Oxford African Refugees And Families Development Community (Oarfdc)
Charity 1115456
Overview
Summary
OARFDC appears to be a community-rooted refugee organisation using practical advice, welfare support and sport to help African refugees and asylum seekers, particularly people from Central Africa, participate more fully in life in Oxford. Its distinctive role may lie in treating sport not simply as recreation but as a route into belonging, wellbeing and possible employment. The available evidence suggests a broad charitable remit, although it is unclear which parts of that remit are currently active in practice.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission record lists Birmingham City among the places where the charity operates, but provides no current Birmingham project, service, venue, partner, address or beneficiary-location detail.
- There is no evidence sufficient to assign the organisation's Birmingham activity to any supplied ward or to the recognised City Centre place.
- The registered contact address is in Headington, Oxford; it should not be treated as a Birmingham operational site.
- The available evidence does not establish whether Birmingham activity is ongoing, occasional, delivered remotely, or delivered through a local partner.
- No material Birmingham partnership extending the organisation's operational reach was identified.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, trustees' report or activity return identifying services delivered in Birmingham and their locations.
- Current project, venue-booking or programme information identifying Birmingham delivery sites.
- Confirmation from the organisation of any active Birmingham partners, referral arrangements or funded activity.
- Evidence showing the frequency, scale and dates of Birmingham activity, so that the current operational footprint can be distinguished from historic or nominal coverage.
Areas of work
- Accommodation/housing
- Amateur Sport
- Animals
- Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Disability
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- General Charitable Purposes
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Recreation
- Religious Activities
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Sport appears to be a core inclusion strategy
OARFDC may use football and other sports as a practical bridge between refugee welfare, social connection and access to the sports industry, rather than treating sport as a separate recreational offer.
Why it matters
This distinguishes the organisation from advice-only refugee services and suggests it may hold relationships and experience valuable to sports clubs, employability providers and other inclusion organisations.
Show evidence
“We are the only Refugee Groups in Oxford that address social welfare of refugees through Sports.”
Source:Organisation“We are affiliated to Football Association, We support refugees, Asylum seeker to break in sports industry.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation may combine immediate navigation support with longer-term participation
Its objects suggest an operating model that addresses immediate barriers such as information and advice while also seeking to reduce inequality through education, leisure and improved living conditions.
Why it matters
This indicates that OARFDC may be positioned between crisis support and community development, making it potentially complementary to specialist legal, health, education and employment services.
Show evidence
“To relieve need by providing advice and access to information on employment, health issues, childcare, education and the laws of the United Kingdom.”
Source:Charity Commission“To relieve poverty injustice or inequality and promote education.”
Source:Charity Commission
A focused community identity sits alongside an unusually broad stated remit
OARFDC appears to have a clear primary constituency—African refugees, asylum seekers and families, mainly from Central Africa—while its registered classifications span many causes and beneficiary groups. This may indicate flexibility, but it may also obscure its active priorities.
Why it matters
Understanding this tension is important for prospective partners and funders: the organisation's strongest practical role may be narrower and more distinctive than its broad formal profile suggests.
Show evidence
“We work to benefit and educate African Refugees, Asylum Seekers and their families mainly from Central Africa.”
Source:Organisation“What the charity does includes education/training, health, poverty relief, accommodation/housing, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment, equality or diversity and recreation.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which services and sports activities are currently operating, and how many people use them.
- Whether the Football Association affiliation involves local clubs, coaching, qualifications or employment pathways.
- Which organisations OARFDC currently partners with in Oxford.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or activity reports describing programmes, reach, outcomes and current priorities.
- Information on referral routes, local partners, venues and participant feedback.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
OARFDC has been a registered Charity since July 2006 (Registration Number 1115456). We work to benefit and educate African Refugees, Asylum Seekers and their families mainly from Central Africa. We are the only Refugee Groups in Oxford that address social welfare of refugees through Sports. We are affiliated to Football Association, We support refugees, Asylum seeker to break in sports industry.
Charity objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) BEING PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF AFRICAN REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES MAINLY THOSE FROM CENTRAL AFRICA, ARE: 1 TO RELIEVE NEED PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH ISSUES, CHILDCARE, EDUCATION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. 2 TO RELIEVE POVERTY INJUSTICE OR INEQUALITY AND PROMOTE EDUCATION; 3 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES 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.