Juba Relief And Development
Charity 1163296
Overview
Summary
Juba Relief And Development appears to combine two distinct but connected roles: a Birmingham-based inclusion and support organisation for refugees, particularly Somali people, and a Somalia-focused provider of educational and medical assistance. Its stated activity description is much narrower than its formal objects, suggesting that support for disadvantaged children may currently be its most visible operational focus, while its wider health, refugee-inclusion and overseas ambitions may be less active or less clearly communicated.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The charity's governing objects envisage work with refugees in Birmingham, including a drop-in centre, workshops, forums, advocacy and support. However, this is evidence of authorised charitable purpose rather than direct evidence that these services are currently being delivered.
- No current Birmingham service venue, ward, recognised place, timetable, project description, partner organisation or beneficiary-location evidence was found. It is therefore not possible to evidence operation in any supplied Birmingham ward or place.
- The charity's registered correspondence details should not be treated as a Birmingham or service-delivery site.
- The available Charity Commission material supports an international operational scope through its Somalia-focused educational and health objects, but does not identify current delivery locations within Somalia or confirm the present extent of Birmingham activity.
- No material evidence was found of partnerships that currently extend the charity's operational reach in Birmingham.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, trustees' report or financial-account narrative identifying activities, expenditure and delivery locations.
- Current official information confirming whether the Birmingham drop-in centre, workshops, forums, advocacy or other refugee-support services are operating, and where.
- Evidence from any current venue host, local authority commissioner or delivery partner confirming service locations and the nature of the relationship.
- A current organisation website, social-media page or service timetable that identifies active Birmingham delivery venues without compromising beneficiary privacy or safeguarding.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Recreation
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- 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 anchored in one community
The organisation appears to link the needs of people in Somalia with the inclusion of refugees in Birmingham, especially members of the Somali community. This may position it as a bridge between diaspora experience, local settlement and international relief.
Why it matters
This is more than a general welfare remit: it suggests potential value in relationships, trust and knowledge that move between Birmingham and Somalia. It may also create opportunities for partnerships that usually operate separately in local refugee support and overseas development.
Show evidence
“The objects include providing educational equipment and assistance to schools in Somalia.”
Source:Charity Commission“The objects include working with refugees in Birmingham, particularly but not restricted to members of the Somali community.”
Source:Charity Commission
Inclusion is framed as practical participation, not only advice
The organisation’s local model appears intended to reduce exclusion through a combination of accessible space, participation, advocacy and support, rather than relying solely on referral or information services.
Why it matters
This suggests that its potential distinctive contribution may be relational: creating a setting where socially excluded people can build confidence and connection alongside receiving help. That could complement specialist advice organisations and mainstream public services.
Show evidence
“The objects include providing a drop in centre that encourages and enables members to participate with the wider community.”
Source:Charity Commission“The objects include providing workshops, forums, advocacy and general support.”
Source:Charity Commission
A possible gap between broad charitable purpose and stated current activity
The stated activity focuses on education and knowledge for young and disadvantaged children, while the objects also cover health, overseas aid, refugee inclusion and support across multiple age groups. This may indicate a focused delivery model, or it may reflect incomplete public reporting of activity.
Why it matters
Understanding whether this is strategic concentration or reduced capacity is important for identifying what the organisation can realistically contribute, which partnerships fit, and whether some charitable purposes are currently dormant.
Show evidence
“The Charity's objectives is to help advancement of education and gaining knowledge for young and disadvantage children.”
Source:Organisation“The objects include medical aid and equipment in Somalia and social inclusion work with refugees in Birmingham.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the Somalia-focused education and medical work is currently active, and at what scale.
- Whether a Birmingham drop-in centre, workshops or advocacy service is operating in practice.
- Which beneficiary groups are currently prioritised and how they relate to the broad categories reported.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, programme descriptions and beneficiary numbers by location and activity.
- Information on current partnerships, referral relationships, premises and funding sources.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The Charity's objectives is to help advancement of education and gaining knowledge for young and disadvantage children.
Charity objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE IN SOMALIA BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT AND ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS. 2)TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN SOMALIA BY PROVIDING MEDICAL AID AND EQUIPMENT. 3)TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH REFUGEES IN BIRMINGHAM WHO ARE SOCIAL EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION BELIEF OR CREED, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO, MEMBERS OF THE SOMALI COMMUNITY, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY: A.PROVIDING A DROP IN CENTRE THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY B.PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE “SOCIALLY EXCLUDED” MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; RACE; GENDER; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; DISABILITY; RELIGION BELIEF OR ETHNIC ORIGIN.