About Us

Who we are

Hull Swahili Diaspora (HSD) is a constituted organisation that was initiated in the spirit of Ubuntu, taking the African family as a model for a wider kinship system. Ubuntu addresses people interconnectedness, our common humanity, and our responsibility to each other.

HSD was founded by members of main Swahili speaking countries following the arrival of refugees from Congo, Somalia, and Burundi. However, in alignment with our Ubuntu philosophy, our aim is to bring communities together to tackle social and economic issues together.

Ubuntu addresses our interconnectedness, our common humanity, and the responsibility to each other. We aim to reconceptualize that very idea, so as to nurture social integration within the Hull diaspora community.

Our Aims

diversity_3 To bring together people from the Swahili speaking background to create a platform for social integration in Hull and East Riding.
auto_stories To use Swahili language as a tool to promote our ancestors vision for African unity by setting a sample within Hull and East Yorkshire's African diaspora communities.
celebration To organise events to share and preserve our culture, celebrate identity and to promote racial harmony.
connect_without_contact Intergenerational dialogue, between the first and second generation of Swahili speaking through arts workshops, debates, and celebrating our national events.
volunteer_activism To promote education and cultural development.

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