Culture is at the heart of who we are — and at the Centre of Excellence, we honour that every day. Our Culture & Heritage Programs celebrate Somali and minority identities through community storytelling, history workshops, and cultural events like Eid Breakfast...

At the Centre of Excellence, we believe strong families build resilient communities. That’s why we’ve designed our youth and family empowerment programs to support people at every stage of life — from childhood to parenthood and everything in between. Through our...

Mental health remains one of the most stigmatised issues in many minority communities — especially among Somali families in Barnet. At the Centre of Excellence, we’re working to change that narrative by creating spaces where vulnerability is met with compassion, not...

At the Center of Excellence, our story begins not with strategy, but with lived experience. Our founder, Abdul Qadir Ali — known affectionately as AQ — arrived in the UK as a Somali refugee fleeing civil war. Like many in our community, he carried the weight of...