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Help Us Help Others

AIG recognises that you get nowhere in life without friends and supporters! We rely on the goodwill of the public, funders, public bodies and companies to support our work financially, through gift-in-kind offers or by providing volunteers. 

There are three main ways to support our work:

01 Donate

It costs approximately £1,500 per week to keep our Leicester centre operating, enabling us to support more than 2,000 unique individuals annually through advice, safeguarding, housing navigation, employment support and advocacy.

Your contribution helps us:

  • Respond to urgent safeguarding needs

  • Prevent homelessness and crisis escalation

  • Provide structured casework and advocacy

  • Strengthen access to health, welfare and essential services

  • Translate lived experience into policy change

 

If you would like to support our work financially, you can donate using the button below.

02 Volunteer

Volunteering with Afro Innovation Group offers a great opportunity to contribute directly to community wellbeing.

We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and skill sets who want to:

  • Support refugees, migrants and marginalised communities

  • Assist with advice, advocacy and community programmes

  • Contribute to research, heritage or youth initiatives

  • Strengthen community cohesion and inclusion

 

Volunteers are an essential part of our ecosystem. Many bring professional experience, language skills and lived insight that help us extend safe and trusted support.

03 Partnership & Funding

We work with organisations and funders committed to building fairer systems and strengthening long-term inclusion.

By partnering with Afro Innovation Group, you support frontline, community-rooted work that translates lived experience into practical impact.

We welcome conversations around:

  • Co-designed pilot initiatives

  • Evidence-led community delivery

  • Safeguarding-focused early intervention

  • Systems improvement and learning partnerships

  • Scalable approaches to access and inclusion

 

If you are interested in collaborating or funding this work, we would welcome a conversation.

Our Partners & Funders

Our partners and funders play a vital role in enabling us to deliver impactful programmes and services to the communities we serve. We are grateful for the invaluable partnerships and funding that enable us to fulfil our mission and make a tangible difference in the lives of those we serve.

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Working together for joined-up outcomes

Partnerships & Referral Networking System

Afro Innovation Group operates within a coordinated ecosystem of statutory and voluntary sector partners.

Our role often includes:

  • Trusted community engagement

  • Early risk identification and safeguarding screening

  • Practical navigation and system coordination

  • Warm referrals with follow-up

  • Evidence sharing to inform service improvement

What Partners Value

  • Trusted access to communities experiencing barriers

  • Early identification of safeguarding concerns

  • Coordinated referrals and structured follow-up

  • Evidence and insight that informs commissioning and policy

OUR PARTNERS

Leicester City Council
One Roof Leicester
Action Homeless
Women's Aid Leicestershire
The Adam Project
Islamic Relief UK
Leicestershire County Council
LEBC
De Montfort University
University of Leicester
NHS University Hospitals Leicester
Charity Link
Severn Trent Water
Zinthiya Trust
National Energy Action
Leicestershire Police
Baby Basics Leicester
British Red Cross
The Salvation Army
Arts Council
Duke of Edinburgh's Award
National Zakat Foundation
Sharp Foundation
Step Change
Near Neighbours
Lloyds Bank Foundation
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Commissioning, funding & learning partnerships

Funders & Commissioners

We welcome engagement with funders, commissioners and strategic partners seeking to strengthen early help, safeguarding resilience and long-term inclusion outcomes.

We can provide:

  • A short 30-minute funder briefing

  • Programme walkthrough and Q&A

  • Tailored evidence pack (evaluation highlights, case studies, outcomes framework)

  • Partnership proposals for pilots and learning collaborations

 

Our model combines frontline delivery, safeguarding integration and policy influence, ensuring both immediate impact and long-term systems change.

OUR FUNDERS

Community Fund
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
The Henry Smith Charity
The Tudor Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation
Tesco Grants
Co-Op Foundation
Arts Council England
Postcode Places Trust
National Lottery & Sport England
National Lottery Heritage Fund
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