Ethnicity, Immigrant & Refugee Groups
Below is a list of known groups and organisations (listed by ethnicity or otherwise) specialising in the support, welfare, culture and campaigning for Scotland’s ethnic groups, refugees and multi-cultural communities. We have also listed known Scottish-based groups that deal with international humanitarian issues. If we have forgotten to include any groups, please contact us by e-mail.
Al-Khair Foundation
(a faith-based charity providing emergency relief and developmental support in some of the world’s most impoverished areas)
Website
BEMIS
Website Facebook Twitter
CEMVO
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
City Of Sanctuary for Refugees (Glasgow)
Webpage Twitter
Kavya Prize
(Celebrating published work by writers of colour who are Scottish by birth, residence or formation)
Webpage Twitter
Migration Scotland
WebsiteTwitter
Mary’s Meals
(Providing nutritious school meals to children living in some of the world’s poorest countries)
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
Project Zanana
Website
SCORE
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
Scottish Refugee Council
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
Vision Again
(Providing eye care to poor communities in Azad Jammu, Kashmir and Pakistan)
Website Facebook
Wheels To Heal
(Providing pre-used mobility and disability aids to developing countries)
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
AFRICAN & AFRO-CARRIBEAN IMMIGRANTS & BLACK-SCOTTISH GROUPS
Below is a list of groups for UK/Scots-born Africans, Afro-Caribbeans and those who identify themselves as Black-Scottish, as well as groups for immigrants from Africa and Caribbean countries.
African & Caribbean Society of Scotland
Website Facebook Twitter
African & Caribbean Women’s Association
Facebook
African Heritage Centre
Website Facebook Twitter
Baobab Foundation
Website Facebook Twitter
Edinburgh Caribbean Association
Website Facebook
GSA People of Colour Collective
Facebook
Jambo Radio
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
Scottish BPOC Writers Network
Website Facebook Twitter
Strathclyde African Caribbean Society
Webpage Facebook
We Are Here
Website
ASIAN IMMIGRANT & ASIAN-SCOTTISH GROUPS
Below is a list of groups for UK/Scots-born Asians, as well as groups for immigrants from South-East Asian countries, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan and Pakistan.
Awaz FM
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
Bangladesh Association Glasgow
Website Facebook Twitter
Bengali Performing Arts
Website Facebook YouTube
Bengali Society
Webpage
British Bangladeshi Association UK
Facebook
British Born Chinese UK
Facebook
British Chinese Society
Facebook Webpage
Chinese Students and Scholars Association
Webpage Facebook
Council of Bangladeshi’s in Scotland
Facebook
Council of British Pakistanis in Scotland
Facebook
Edinburgh University Japanese Society
Website Facebook Twitter
ESA Scotland (East & South East Asians)
Website Facebook Twitter
Hong Kong Immigrant Welcome Hub
Webpage
Hong Kongers In Britain
Website Facebook
The Hong Kong Scot
Website Facebook Twitter
Indian Council of Scotland
Facebook
Japan Association
Website Facebook
Japan Society of Scotland
Website Facebook Twitter
Muslim Council of Scotland
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
Radio Ramadhan/ Radio Ramadhan 365
Website Facebook
Radio Sunoh Scotland
Website Facebook Twitter
Ricefield Arts (Chinese Arts & Culture)
Website Facebook Twitter
Scotland-China Association
Webpage
Scottish Association of Bengali Arts and Sanskritik Heritage
Website Facebook Twitter
Scottish Chinese Professionals
Webpage Facebook Twitter
Scottish Hong Kongers
Facebook
Scottish Indians
Facebook
Scottish Indian Arts Forum
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
Scottish Pakistani Association
Facebook
Swadhinata Trust
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
Wing Hong Chinese Elderly Group
Website Facebook
FRENCH IMMIGRANT & FRENCH-SCOTS GROUPS
Franco-Scottish Society
Website
Glasgow French Language & Culture Meet-Up
Webpage
Institut français d’Écosse
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
GERMAN IMMIGRANT & GERMAN-SCOTS GROUPS
Edinburgh German Meetup Group
Webpage
German Church
Website
German Consulate General Edinburgh/German Embassy
Webpage Facebook Twitter
German Welfare Council
Website
Glasgow University German Society
Webpage Facebook
GREEK IMMIGRANT & GREEK-SCOTS GROUPS
Associations of Constantinopolitan Greeks in the UK
Website Facebook YouTube
Greek Archaeological Committee
Website
Greek & Cypriot Society of Glasgow
Website Facebook
Greek & Cypriot Society of Strathclyde
Webpage Facebook
Greek Community St Luke
Website
Greek Press Association
Website
Hellenic Bankers Association
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
Hellenic Medical Society
Website
London Greek Radio
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
My Greek Radio
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
Peloponnesian Association of Great Britain
Website Facebook YouTube
Pontian Society of the UK
Facebook
Scottish Hellenic Society
Facebook
IRISH IMMIGRANT & IRISH-SCOTS GROUPS
Consulate General of Ireland Edinburgh
Webpage
Irish In Scotland
Facebook
The Irish Voice
Website Facebook Twitter
ITALIAN IMMIGRANT & ITALIAN-SCOTS GROUPS
Berita Internasional Italia
Website
ComITes
Website
Italian Scotland
Website Facebook Twitter
Italians in Glasgow & Edinburgh
Facebook
LITHUANIAN IMMIGRANT & LITHUANIAN-SCOTS GROUPS
Edinburgh University Lithuanian Society
Facebook
Glasgow University Lithuanian Society
Webpage Facebook
Lithuanian Miners of Scotland Society
Facebook
Lithuanians In Scotland Association
Facebook
POLISH IMMIGRANT & POLISH-SCOTS GROUPS
Consulate of Poland Edinburgh
Webpage
Polish Family Support Centre
Webpage
Scottish Polish Cultural Association Edinburgh
Website Facebook
Sikorski Polish Club
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
Zielony Balonik Scottish Polish Bookclub
Website
ROMA IMMIGRANT, ROMA-SCOTS and TRAVELLER GROUPS
Friends, Families & Travellers
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
Roma Support Group
Website Facebook Twitter YouTube
ROMANIAN IMMIGRANT & ROMANIAN-SCOTS GROUPS
Consulate of Romania Edinburgh
Webpage
Romanian Community in Scotland
Facebook
Romanian Cultural Centre
Website Facebook Twitter
Romanian Multicultural Centre in Scotland
Facebook Twitter
SPANISH IMMIGRANT & SPANISH-SCOTS GROUPS
Oficina Precaria Escocia
Website
Spanish Culture In Scotland
Facebook
UKRANIAN IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE GROUPS
Association of Ukranians (Edinburgh)
Webpage Facebook Twitter
Association of Ukranians (Glasgow)
Webpage Facebook
Help Ukraine Scotland
Website
Scottish Refugee Council page for Ukranians
Webpage
Ukranian Relocation Scheme
Webpage
OTHER ETHNICITIES
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