Kushinga Carers Project

The Kushinga Project is run by the African Community Council for the Regions (ACCR) and seeks to support African Informal Carers who look after their family, partners or friends because they are ill, frail or have a disability. Whether the Carer is an adult or young person, the Kushinga will offer a listening ear.

The Services Offered by the Kushinga Project

 • We provide Information, Advice, Guidance and Advocacy. Any Carer is welcome to drop into our centre during its opening hours.

• We offer culturally and  linguistically specific counselling and emotional support. Whatever your African background, we are here to help you.

All our Advice, Support and Counselling sessions are confidential.

• We are helping to establish an African Carers Forum, which is a Peer-led group where Carers can share their views and concerns in a safe and sensitive environment.

• We provide information and support to enable African Carers to integrate into the Birmingham Carers Forums and to gain access to other wider Carer Network Services and local community organisations.

• We provide anti-stigmatising and anti-discriminatory support for Carers, helping to enable them to understand cultural references and overcome social/ cultural barriers.

We also offer assistance with Job Search and CV writing, Training opportunities, Leisure activities and information on Health and Wellbeing.

So … if you are an African Carer, please do not be shy – the Kushinga Project is looking forward to hearing from you.

*** STOP PRESS - A Date for your diary - we, Kushinga African Carers Project, are running a Training Session to introduce the African Community to the recent Government Strategy on Carers to enable us (the Africans) to map out issues that concern us from an African perspective of Caring for others in the community.  The training event will be held on 14th November between 10am and 2:30pm at 1 Piers Road, Handsworth.  Please reserve your place and request a booking form by ringing Daisy Svanhu-Marere on 0121 551 5334 ***

Where we are

The Kushinga Project operates from:

The African Community Council for the Regions (ACCR)
1 Piers Road
Handsworth
BIRMINGHAM
B21 0DU

Opening times: Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 1:00pm and 2:00pm to 4:00pm

 How to Contact Us

phone: 0121-415 5334
Fax: 0121-415 5334
E-mail: office@accr.org.uk