Africans Unite Against Child Abuse

Our Work

Ongoing Work in the UK

• Review of Work with Black African Families in Southwark
• Child Protection Training for African Parents in London
• Safeguarding African Children in England (This project is now completed)
• The Trafficking of African Children in the UK
• The Safeguarding African Children in London Policy Project
• National Training Programme for Practitioners working with Black African Children and Families
• Safeguarding African Children Network
• Child Protection Training for African Parents in the North of England

Ongoing Work in Africa

Work with Street Children in the North of Ghana
AFRUCA is working in partnership with Youth Alive in Ghana to promote the welfare of Street Children in the North of the Country.
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AFRUCA's Focus Areas

Europe/UK Programme

• Trafficking of young Africans from Africa to Europe and other countries
• Exploitation of young Africans outside Africa
• Challenges facing migrant African children. Physical, mental and emotional abuse of African children both within and outside the home and also in schools
• Private fostering
• Socio-cultural traditional practices that impact negatively on children
• Faith and Child Protection

Africa Programme

• Trafficking in children within and across borders
• Child slavery as plantation workers, camel minders, and mine workers
• Child domestic servitude
• Use of children as soldiers
• Sexual exploitation
• Street Children/Aids Orphans
• Socio-cultural traditional practices that impact negatively on children