Nigerian Greenwich Wellbeing & Network Platform

Nigerian Community Greenwich Wellbeing & Network Platform provided family and individual with support and advise on various issues affecting their day to day needs and equally signpost them to other support available for them in their local communities around where they lived in Royal borough of Greenwich and the wider London Borough .

These vital services include one or more of the following:

• Preparing support for Nigerian/ Africa Community who arriving in our Borough • Seek for Funding the direct delivery of services for our services user • Developing longer-term support for the integration for the Nigerian and African family in our Borough.

The Royal Borough of Greenwich in South East London has a population of just under 300000. This is according to estimates garnered by scientific evidence since the last census of 2011. Of this number just under 50000 of these people are Blacks or Black British. Just over 35000 are Africans, 8000 are Caribbean and just under 8000 are other Blacks living in the Borough. Altogether, the percentage of Blacks living in Greenwich is about 19%. Of this percentage, Africans and Caribbean's account for more than 15%.

Black people have been living in Greenwich for decades. They have been part and parcel of the Community. They are very visible in every part of the Borough

The community foundations funded by the Freemasons’ charity are:

• Parent advice Group • Student Support Workshop • Employment support and training • Money Management advise • School and education support advise • Housing support • Signposting • Women Centre

Lucy Isaiah Chair / Director of Nigerian Community Greenwich Comment :

“We are pleased to be able to distribute support to Nigerian resident and other local Africa community and organisations who are doing so much to support family, young people, Elderly and women in our Borough. Because we believe It is the small, grassroots organisation and groups that know their local areas who are best able to listen and understand their Cultural different and language barrier in accessing need services and support by helping them find the resources and support that they need.”

Tammy Aghedo , Women Leader/ Director Nigerian Community Greenwich, said:

“I’m very pleased we’ve been able to provide substantial assistance to Nigerian Women and young people especially single parent in need across our borough. There has been a campaign to support women Africa women especial Nigeria women in need struggle with every day life especially with the challenges around cost of living and high energy price affecting families and how its impacting on women health and wellbeing and the great deal for more that needs to be done. These are large number of Women and children facing immigration issues , nil recourse to public fund, need of education support and job opportunity reason why the need for the Women Project should centre around women specific needs and challenges.”