ESOL and maths classes at Paiwand’s Saturday School every week since the
start of term. He has also discovered his love for drama, and has joined the school’s drama
class on Saturday afternoons. His mentor has reported that he is making excellent progress
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in terms of integrating with the British lifestyle, and that he is very determined to work hard
at school in order to succeed later in life.
M’s English has improved markedly, and he no longer requires the help of an interpreter to
converse with English speakers openly. He attended the Mentoring Project’s cooking
workshop, where he learned to make lasagne, following all of the instructions without
translation, and opened up to the Project Coordinator about his progress at school and other
aspects of his life.
His carer explained:
“The best thing that happened to M was to form [a] partnership with S, his Paiwand
designated mentor. S is a highly professional person whose services were most effective.
She has guided, advised, chaperoned M so well, he has developed a lot of respect for her. I
can attest to the fact that S’s contribution made our work, as his carers, very easy.
Communication between M and us is better as a result of S’s intervention”.
9 Meet the Professionals: career ‘speed-meeting’ workshop at Harrow Arts Centre, Harrow
10 Community Peace Exchange workshop at Crest Academy, Brent
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Community Advocacy
Jennifer McClafferty – Project Manager
The aim of the service is to assist and empower refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants
to have their views taken into account by the organisations who make the decisions which
affect them. Advocacy is not about making decisions for people, but about giving them the
information and resources they need to make decisions for themselves and then assisting
them in following through those decisions. The advocacy service provided by Paiwand is both
free and independent.
As of 31 March 2014 there were 1916 cases for the period April 2013 - March 2014.
The following graphs illustrate the main demographic data for the 760 clients on the database.
Client
Gender
Country of origin
London Location
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Immigration Status
Overview of issues
2500
2036
2000
1500
1186
968
841
1000
513
342
500
3 7 11 11 17 18
67
169
38116 96 62
18
54
174144212
58
31
413
219220
110
30
76
0
2010
Welfare
Legal/Family
2011
Housing
Other
2012
Immigration
Education/Employment
2013
Admin
Total
Over the life of the service, advice and advocacy have been offered to clients in locations
across Barnet, Brent, Ealing Haringey and Harrow. As is demonstrated from the graphs above,
the vast majority of clients are resident in Barnet, and clients from Iran, Afghanistan and
Somalia made up 82% of the overall numbers.
Demand for the advocacy service has increased at a rapid rate. The graph below shows the
number of individual cases of advocacy between January 2011 and December 2013. It shows
a marked and sustained increase in the number of cases being dealt with by the service.
Additionally the work has become more complex, with the need for more in depth casework
which is time consuming.
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Service Demand
Much of the increased demand has been a result of the cuts to legal aid and other services.
As a result clients can no longer get free advice for housing issues such as repairs and
overcrowding, for immigration issues that are non-asylum, and for family issues unless there
is documented proof of violence. This has meant that many more clients are approaching the
service with more complex issues.
Immigration continues to be an area that clients need assistance with. Between 1 April 2013
and 31 March 2014, we processed 59 applications for travel documents, 26 applications for
citizenship and registration, 3 applications for refugee settlement and 1 application for
settlement on the basis of marriage. As well as this, there were numerous appointments for
general immigration advice, including EEA applications, no time limit applications, and general
advice about eligibility to apply for citizenship etc.
Case study: Mrs S is a refugee. She approached the advocacy service after she noticed that
direct debits were being taken from her bank account by a debt consolidation company. Mrs
S stated that although she had received a cold call from a company a year before, she had
never signed any agreement, and had recently received a consent form from them to
complete. Mrs S had accrued a number of bank charges, and £750 had been deducted from
her bank account. The service contacted the company who provided a full written apology
and a refund of all her money deducted including the bank charges.
Mental Health Advocacy
Dr. G. Farooq – Project Manager
The aim is to significantly reduce the trauma and mental distress faced by Afghan refugees
and migrants in Brent, Ealing and Harrow.
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The specific objectives set for 2013-2014 were:
1. To improve the mental health of 100
Afghan migrants and refugees by
enabling them to access statutory,
voluntary
and
third
sector
organisations according to choice and
need.
2. To provide training to 30 healthcare
professionals to help them understand
the background of Afghan attitudes to
mental health.
3. To inform 1,000 people from the Afghan community in Brent, Ealing and Harrow about
the nature of mental health problems and the support available.
Achievements:
Objective-1
The objective has been achieved by conducting advocacy & counselling sessions, delivering
mental health and wellbeing advocacy and awareness raising workshops. The outcome has
been evaluated using data from:
-
Review of the clients database (Figure-1)
Client satisfaction survey (Figure-2)
Project evaluation (Figure-3)
Objective-2
Two cultural awarness workshops for healthcare professionals; ‘Volunteery Sector
Networking’and ‘Islam Faith and Wellbeing’ had been conducted with participation of 65
people(more than twofold of the stated target).
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The outcome has been evaluated by analysing self report questionnaires filled by 52 out of 65
participants of the two workships (see Figure-4).
Objective-3
Figure-4; Feedback from participants of workshops for healthcare professionals
The objective was achieved by
conducting workshops, distribution of
IEC
(Informatioon,
education
&
communication) materials such as
articles, flyers and media broadcasting. It
is estimated 5048 people reached with
mental health and wellbeing messages
through the above broadcasts. .
Supported Accommodation Services
Rafi Fazil – Project Manager
Paiwand’s project aims to provide supported accommodation and life skills support for
unaccompanied minors and refugee young people aged 16 – 18 years, within safe and
structured accommodation that encourages an atmosphere of mutual respect and care.
The project works in partnership with Local Authority services and other agencies to provide
an effective service to young people. It aims to;




support and prepare young people for the transition to adult status;
to enable young people to develop life skills and knowledge of British society and
culture through a formal preparation for independence programme;
to deliver an effective resettlement programme that teaches the skills necessary to
live independently and promotes resilience to survive on their own;
to support asylum seeking young people within the framework imposed by
immigration law.
The Project works in close partnership with local authorities and other relevant agencies to
provide an effective service to young people
Young people residing at the Paiwand’s housing project benefited from a stimulating
positive environment and an effective resettlement programme to support their transition
to adulthood in the following areas:

Practical life skills workshops
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





Couching and mentoring scheme
Information, advice and support
through education and training
Active support for the
implementation of young people’s
pathway plans
Support with the young person’s
asylum and immigration applications
Promoting and celebrating different
cultures, races and ethnicity
Support for integration into the local community
Young people have also benefitted from the additional services provided by Afghan
Association Paiwand. These include:
 ESOL Classes
 Mental Health Advocacy
 Sports activities including football, drama, arts and craft activities and outings.
COMMUNITY WORK: PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKING
Afghan Association Paiwand recognises the importance of working in partnership with
statutory, voluntary and private sector partner agencies to achieve our strategic objectives.
Paiwand invests time and resources in order to:
• Create dynamic partnerships with local stakeholders
• Further develop existing partnerships and relationships with agencies with expertise in
areas where members can benefit most, and to create consortiums.
Harrow Advice Together
Harrow Advice Together (HAT) is a partnership between thirteen voluntary
organisations. By combining forces it is intended that we provide a wide-range of advice
and information to enable Harrow residents to get better results for themselves and their
families. We are proud of being part of this partnership and being able to provide quality
service to refugees and migrants living in Harrow.
Multilingual Wellbeing Service
The partnership aims to improve the mental health of BMER communities in Barnet and
surrounding areas. The consortium approach enables us to increase our beneficiaries’
chances for better quality service, to build capacity within our organisation, to avoid
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duplicating services available to the community, to save resources and to share lessons and
learning together.
Barnet Parenting Consortium,
This is a partnership of eight local BMER organizations led by CommUnity Barnet and aims
to support parents in positive parenting, and to enable them to take active part in their
children’s education. The partnership adopts the Strengthening Families Strengthening
Communities (SFSC) program. The program is an inclusive 13 week parenting project that
integrates various prevention and intervention strategies aimed at reducing violence against
themselves, families and the communities. It is open to all those involved in bringing up
children between the ages of 3-18 years.
Network of Mental Health service providers:
Paiwand works in close partnership with Mind in Harrow, Brent and Ealing, Northwest
London Mental Health Trust and Afghan Association of Healthcare Professionals.
Supplementary Schools Forum: Paiwand is an active member of Supplementary Schools
Forums in Harrow and in Barnet.
List of Partner organisations
West London Advice BMER Advice Network; Mind in Harrow; Mind in Brent; Whitefield
School; Stag Lane Junior; Stag Lane Infant, Aylward Primary; Glebe Primary; Edgware
Primary; Norbury Primary; Christ College Girls; Alperton High; Copland School; Childs Hill
Primary School; All Saints Primary; Colindale Primary; Kamrose Primary; Cedars Primary;
Weald Junior; Vaughan Primary; Claremont Primary; Refugee Forums in Barnet and
Harrow; Evelyn Oldfield Unit; Refugee Council and other refugee and community
organisations.
Our volunteers
A big THANK YOU to all our dedicated volunteers, without their support and commitments
we could not achieve what we managed to do.
Shabibi
Charles
Soraya
Khalid
Marlgozhata
Samira
Faridoon
Kalliopy
Shawkat
Homa
Farzaneh
Siamak
Shah
O'Toole
Sediq
Azimi
Kojo
Lahfa
Ahadi
Baklitzanaki
Kohestani
Majidi
Nazari
Nikoopour
Sulaiman
Haseab
Najeeb
Aryan
Hamid
Mustafa
Yama
Adela
Mustafa
Rabiullah
Aryana
Najma
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Shah
Safi
Safi
Ghafurzada
Mohaya
Alkozai
Aria
Hassani
G Farooq
Nooristani
Murad
Murad
TRUSTEES’ REPORT
Karen
Mohibullah
Barialai
Mariam
Mariam
Tooba
Patuni
Fawad Ahmad
Barialae
Zakia
Afifa
Soudaba
Farida
Anil
Shweta
Kirby-Teresa
Aleksandra
Sukit
Liz
Shabana
Tahmina
Eqlima
Palwasha
Veeda
Mazida
Souroosh
Sammar
Abir
Motahar
Mohammed Akbar
Kaihan
Belquis
Roshan
Fahima
Mustafa
Mohini
Bita
Jalal
Mohammad
Akram
Shaheena
Sherzay
Reid
Wallizada
Barakzai
Ezzat
Rafi
Ezzat
Hedayat
Massiha
Shigiwal
Amir
Aria
Azimi
Azizi
Batra
Bedekar
Brown
Chaikina
Chiranoranwanit
Harris
Isar
Ismat
Jami
Latif
Mall
Navai
Nazari
Popal
Qazilbash
Malik
Sarwari
Akbar
Wassel
Bawar
Habibi
Mansury
Khanna
Mirza
Mahmoud
Toryalae
Karim
Samad
Zuheir
Nia
Tyler
Baryalai
Hilary
Rafi
Elizabeth
Maryam
Messi
Homaira
Amy
Naweed
Saman
Astrid
Soumia
Kaynosh
Nasrin
Massih
Hal
Atiq
Gulalai
Jawhara
Wahidullah
Hanifa
Marcela
Raihana
Yeganeh
Safieh
Helen
Hivuy
Seema
Rafee
Somood
Nadia
Nima
Anthony
Sarajuddin
Amiri
Banayee
Suleman
Roberts
Fox
Barakzai
Robinson
Fazil
Kendal
Ebodi
Ebodi
Noorzad
Doffegnies
Azizi
Noryalai
Palluzzi
Mahdi
Malik
Anwari
Zarrien
Khanom
Noorzad
Gulalai
Mbalba
Azizi
Wahabzadeh
Matei
Zahir
Aydin
Shafiei
Weston
Belaye
Assadullah
Osmani
Shwala
Enayat
Espahbodi
Kamara
Isar
Ahmed
Kohestani
Afshin
Maria
Tasadikari
Jones
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Yuriy
Brenda O
Sofia
Ankita
Hamdullah
Ewa Joanna
Laila
Enjila
Savchuk
Edo-Ukeh
Gondal
Banerjee
Mohib
Micun
Shams
Rawajuddin
Rachael
Lizzie
Anna Katie
Nariman
Ravida
Germana
Valle
Maryam
Bernard
Green
Jones
Abdullah
Mazhar
Pagliaro
Diaz
Ahmadiyankooshkghazi
Roksana
Ahmad Zaki
Yasaman
Mohammad
Ghulam Farooq
Mia Ahmad
Muna Ali Zayed
Olusegun Ibrahim
Shakila
Rambod
Shoaib
Gemma Paulina
Donovan
Nikoopour
Ahmady
Sarabi
Majidi
Masoodi
Mujaddedi
Adam
Ashogbon
Jagani
Yousefzadeh Tabasi
Ghanizada
Goody
Shakila
Emily
Hawa
Freshta
Farida
Morsal
Fatima
Zia Ahmad
Sharyar
Ahmad Shoaib
Janath
Aisha
Ravesh
Lunn
Osman
Ravesh
Addina
Hosmand
Begum
Haidari
Hadi
Sabir
Khan
Khan
Julian
Svetlana
Sadaf
Haseebullah
Bernard-Patrick
Mehdi
Homa
John Jairo
Tulay
Julian Gyula
Fenesan
Baraki
Iqbal
Wardak
France
Shahi-Avdi
Gaznawi
Berrio Morales
Gurel
Morton
Rahila
Masumah
Parvez
Nayaab
Sajuna
Bita
Nicky
Friba
Shafie
Malalai
Jaspal
Mujaddedi
Javeria
Sattar
Shasil
Tahmaseb Mirza
Andrew Young
Rawish
Sultani
Amiri
Dhariwal
Diana
Anil
Morenzashyer
Amoaa Priscilla
Mohamad Zaher
Tim
Leili
Meeladah
Mahin
Mbaku Biyana Ewah
Mojibi
Khogyani
Fahim
Khuram
Wida
Khuram
Abdul
Azim
Mursal
Usman
Rajendran
Saranraj
Belquis
Rawesh
Edidiong
Smith
Mahmoodhogatoleslami Sepideh
Waris
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Kay Lewis
Baria
Anderson
Ababio
Abdul Ahad
Browning
Forsi
Ghani
Ghassemi
Gorji-Dinka
TRUSTEES’ REPORT
Mansoor
Hannah Victoria
Ahmed
Codrut
Samea
Mozjgan
Vivian
Toorpeky
Tamkin
Kate
Sultani
Parisa
Marzia
Millie
Karthyla
Kinga
Sudabeh
Negar
Moradnejad
Cox
Khalil
Vomir
Sultani
Rostami
Aboagye
Fakire
Malakzada
Duffy
Masooda
Afzali
Sherifi
Koudou
Nahendran
Bochenska
Asadolla
Ahmad Khosravi
Choghakhor
Hosina
Nilar
Saira
Roghia
Zayn
Sumayyah Kaker
Maria
Muhammad
Edmund
Tamkin
Saeeda
Mahvish
Bandna
Farishta
Sadia
Samir
Jo
Lina
Gulzar
Htun
Hussain
Husaini
Jaffer
Lafraie
Mohaya
Ashfaq
Chow
Ghani
Rasool
Razzaq
Rekhi
Sadeghi
Sarwari
Sarwari
Shuttleworth
Taher
Enriko
Georgina Elizabeth
Toesny
Catherine
Sima
Abdul Qayum
Anamaria Roxana
Milad
Sarathy
Juliet
Qayumi
Kaliopy
Soudabeh
Maribel
Umeda
James
Nora
Qudsia
Lumaj
Bricknell
Do Espirito
Whitaker
Aram
Safi
Bront
Koochkzadeh
Korwar
Styles
Maryam
Baklitzanaki
Asadollah
Ballesteros Marin
Zhumanazarova
Spiller
Lumaj
Enayat
Elahe
Fadumo-Mohamed
Maliha
Junayd
Emma
Azadeh
Mariana
Omisha Karishma
Afzal
Shokryah
Tamana
Atifa
Siwash
Amina
Natalie
Omid
Malali
Yazdi
Yusuf
Kabir
Malik
Silverthorn
Goodarzidavan
Nichifor
Ramchurn
Takoor
Mohammadi
Heela
Mahmoodi
Zahmat
El-Warari
Clarke
Sekanderzada
Zakaria
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Trustees’ Responsibilities:
The Charities Act 1993 requires the trustees to prepare to prepare financial statements for each
financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affair of the trust and of the surplus of
the trust for the period. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:



Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently
Make judgment and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
Prepare financial statement on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the trust will continue in existence.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable
accuracy at any time financial position of the trust. They are also responsible for safeguarding the
assets of the trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud
and other irregularities.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
Name of the Chair Person: Shah Bibi Shah Nala
Signature: _______________________________
Date:
_______________________________
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LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
CHARITY NUMBER
1139972
START OF FINANCIAL PERIOD
1 April 2013
END OF FINANCIAL PERIOD
31 March 2014
TRUSTEES AND DIRCTORS AT 31ST MARCH 2014
Shabibi Shah
Chairperson
Margaret Kojlo Secretary
Samira Lahfa
Karen Reid
Sarajuddin Isar Treasurer
Mustafa Mansury
Omid Sekanderzada,
The existing trustees appoint any new trustees following the provisions laid out in the organisation's
governing instrument.
LEGAL STATUS
Incorporated Charity; Company Limited by Guarantee
GOVERNING INSTRUMENT
Constitution adopted 14th August 2002, revised 10th October 2010.
The charity was incorporated on 27 June 2008.
OBJECTS:
Our objectives are set to reflect our community aims. Each year our trustees review our objectives
and activities to ensure they continue to reflect our aims. In carrying out this review the trustees
have considered the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit. Paiwand’s objectives
are aimed at benefitting refugees, migrants and displaced persons, including, but not limited to,
Afghans residing in the United Kingdom and the European Union: (1) The relief of poverty and
suffering through the provision of services and advice in the areas of social welfare, benefit
entitlement, healthcare, interpretation and translation, education and employment, primarily, but
not exclusively, in Greater London. (2) The advancement of education and personal development
through the provision of information; Supplementary and language classes; and vocational courses
as well as the provision of advice about such courses. (3) The relief of suffering caused by
bereavement, war, political and religious prosecution, sexual discrimination and natural disaster.
CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
10th Floor, Hyde House,
The Hyde, Colindale NW9 6LH
PRIMARY BANKERS
HSBC Bank Plc
PO Box 27, 101-103 Station Road, Edgware HA8 7JJ
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Alexander & Associates
Certified Chartered Accountants & Registered
Auditors
16 Lytton Road, New Barnet
Herts EN5 5BY
Our funders:
Big Lottery Fund; Paul Hamlyn Foundation; City Bridge Trust; BBC Children in
Nee; Lloyds TSB Foundation; Awards For All; Edward Harvist (Brent).
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (SOFA)
Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
TOTAL
2013/14
£
TOTAL
2012/13
£
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming
Resources
Generated Funds
from
Note
s
Voluntary Income
3 (a)
300
364,227
363,927
308,506
Activities for Generating Funds
3 (b)
75,461
-
75,461
59,977
Investment Income
3 (c)
8
-
8
9
Incoming Resources from
Charitable Activities
3 (d)
55,956
-
55,956
52,503
Other Incoming Resources
3 (e)
TOTAL INCOMING
RESOURCES
1,441
-
1,441
2,563
132,567
364,227
496,793
423,558
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Costs of Generating Funds
Fundraising Trading Costs
4 (a)
175
410
585
2,848
Investment Costs
4 (b)
48
-
48
1,219
Charitable Activities
4 (c)
95,873
342,285
438,158
359,599
Governance Costs
4 (d)
724
500
1,224
1,440
Support Costs
4 (e)
17,231
15,895
33,126
31,137
114,051
359,090
473,141
396,243
TOTAL RESOURCES
EXPENDED
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NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING)
RESOURCES
18,516
5,137
23,653
27,316
Total Funds Brought Forward
87,296
11,465
98,761
81,419
Transfer Between Funds
82
82
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FORWARD
105,894
16,520
122,414
108,735
Movements on all reserves and all recognized gains and losses are shown above. All of the organization's
operations are classed as continuing. The notes on pages 33 to 40 form part of these financial statements.
BALANCE SHEET
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
31-Mar-14
Total
31-Mar-13
£
£
£
£
12,704
15,185
350
1,704
152,824
165,812
Note
s
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets
2
9,611
3,093
Debtors & Prepayment
7a
350
Cash at bank and in hand
6
95,348
Rent & Other Refundable Deposits
7b
2,350
-
2,350
2,350
98,048
57,476
155,524
169,866
1,764.28
44,049
45,813
86,290
NET CURRENT ASSETS
96,283
13,427
109,710
83,576
TOTAL ASSETS less current
liabilities
105,894
16,520
122,414
98,761
NET ASSETS
105,894
16,520
122,414
98,761
Current Assets
Total Current Assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
8a
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Funds of the Charity
General Funds
Restricted Funds
Total Funds
105,894
5
105,894
105,894
87,296
16,520
16,520
11,465
16,520
122,414
98,761
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in
accordance with section
476 of the Companies Act 2006. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions
relating to small
companies under s477 of the
Companies Act 2006
The directors acknowledge their responsibilties for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect
to accounting recordes
and the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provision
applicable to companies
subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller
Entities
(effective April 2008)
Approved by the Trustees on
and
Signed on behalf Trustee
Mr. Sarajuddin Isar (Treasurer)
_________________
___
Date:
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