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Inside story: Angolan Youth Project

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What it is: A project to help young Angolan refugees settle and integrate into British society

Goal: To give young Angolan refugees employment and educationalopportunities

Funding: The project was given two years of funding from the BridgeHouse Trust but this runs out in July 2006

Contact: Pedro Lunguela, co-ordinator, Angolan Advice and InformationCentre, Tottenham, London, 020 8808 1255

The project was set up two years ago after the Angolan Advice andInformation Centre found that a large number of Angolan unaccompaniedminors living in the UK needed additional support to help them accessservices.

So the centre based in Tottenham in north London offers one-to-oneadvice on issues such as immigration, how to apply for welfare benefitsand jobs, help on housing and finding a place at school and college.

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