What we do

• Provide a public and community platform for Chagossians all over the world using conferences, meetings, community events, social media and the press and broadcast media. Our Facebook page and Twitter
• Organise campaigns and communications which can improve the lives of the exiled Chagossian community through dialogue with decision makers, government bodies, and the press
• Build networks between Chagossian community organisations and form partnerships with them to support their activities and aims
• Build networks with organisations, individuals and bodies who can support the Chagossian community,
• Build a network of researchers and academics who can provide evidence and understanding which will advance the lives of Chagossians
• Build partnerships with environmentalists who help sustain the islands and the relationship between people and the islands

Our campaigns

• UK citizenship rights for Chagossians and their families
• Self-determination for Chagossians in relation to the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago
• Supporting the right of return to the islands for Chagossians
• Enabling the voice of Chagossians to be heard at an international and governmental level
• Enabling projects to support the health, wellbeing, education, training and financial wellbeing of the Chagossian community
• Preserving and developing the culture and history of the Chagossian community
• Partnering with environmental groups to ensure the voice of the Chagossian people is represented and that Chagossian cultural ecosystems are preserved
• The construction of a Chagossian community centre in the UK
• Funeral grants for Chagossians
• Management of the £40 million pound  UK Government package in the interests of the whole Chagossian community worldwide.