To respond most sensitively and effectively it is important to be well informed and well equipped. In addition to the material on the information pages of this site you will find contact details for groups and organisations which support specific groups of ethnic minority people or have an interest in a particular aspect of their welfare. You will also find links to other sites, including some which provide resource materials.

If you are aware of any organisation which should be included here or if changes have been made to any of the contact details given, please let us know.

Information

Britain and Ireland World A Peoples (BIWAP)
Website: www.peopleteams.org/biwap
Web site includes summaries of people groups and different religions with related prayer requests. Britain and Ireland World A Peoples are people from unreached regions of the world who reside in Britain and Ireland. The regions include Central Asia, North Africa, the Middle East, East Asia, and Southern Asia.

Into the Light
PO Box 112,
Oldham,
OL1 3FQ
Email: info@itl.org.uk
Website: www.outreach.itl.org.uk
An equipping website for Christians wishing to share their faith with others, particularly those reaching out to Muslims.

Training

International Training Network
Exchange Buildings,
Upper Hinton Road,
Bournemouth,
Dorset
BH1 2HH
Tel/Fax 01202 789089
Email: info@international-training-network.org.uk
Website: www.internationaltraining.net
Non-denominational TESOL training for Christians who seek to communicate the gospel through teaching English as a foreign language. Includes TEIA (Teaching English to Immigrants & Asylum Seekers) course.

The African and Caribbean Association of Foyle
7 - 15 Foyle Street
One World Centre
Derry/Londonderry
BT48 6AL
Tel: 028 7137 0989
Email: afrocaribbeansociety@gmail.com 
Web: www.acafni.org

N.I African Cultural Centre
12 Upper Crescent
Belfast
BT7 1NT
Tel: 028 9023 8742

Al-Nisa Association NI
c/o 46 Mount Eden Park
Belfast
BT9 6RB
028 9022 8135

Bangladeshi Welfare Association
24 Greenwell Street
Newtownards
BT23 7LN
Tel: 028 9181 0566

Ballymena Islamic Cultural Centre
Web: www.ballymenaislamicculturalcentre.org

Belfast Islamic Centre
38 Wellington Park
Belfast
BT9 6DN
Tel: 028 9066 4465
Email: info@belfastislamiccentre.org.uk
Web: www.belfastislamiccentre.org.uk

Belfast Jewish Community 
49 Somerton Road
Belfast
BT15 4HP
Tel: 028 9077 7974

Causeway Chinese Welfare Association
c/o 1 Mussenden Grange
Articlave
Coleriane
BT51 4US

Chinese Chambers of Commerce
17 Eblana Street
Belfast.
BT7 1LD
028 9028 8222

The Chinese Welfare Association (Northern Ireland)
133-135 University Street
Belfast
BT7 1HP
Tel: 028 9028 8277
Fax: 028 9028 8278
Email: echanhu@cwa-ni.org
Web: www.cwa-ni.org

Community Relations Council
6 Murray Street
Belfast
BT1 6DN
Tel: 028 9022 7500
Fax: 028 9022 7551
Email: info@community-relations.org.uk
Web: www.community-relations.org.uk

Craigavon Asian Women & Children’s Association
c/o 30 Clanrolla Park
Craigavon
BT65 5HZ
Tel: 028 3834 9732

Derry Travellers Support Group
Ballyarnet Road
Racecourse Road
Londonderry
BT48 8NG
Tel: 028 7135 9340

Craigavons Travellers Support Committee
Moylinn House
21 Legahory Centre
Brownlow
Craigavon
BT65
Tel: 028 3834 2089

The Northern Ireland Filipino Association
c/o NICEM
3rd Floor
Ascot House
24-31 Shaftesbury Square
Belfast
BT2 7DB
Tel: 028 9023 8645

The Northern Ireland Filipino Community in Action
c/o 16 Glenview
Maghaberry
Moira
BT67 0AP
c/o 9 Gleannan Park
Killyclogher
Omagh
BT79 7ZX
Tel: 028 8224 9493

The Hare Krishna Temple
140 Upper Dunmurry Lane
Belfast
BT17 0HE
Tel: 028 9062 0530

The N.I. Hindu Cultural Centre and Temple
86 Clifton Street
Belfast
BT13 1AB
Tel: 028 9024 9746

Indian Community Centre
86 Clifton St.
Belfast
BT13 1AB
Tel: 028 9024 9746
Email: info@iccbelfast.com
Web: www.iccbelfast.com

Mandarin Speaking Association
9 Stranmillis Road
Belfast
BT9 5AF
028 9068 7793

The Multi-Cultural Group
Windsor Women’s Centre
136-144 Broadway
Belfast
BT12 6HY
Tel: 028 9023 0684

The Multicultural Resource Centre
9 Lower Crescent
Belfast
BT7 1NR
Tel: 028 9024 4639
Email info@mcrc-ni.org
Web: www.mcrc-ni.org

Northern Ireland Muslim Family Association
4 Thornhill Manor
Belfast
BT17 9RB
Tel: 07768 028072
Web: www.nimfa.co.uk

NICEM (Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities)
Ascot House
24-31 Shaftsbury Square
Belfast
BT2 7BD
Tel: 028 9023 8645
Web: www.nicem.org.uk

One World Centre NI
4 Lower Crescent
Belfast
BT7 1NR
Tel: 028 9024 1879
Email: owc@belfastdec.org
Web: www.belfastdec.org

Oi Kwan Women’s Group
c/o Chinese Welfare Association
133-135 University Street
Belfast
BT7 IHP
Tel: 028 9028 8277

Oi Wah Chinese Womens’s Group
c/o 3 Clanbrassil Avenue
Gilford Road
Portadown
BT63 5XX

Oi Yin Bangor Chinese Women’s Group
c/o 1 Lord Wardens Park
Bangor
BT19 7ZW

The Pakistani Community Welfare Association
237 Roden Street
Donegall Road
Belfast
BT12 6FT
Tel: 028 9029 2690

The Northern Ireland Pakistani Cultural Association
c/o 8 Braniel Park
Belfast
BT5 7JL
Tel: 028 9083 6704

The Northern Ireland Sikh Cultural and Community Centre
1 Simpson’s Brae
Waterside
Londonderry
BT47 1DL
Tel: 028 7134 3523

Sikh Women & Children’s Association
163 Cavehill Road
Belfast
BT15 5BN
Tel: 028 9037 1069

Guru Nanak Dev Ji Sikh Community
c/o Fairview Way
Carnmoney
BT36 6TX
Tel: 028 9075 2353

The Bahá’i Faith
The Bahá’i Council for Northern Ireland
64 Old Dundonald Road
Belfast
BT16 OXS
Tel: 028 9048 0500
Email: bcni@bahai.org.uk

Buddhism
The Venerable Margery Cross / Jampa Ling Buddhist Centre
Co. Cavan
Tel: 0035 49 952 3448
Email: shishu@eircom.net

The Venerable Margery Cross / Jampa Ling
Buddhist Centre
Co. Cavan
Tel: 0035 49 952 3448

Tashi Khyil Trust
14 Drumnaconnell Road
Saintfield
Co.Down
BT24 7NB
Tel: 028 9751 9773
Email: saltr@clara.net

Christianity
For further Information and contact addresses for the various Christian Churches, please contact

The Northern Ireland Inter-Faith Forum
028 9038 4328

The Irish Council of Churches
48 Elmwood Avenue
Belfast
BT9 6AZ
Tel: 028 9066 3145

Hinduism
The Northern Ireland Hindu Cultural Centre and Temple
86 Clifton Street
Belfast
BT13 1AB
Tel: 028 9024 9746

The Hare Krishna Temple
140 Upper Dunmurry Lane
Belfast
BT17 0HE
Tel: 028 9062 0530

Islam
Northern Ireland Muslim Family Association
www.nimfa.org

Pakistani Community Association
c/o 7 Casealdona Gardens,
Belfast,
BT6 9RQ
Tel: 028 90797671
www.belfastislamiccentre.org.uk

Dr Mamoun Mobayed
Muslim Chaplain QUB
4 Thornhill Manor
Belfast
BT17 9RB
Tel: 07768028042
Email: mobayed@hotmail.com

Judaism
The Belfast Hebrew Congregation
The Wolfson Centre
49 Somerton Road
Belfast
BT15 3LH

Sikhism
Northern Ireland Sikh Cultural and Community Centre
1 Simpsons Brae
Waterside
Londonderry
BT47 1DL
Tel: 028 7134 3523

EMBRACE is an inter-church organisation, which began as a support group for refugees and people seeking asylum , but we now see our main role as one of encouraging church communities to make this a more welcoming place for all people from minority ethnic backgrounds.

It began informally in 2001 as individuals from different denominations became increasingly concerned about the difficulties facing refugees and people seeking asylum in this country. They wanted to do more than talk and were committed to finding a way of responding in a Gospel manner to the new strangers in our midst.

A focus group was formed which met with organisations such as NICEM, the Red Cross, the St Vincent de Paul Society and the Law Society as its members tried to educate themselves about the situation. It also hosted several seminars in St Clement’s retreat house in order to inform and to raise awareness of the local situation.

The next step was to contact interested people from the other Churches. Very quickly an inter-church committee was formed and from this EMBRACE was born.

The official launch of EMBRACE took place on 22nd October 2003 in the Wellington Park Hotel in Belfast. The Rev. Arlington Trotman, Secretary of the Churches Together in Britain and Ireland Commission for Racial Justice, spoke at the launch, welcoming this initiative.

Amnesty International NI
397 Ormeau Road
Belfast
BT7 3GP
Tel: 028 9064 3000
Email: nireland@amnesty.org.uk
Web: www.amnesty.org.uk

Barnados
Divisional Head Office
542-544 Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 3HE
Tel: 028 9067 2366
Web: www.barnados.org.uk

The Children’s Law Centre
Philip House
123-137 York St
Belfast
BT15 1AB
Tel: 028 90245704
Fax: 028 90245679
Web: www.childrenslawcentre.org

The Law Centre NI
Belfast Office
124 Donegall Street
Belfast
BT1 2GY
Tel: 028 9024 4401
Fax: 028 9023 6340
e-mail: admin.belfast@lawcentreni.org

Western Area Office
9 Clarendon Street
Derry BT48 7EP
Tel: 028 7126 2433
Fax: 028 7126 2343
e-mail: admin.derry@lawcentreni.org
Web: www.lawcentreni.org

Bryson One Stop Service For Asylum Applicants
9 Lower Crescent
Belfast
BT7 1NR
Tel: 028 9043 9226
Email: info@brysononestopservice.com
Emergency out of hours contact number for asylum claimants in need of assistance 028 9024 2025
National Asylum Support Service
58 Howard Street
Belfast
BT1 6PD
Tel: 028 9058 5971

NI Housing Executive
9th Floor
32-36 Great Victoria Street
Belfast
BT2 7BA
Tel: 028 9024 0588
Web: www.nihe.gov.uk

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Temple Court,
39 North Street,
Belfast,
BT1 1NA Tel: 028 9024 3987
Web: www.nihrc.org

RAG Refugee Action Group
c/o MCRC
9 Lower Crescent
Belfast
BT7 1NR
Tel. 02890 244639
Fax. 02890 329 581
Email: refugee@mcrc-ni.org
Web: www.refugeeactiongroup.com

Red Cross
125 University Street
Belfast
BT7 IHP
Tel: 028 9024 6400
Web: www.redcross.org.uk
www.redcross.ie

Save the Children (NI)
Popper House
15 Richmond Park
Belfast
BT10 0HB
Tel: 028 90431123
Fax: 028 90431314
Web: www.savethechildren.org.uk

Shelter
Advice line: 0808 800 4444
Web: www.northernireland.shelter.org.uk

The Simon Community
Central Office
57 Fitzroy Avenue
Belfast
BT7 1HT
Tel: 028 9023 2882
Fax: 028 9032 6839
info@simoncommunity.org
www.simoncommunity.org

South & East Belfast Trust
Knockbracken Healthcare Park
Saintfield Road
Belfast
BT8 8BH
Tel: 028 9056 4940
Web: www.sebt.n-i.nhs.uk