SASA started as a project in 2001. It began life through questions continuously raised at a Southampton Saturday club catering for British born children of African heritage.

This monthly meetings run by the Overseas Fellowship of Nigerian Christians (OFNC,Southampton) was followed up with an in-house survey, open day sessions and child-friendly questionnaire administered to hundreds of children and carers across UK. These revealed that the history and heritage of children from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities were continuously distorted and eroded through everyday activities such as toys, dolls, television, playground activities, schools and religious settings. This resulted in low self-acceptance, confidence and esteem.

Based on our constitution: TO

1. Assist in the spiritual, social and cultural development of members and their offspring.

2. Train members for the purpose of playing active and constructive roles in the development of their country of residence

SASA was created to show the other side, hence the name,
SASA-Showing Another Side of Africa.- the side NOT usually shown in schools, books, toys, dolls, religious settings, TV or the society at large.

It is part of our multicultural enlightening activity linked service(M.E.A.L.S)

Our focus is Tackling of Prejudice Positively (TOPP)by enabling, empowering and equipping everyone to:
Assess and Accept oneself wholly and positively
Break barriers and Build bridges but not burn them
Create channels to counteract negative challenges.
SASA is also a support system for children, young people, their families and individuals of African descent or recently come from Africa.
It is based on two Proverbs from Africa-
‘It takes a village to raise a child’
'(S)He who can walk can dance
(S)He who can talk can sing’

Within two years, SASA has targeted hundreds more children, carers and ‘loco parentis’. Our projects range from establishment and maintenance of Saturday clubs and activities to children and carers of African heritage, to dual heritage children and their carers, provision of specialist services to childminders, toy and book libraries, presentations and exhibitions in schools, health centres and other community based settings-locally, regionally and nationally.

SASA is also :

A Public Health issue

A Community self-help project

A social and cultural regeneration programme

A health initiative that sees self-acceptance, self-confidence and self-esteem as a key to everyone's well-being.

SASA services are FREE .Any one wishing to invite us should contact –
Dr Mrs Ayo Eni-Olotu – SASA Project co-ordinator