About Us

HOW IT STARTED:

Sahara Family Advice is a non-profit Community Interest Company that was founded by two qualified social workers in August 2021. We identified a need for this service through our years of experience of working with families and children. A recent government study covers 31 March 2019 to 31 March 2020. It reveals over 80,000 children in England were in care on 31 March 2020, increasing 2% from 78,140 the previous period. The amount of children entering the care system across the UK is extremely worrying. Children often face a lot of inconsistency, instability and chaos when in the care system. We aim to reduce the amount of children who needlessly remain in care through our service. We also offer support and guidance for families when the best option for the child is to remain in care.

With so many children entering the care system there is very little support focused on the families of the children in care. Families often feel scrutinised, under pressure and at fault.

There is a significant need that during this time, there is support available that is professional, competent, outcome focused, empathetic and reliable.

Children often face a lot of inconsistency, instability and chaos when in the care system. We aim to reduce the amount of children who needlessly remain in care through our service.

We also offer support and guidance for families when the best option for the child is to remain in care. With so many children entering the care system there is very little support focused on the families of the children in care. Families often feel scrutinised, under pressure and at fault.

There is a significant need that during this time, there is support available that is professional, competent, outcome focused, empathetic and reliable.

Meet The Founders

Nazam Hussain (BSc Hons) Senior Social Worker

Mohammad Ausman (BA, MA Hons) Senior Practitioner

C0-Founder of Sahara Family Advice

Working with children and families since 2008.

Qualified as a social worker in 2015.

Experience of working youth offending, child line support, contact centres, child in need teams, looked after children team and fostering and adoption team.

Currently approved foster carer since 2007 and have cared for 50+ children.

Currently also working as a senior supervising social worker for a fostering agency

Registered with Social Work England.

C0-Founder of Sahara Family Advice

Working with children and families since 2014.

Qualified as a social worker in 2015.

Experience of w0rking in an education sector, youth support services, family support agency, unaccompanied asylum seeking minors team, fostering and adoption team for local authority and as a supervising social worker for a private fostering agency.

Experience of delivering training, being a fostering panel number and also taking lead roles in working with unaccompanied asylum seeking children and looked after children's youth council.

Currently working as an assistant team manager within fostering for a local authority.

Registered with Social Work England.

Meet the rest of the team

Abbas Hussain (Volunteer)

Roheel Shahzad (Volunteer)

I am currently studying Quantity Surveying at Birmingham City University. I have been raised in a fostering household so working with children and families involved in the care system is very close to me. I enjoy volunteering at Sahara Family Advice and being part of a team that provides a much needed service to the community.

I am a college student currently studying Computer Science BTEC at Joseph Chamberlain College. I have friends and family who are involved with social workers which is why I enjoy volunteering at Sahara Family Advice. I have interests in customer service and marketing. I am happy to be part of an organisation that helps the community.

Independent Social workers (ISW)

Individual Professionals

Sahara Family Advice also works with a variety of ISW's who have vast experience ranging from working with local authorities, courts, private agencies and offer management and senior practitioner level experience to the team.

Sahara Family Advice also has access to a pool of independent professionals including qualified teachers, medical staff, foster carers, legal professionals, trainers and others.