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Project: London Partners
 Praxis Praxis

Praxis is a membership organisation advancing the human rights and social justice of people displaced by war, conflict, impoverishment and environmental degradation. This is achieved through the development of immigrant communities and empowerment of individuals from these communities.

Praxis is located in Pott Street, London E2 0EF. Among its many activities, Praxis provides advice to ‘new residents’ in the Bethnal Green area.  This includes welfare, housing, legal advice and advice on how to access health services.  It also runs projects supporting specific groups, such as Rwandans or Ethiopians. Their service users come from a diverse range of communities within East London and come from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe.

Currently, we work at Praxis on Monday, Wednesday and Friday’s between 1-5pm (12:30-6pm for volunteers and staff)

Providence row
Providence Row is a local charity providing services for the homeless population of the City and East end of London. Their aim to provide a place of refuge for anyone who is vulnerable or destitute so that they can transform their lives.

Providence Row is located at 82 Wentworth Street, Aldgate, E1 7SA. Providence Row’s provide showers, laundry services and breakfast. It also provides access to specialist advice on benefits, housing and drug and alcohol misuse. Its service user range from homeless British citizens to members of the accession states to refugees and asylum seekers.

Currently, we perform outreach activities with a nurse and support workers on Friday’s from 09:30 -11:30am.

Other Partners

Open Doors – City and Hackney NHS Trust

We have had close relationships with Refugee Community Organisations since the start of Project: London needs assessment.

Project: London will also work closely with a wide range of partners. We will refer people to GP and specific health services as well as to benefits support agencies and solicitors.

Since the government consultation on primary care services which started in May 2004, we are also part of a coalition of refugee and medical organisations which meet on a regular basis and campaign for the safeguard of access to healthcare for vulnerable migrants.

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS
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Kalayaan:justice for migrant domestic workers
Kalayaan is a specialist organisation which provides advice and information to migrant domestic workers in the UK.

Kalayaan is located at St Francis of Assisi Community Centre, 13 Hippodrome Place, Holland Park, W11 4SF. Kalayaan lobby’s and advocates on behalf of migrant domestic workers as well as providing legal advice and English classes.

Currently, we perform outreahc activities with a nurse and support workers on the third Sunday of every month from 1-4pm.

New North London Synagogue (NNLS)
The NNLS is a charity set up by a group of individuals to help mainly destitute failed asylum seekers.

The NNLS is based at the Old Barn Community Centre, Fallows Close, Tarling Road, East Finchley, N2. They provide medical advice to those without medical access, legal advice, counselling, food, clothing and transport costs to all who are destitute which includes, asylum seekers, refugees as well.

Currently, we perform outreach actitivites with support workers the first Sunday of every month from 2-5pm.
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