Empowering Communities and Enterprising Citizens to Make a Difference
ACCM (UK) is committed to challenging discrimination, promoting integrity, openness and empowering disadvantaged social groups. Our work is focused upon supporting those in the community who face additional barriers and can be excluded.
ACCM (UK)'s Activities and Services Are Informed by the Community and People We Support
ACCM (UK) works to promote action to bring about positive social change to enhance the wellbeing and to protect the dignity of girls and women locally, nationally and internationally. We are committed to eliminating of all harmful traditional and discriminatory practices that violate Human Rights of girls and women(boys and men), such as female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced arranged marriage (FAM) and honour based violence (HBV) that are forms of domestic violence (DV).
What We Do
ACCM(UK) has a positive and well respected reputation that is generated through day to day personal, word of mouth communications with the communities they work with. This is highly significant for the work they do and for building relationships with key influencers in the communities.
Our inclusive services are facilitated in premises that are DDA-compliant venues within walking distance of deprived wards including community halls, diverse faith centres and public places and are timetabled to engage women and men with caring or work responsibilities and limited time or confidence to visit new places. Conversely, our centrally-located office benefits from excellent bus and train links and affords residents from tight-knit communities a chance to retain some anonymity and confidentiality when visiting our shared office premises.
Connected with the Community
ACCM is grass-roots community-based organisation that has developed strong community and partner relationships across Bedford, Bedfordshire and the region over the last 15-years.
Through the project we will also work with the following to promote our support and link users and community members:
- Community and Faith Leaders Support us by promoting our work or programmes through their services to their congregations, via Faith Radis and word of mouth with their local communities
- Local Councillors Promoting our work and supporting their Wards.
- Partner organisers and service providers They will be our referral pathways to support our users, organise and run joint events or workshops.
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My mum used to be always stressed with issues it would always show on her face. Since ACCM (UK) project worker met mum it’s like mum is suddenly a different person, getting better. Mum has improved since she started going to ACCM (UK) health and wellbeing sessions and receiving counselling. I am pleased to say my mother is now smiling more often and is getting her confidence back.