Amma Anane-Agyei, African Families Service Co-ordinator at Tower Hamlets has been a part of this specialist service, since it was first set up in 1978.
The African Black Families service is an innovative and unique service working with (a) Professionals working with black African children and families, (b) Community leaders and church leaders, (c) The local community at large and service users and their allocated social workers
The service offers multi –agency training on safeguarding black African children and families, child protection training for community groups, and outreach and community work with black African evangelical churches, and community leaders.
Unique amongst London boroughs, the service offers training on African families, which covers everything from communication to food preferences.
Amma is clear that her service works across many levels.
Amma explained that after years of working in residential and social work settings she developed an interest and passion in leading this work due to the high level of black African children in the care system.
To do this work effectively and make a difference requires working in a specialist team where there is the opportunity to work on three levels Macro Mezzo and Micro, level social work i.e. International community, local community and family
The work of the team can impact on communities through involvement in international projects e.g. African Families Service international work. Local communities through support and training offered to churches and other community organisation, and most often working directly with individuals or families. This takes the work of the project into many different arenas and offers unique and exciting opportunities to exchange learning and shape social work intervention
Amma is clear that this is what draws her to this type of work – the diversity. As she puts it: “I cannot sit in one place – I like to diversify and impact on people and make a change.”
Also this type of work has wide horizons; Amma says. “It allows you to fly developmentally - I have taken this right through to the international level.”
We have developed the knowledge and skills to do this type of work well and effectively. This is borne out by the funding that comes from the EU so that the AFS can share their expertise with the EU consortium members
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