# Scottish-Syrian Association for Integration and Relief

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC046838
- **Known as:** SAFIR
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Sept. 12, 2016
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC046838


## Contact

- **Address:** SAFIR, 34 Chesterfield Court,, 14 Dorchester Place,, Glasgow
- **Postcode:** G12 0BW
- **Website:** www.safirscotland.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the prevention or relief of poverty&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;

**What the charity does:** Usually we hold public gatherings, on average, two to ten, gatherings a year where members of SAFIR and other invitees from the community meet to celebrate certain events and share experience.  This has been beneficial to both the charity and the community.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;Other defined groups&#x27;

**Objectives:** 4.1 To prevent and relive poverty through initiating and facilitating humanitarian assistance and support to refugees and asylum seekers, in particular Syrian refugees and asylum seekers, in Scotland, UK and abroad.  4.2 To advance health and wellbeing for refugees and asylum seekers, in particular Syrian refugees and asylum seekers, and their families through promoting health awareness, training initiatives, volunteering, physical and mental wellbeing support programmes.  4.3 To advance education through offering educational activities and training opportunities as well as empowering parental engagement and participation in education, providing English Language support for refugees and asylum seekers and their Families  4.4 To promote equality and diversity through celebration of cultural heritage and inclusion in multicultural Scotland and provide empowerment and capacity building support as a means of tackling isolation and promoting integration and active citizenship.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Glasgow City
- **Geographical spread:** UK and overseas







