Aik Saath
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Aik Saath, which means ‘Together as one’ in Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu, is a group of young people working together to build peace within the Asian communities of Slough. They tackle racism and conflict through peer-led training and facilitation.
Who we are
133 young people
Where we're based
Slough
When we started
February 1998
How we started
Aik Saath was established in response to gang violence between young people from Asian backgrounds in Slough. The founders of our organisation believed that young people needed to lead the efforts to resolve this conflict. Over twelve years later young people are still leading Aik Saath’s efforts to build peace.
Our work
Aik Saath's work is led by the peer training team - a group of highly skilled volunteers. They train other young people - our principle beneficiaries - in conflict resolution and anti-racism skills in a variety of settings, including schools and youth centres.
Future plans
The identity of the project still reflects the conflict within Asian communities, we want to work with the young people to come up with something more inclusive. Aside from this goal we want to reach more young people more effectively than ever before, staying true to our maxim: young people first, together as one.
Project website
"Projects like this are bringing communities together and tackling issues faced by some of the people encountering the greatest inequalities."
Sir Trevor Phillips, Chair of Equality & Human Rights Commission
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