Alhasan Association
Charity 1157434
Overview
Summary
Alhasan Association appears to be a broad, cross-border welfare charity whose role spans Birmingham and Ethiopia. Its stated remit combines direct support for people facing disadvantage with a possible capacity-building role for other voluntary bodies. Rather than being defined by one issue or life stage, it is positioned around reducing exclusion through education, health, practical services and information. The available evidence establishes an ambitious scope, but not how this scope is prioritised, delivered or connected across the two places.
Operational geography
No operational geography is currently available for this organisation.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A cross-border mission links local and international need
The Association appears to frame Birmingham and Ethiopia as connected parts of its charitable purpose, rather than treating international activity as incidental. This may indicate a role rooted in transnational community relationships or shared needs across both contexts.
Why it matters
This is important because the organisation may hold relationships, cultural knowledge or routes for exchange that locally focused charities do not. It also raises useful questions about how resources and learning move between Birmingham and Ethiopia.
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“Its objects include relieving poverty, sickness and distress and advancing education for people in Ethiopia and people in Birmingham, UK.”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation is designed around overlapping disadvantage
Its beneficiary groups and objects suggest that age, disability, financial hardship, social circumstances, health and ethnic or racial identity may be treated as intersecting sources of exclusion rather than separate service categories.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish a potentially holistic welfare role from a narrowly specialist one. It may make the Association a relevant bridge for organisations whose clients face several barriers simultaneously.
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“The charity helps children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its objects refer to people needing facilities because of youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances.”
Source:Charity Commission
It may combine frontline support with voluntary-sector capacity
Alongside helping individuals, the Association identifies other charities and voluntary bodies as beneficiaries and provides human resources. This may indicate an intention to strengthen civic capacity as well as deliver support directly.
Why it matters
If active in this way, the Association could be a connector or resource-sharing partner within the voluntary sector, not only a service provider. This is a potentially important but under-evidenced part of its role.
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“The charity helps other charities or voluntary bodies.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity provides human resources, services and advocacy, advice or information.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which services are currently delivered, and in which locations.
- Whether Birmingham and Ethiopia activity is operationally connected.
- Which communities are reached and how beneficiaries shape the work.
- Whether support to voluntary bodies is a significant current function.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or activity reports describing programmes, locations and numbers reached.
- Information on partners, funding, governance and the balance between direct delivery and support for other organisations.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Children/young People Elderly/old People People With Disabilities People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Charity objects
A) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; B) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN ETHIOPIA AND THE PEOPLE IN BIRMINGHAM UK C) TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES THAT THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.