United African Association

We are very proud of our volunteer Maria! Not only did she skillfully sew a lovely fabric bag, but she also helped create some of our Northampton Carnival outfits. In addition, she just learnt to swim with our Ladies' Swimming sessions in just over a month! #uaanton #seamstress #LadiesSwimming 😍

NEW ZOOM

You're invited 🎊

Join us tonight in this webinar for your chance to learn more or to get helped and also to connect with amazing people.

Stay engaged, ask questions or take notes – let's make the most of it! 👏

#Northamptonshire #PersonalityDisorder #uaanton #unitedafricanassociation

Apologies for the short notice but there will be no job club tomorrow. Sorry for any inconvenience caused

We had a large turnout yesterdy! Our office provides Warm Spaces where individuals and families can gather in a comfortable environment, enjoy hot beverages, and access a range of support services
#unitedafricanassociation #uaanton #wellbeing #CommunitySupport #wncwarmspaces

What an great IT/Job Club session we had! We dove into updating CVs, explored the clipboard & format painter tools in Word, & looked at keyboard shortcuts. It was fantastic to connect with both new & familiar faces. Good job, all! 🌟💻🥰😁
#uaanton #unitedafricanassociation #MicrosoftWordTips

Our Pop up Charity shop is this Sat 8th Nov, 11am-3pm. Come & shop for your men's, women's & children's clothes - all good quality and affordable. There'll be a tombola too! All proceeds go to support the UAA's projects, especially the homeless 👍
#unitedafricanassociation #uaanton #charityevent

Massive Congratulations to Tio and Portia, who passed the Swim Instructor course! They'll still volunteer @ Tues Ladies' Sessions but they're now qualified Tutors too!
Thanks to Trilogy & Sport Northants for their continued support!Well done Tio & Portia!
#uaanton #SwimInstructor #splashtastic

A quick reminder. It's today. Join us at 7:00pm

Zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/8479302573...

Giving back, one meal at a time. Meet one of our amazing UAA volunteers helping families through the foodbank every week, proof that community starts with compassion.
#UAAVolunteerExperience
#UAAVolunteers
#UAA #CommunityHeroes #GiveBack #FoodbankSupport #TogetherWeRise #NorthamptonCommunity

Laura Williams joined us for an Aqua session at the Mounts! She was one of the Tutors who taught the Ladies' Swimming sessions in 2021. She’s leaving Trilogy to pursue her goal as Swim Tutor Trainer with a new company. We all enjoyed the session & wish her luck! 💃🏿 🏊🏿‍♀️ 🌟 🤩
#SwimStrong #aqua
#uaanton

Join us for a special fundraising Pop Up Charity Shop by the United African Association (UAA)💛
🗓 Date: 8th November, 2025
🕚 Time: 11am – 3pm
📍 Venue: The Gathering Room, Grosvenor Shopping Centre, 2 Union Street, NN1 2EW

#CharityEvent #UnitedAfricanAssociation #CommunitySupport #SustainableShopping

Join us as we celebrate Black History Month! ✊🏾

Date: October 25th, 2025
Venue: Leicester Street Community Room, NN13RS
Free Food: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Music, Dancing & Children’s Activities: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Film Screening: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

#BlackHistoryMonth #UnitedAfricanAssociation

On Sunday 7th Sept, 4 volunteers took the leap for UA and it was an unforgettable experience.

Listen to Frances sharing her experience.
#UAASkydive #uaanton #unitedafricanassociation #JumpForUAA #GratitudeInAction #CommunityPower

🏊‍♀Shout-out to all who made it to Ladies' Swimming on Tuesday!
It was wonderful to see everyone practising & learning new skills; the hard work & progress demonstrated by all was inspirational!
🌟💪💃
#LadiesSwimming #MermaidSkills #uaanton #unitedafricanassociation #SwimmingProgress #splashtastic

Great time at the Ladies' Health & Wellbeing successful event on Sat, organised by Cllr Fartun Ismail! 4 of us were there for UAA, & enjoyed networking/advertising our activities + chatting /connecting with many interested attendees!
#uaanton #unitedafricanassociation #WomensHealth #northampton

🥕🍅 We gathered a bumper crop of fab tomatoes &carrots at the allotment last month.
Want to share in the fun? We visit the allotment on Thursdays at 2pm. If you're interested in joining us, please email: uafricanassociation@gmail.com
#unitedafricanassociation #uaanton #AllotmentLife #CommunityGarden

🥕🍅 We gathered a bumper crop of delicious tomatoes and carrots at the allotment last month.

We visit the allotment every Thursday afternoon.

If you're interested in joining us, please email: uafricanassociation@gmail.com

#unitedafricanassociation #uaanton #AllotmentLife
#Northamptonshire

Some of our Friday volunteers giving their time and energy to support our foodbank.
A special thanks to Foodkind CIC for their occasional donations of delicious treats to our food parcels. We are grateful for the support!

#unitedafricanassociation #uaanton #FoodBankSupport #VolunteerPower

Big thanks for the amazing community lunch after foodbank last Saturday afternoon! The delicious food, provided by one of our wonderful community members, made the day extra special! Very much appreciated, thank you!

#unitedafricanassociation #uaanton #CommunitySupport #ThankYou

Big day! We opened our Food Larder trial today, a 6-month pilot with Impact Now, funded by WNC

Families contribute £2.50−£10 for a £40 food parcel. A great step for dignity & community impact! Thanks to the UAA team: Anne, Muchie, Sunday, Michael N, Emmanuel & Jason

#uaanton #wnc #impactnow

Join us tonight for an informative online Zoom session on connecting people to activities, groups, and activities to improve their health and wellbeing. Don't miss out on this valuable insight and support from our expert speakers. We look forward to seeing you virtually.

Come to our allotment session tomorrow, and see what you can grow, even just friendships! #UAANorthampton #UnitedAfricanAssociation #allotmentuk #growth

Swimming sessions at Mounts continues with success!Wonderful to see ladies swimming-well done one lady who did 2 widths unaided!
Thanks to Trilogy & Northants Sport for their incredible support with this project! #uaanorthampton #unitedafricanassociation #LadiesSwimming #CommunitySwim

Sorry, no Job Club Wed June 4th, due to sickness
But don't worry, we'll be back next week, June 11th, with an extra special mindset session designed to help you achieve your dream job! See you then!
#unitedafricanassociation #uaanorthampton #JobClub #CareerGoals #MindsetMatters

Sorry, no Job Club Wed June 4th, due to sickness
But don't worry, we'll be back next week, June 11th, with an extra special mindset session designed to help you achieve your dream job! See you then!
#unitedafricanassociation #uaanorthampton #JobClub #CareerGoals #MindsetMatters

Our Sat Foodbank/Community Lunch was busy as ever. We're proud to offer people both a warm meal and provide food to families so they can cook meals at home, helping ensure no one in our community goes without. #uaanorthampton #unitedafricanassociation #communityfirst #northamptonshire #foodsecurity

We hosted African Day celebration onSat
24 May at Leicester St, which
was a great success, with talks on various topics, including
dementia awareness, along with tasty African food, music & dance performances, plus a range of games
#uaanorthampton #unitedafricanassociation #AfricaDay #AfricaDay2025

Our IT/Job Club session was fab! We looked at creating engaging presentations & then revised and polished CVs. Great progress made! No worries if you missed it-let's catch up another time. 😊
@everyone
#Uaanorthampton #UnitedAfricanAssociation #JobClub #ITSkills #CareerDevelopment #LearningTogether

Highlight on Maria Namugenyi - she freely donates her time to be our seamstress. Volunteers like her make a real difference. If you want to get involved with UAA, we’d love to welcome more people!
We look forward to your continued involvement! 💛
#UnitedAfricanAssociation #VolunteerImpact #UAANton