I must thank Allah for his mercy and guidance to achieve some of the successes recorded in the last year. I am privileged to be part of this forward-moving social enterprise. Since becoming Director of the first Somali social enterprise in Leicester in 2003, I had always belief and Still do working in partnership is the most effective weapon to achieve a good result. As an emerging enterprise, challenges are always foreseen and the overcoming of these challenges depends on the ability of the individuals within an organisation.

Aqoon Education Services had managed to overcome these challenges by using both our internal human capabilities (staff, volunteers, community members), and external support which, include business advice and guidance, mentoring from other agencies such as Leicester County CDA, Leicester CAN, whom their support had always been a tangible asset to our successes in the last years. Aqoon, as it expands its services to post 16, I am envisioned in the coming years to lead this enterprise with more dynamic and collaborative based sprit, as Aqoon’s vision remains finding solutions for social problems within newly arrived communities. These solutions can be solved through working in partnership with other dedicated local agencies that have already maximized their effort in helping the newly arrived communities to settle in the City.

By Abdishakur Tarah (Managing Director)






	I must thank Allah for his mercy and guidance to achieve some of the successes recorded in the last year. I am privileged to be part of this forward-moving social enterprise. Since becoming Director of the first Somali social enterprise in Leicester in 2003, I had always belief and Still do working in partnership is the most effective weapon to achieve a good result. As an emerging enterprise, challenges are always foreseen and the overcoming of these challenges depends on the ability of the individuals within an organisation. Aqoon Education Services had managed to overcome these challenges by using both our internal human capabilities (staff, volunteers, community members), and external support which, include business advice and guidance, mentoring from other agencies such as Leicester County CDA, Leicester CAN, whom their support had always been a tangible asset to our successes in the last years. Aqoon, as it expands its services to post 16, I am envisioned in the coming years to lead this enterprise with more dynamic and collaborative based sprit, as Aqoon’s vision remains finding solutions for social problems within newly arrived communities. These solutions can be solved through working in partnership with other dedicated local agencies that have already maximized their effort in helping the newly arrived communities to settle in the City. By Abdishakur Tarah (Managing Director)