We receive no core funding and have no paid staff. Your gift directly fuels mental health & family support, immigration signposting, Healthy Lifestyle sessions, and IT training.
Each profile below represents someone giving their time and 3,000 metres for Eritrean youth and families. If you’re a UK taxpayer, please tick Gift Aid so your £20 becomes £25 at no extra cost. Together we turn ፍናን — resilience — into action across the UK and worldwide.
FNAN is a volunteer‑led charity building a caring, thinking and action‑oriented community for Eritrean families. We don’t receive core funding: our work is powered by small but vital contributions and the time and skills of mentors, practitioners and volunteers. Your gift helps us keep support free and accessible, online and in person, to Eritreans across the UK and worldwide.
What you’re funding
These are highlights from FNAN’s 2023/24 activities and community response work.
Watch our short 2019 launch video — the moment FNAN’s volunteer community came together to serve families and young people.
“Mindset is a daily choice: define your values, take one brave step, and learn fast. That’s how leaders grow.”
“Small daily habits beat last‑minute pressure. When we model curiosity and praise effort, children believe they can grow.”
Thank you for investing in children’s confidence and curiosity.
“After two mentoring sessions my CV finally made sense to recruiters — and I booked my first interviews in the UK.”
“Hearing my daughter greet her grandmother in Tigrinya for the first time made us all cry. She’s proud of who she is.”
Produced by a FNANNER Netsanet, her guitar, and her wonderful Children - Thank you Netsanet
“For the first time I felt safe to talk. Our family learned to listen to each other — and we’re healing.”
“I used to nod and stay quiet. Now I can explain myself to my child’s teacher—and I feel proud.”
“I never imagined I could build a computer at my age — but we did it together. Now I help my grandchildren with theirs.”
“I opened my first business account, registered properly with HMRC and priced my services with confidence — all after two FNAN sessions.”
“Since joining, I sleep better, my blood pressure is improving — and I finally have a plan I can stick to.”
Cover essential costs behind free webinars, mentoring sessions and safeguarding best practice.
FNAN uses technology to support Eritreans across the UK and around the world.
Training in IT Essentials/Engineering and regular Healthy Lifestyle sessions build practical confidence.
Yes. It’s family‑friendly — walk, jog or run the 3K.
Directly to FNAN’s community programs — mental health & family support, immigration signposting, Healthy Lifestyle webinars, and skills training.
Use the Google Form linked above. We’ll email details before the day.
If you’re a UK taxpayer, you can add Gift Aid on JustGiving to increase your donation at no extra cost.
