United African Association (UAA) engages in a variety of activities including attending council and other public meetings and events, recreational activities such as sports and cultural activities such as African drumming and dancing. Anyone is welcome to join us. Please contact us for further details.
UAA’s African Drumming and Dance group, the Dancing Drums, remains our most popular activity attracting a variety of people to the free weekly drumming sessions. In addition to the weekly sessions we have performed at a variety of community events including Africa day celebrations, Umbrella Fair, Northampton Carnival, University of Northampton events, Black History Month Celebrations, Low Down mental wellbeing workshop, Weston Favell events, Waendel Walk, Diwali celebrations and many more.
African Drumming takes place every Thursday at Leicester Community Rooms, Off Barrack Rd, NN1 3RS. Contact us for more details.
We operate as a support hub, offering advocacy, signposting, and support services across various areas. These include immigration, housing, financial challenges, domestic abuse, health issues, and more.
We are always looking for volunteers to assist with the support of the African community, whether you have a couple of hours a week or a month to spare or would like to volunteer occasionally please contact us.
You will gain valuable experience which can be added to your CV.
We also support young girls in Africa by enabling them to go to school. In some rural areas in Africa girls are particularly disadvantaged when it comes to education and are at risk of getting marred off at the age of 13.
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