ESAS community conversation
Community-led · Scotland-wide · ESEA expertise

Community expertise, carefully delivered.

ESA Scotland helps public bodies, charities, researchers and institutions work responsibly with East and Southeast Asian communities — through cultural competency training, community engagement research and strategic consultation.

Community Interest Company · Founded 2020 · Migrant and diaspora women-led · Scotland-wide ESEA advocacy and research

Layered paper collage of community routes and abstract people for ESA Scotland
Community voice
Lived experience, language and trust first.
Public-sector ready
Insight for policy, services and practice.
Anti-racist practice
Racial justice, migrant rights and care.

Consulting & training services

Buy the right help: training, research or strategic consultation.

ESAS supports organisations that need to engage ESEA communities with cultural competence, evidence and care. Start with a scoping call; ESAS will recommend a format that matches your audience, timeline and risk.

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Cultural competency training

Half-day, full-day or tailored workshops for teams working with ESEA communities.

  • Migration histories and community diversity
  • Intra-community sensitivities and language context
  • Practical anti-racist and trauma-informed engagement
View training →
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Strategic consultation

Early advice for services, policies, programmes and outreach that need community trust from the start.

  • Scoping calls and risk review
  • Partnership and outreach strategy
  • Community-informed programme design
Scope a brief →

What ESAS brings

Source-backed experience, not abstract advice.

The original ESAS work spans anti-racism, migrant rights, trauma-informed support, community outreach, mental health, policy advocacy and public learning. The consultancy offer should lead with that substance.

Community-rooted practiceVietnamese working groups, Chinese and Hong Kong diaspora sessions, Filipino/Indonesian migrant worker concerns and ESEA community outreach.
Public learning and advocacyReports, recommendations, public inquiry input and policy-facing insight.
Safe engagementTrauma-informed, culturally competent routes that avoid extractive consultation and protect community trust.

Real ESAS work

ESAS work in rooms, workshops and community spaces.

Use the real photos as proof: community halls, workshops, listening sessions and partnership spaces across Scotland.

ESAS community outreach materials at a Perth Chinese community eventPerth Chinese community outreach
ESAS roundtable discussion with community membersCommunity listening
ESAS Hong Kong BN(O) Glasgow session presentationHong Kong BN(O) sessions
ESAS Vietnamese working group gathered togetherVietnamese working group
ESAS On Your Side outreach table with resourcesOn Your Side outreach
ESAS and EMAUK community outreach stand at an outdoor eventEMAUK partnership

Who this is for

Clear routes for buyers, partners and community members.

Public bodies

Design services and policy with better ESEA community understanding.

Charities & NGOs

Build engagement, evaluation and programmes with trust.

Researchers

Run ethical lived-experience research and community consultation.

Community members

Find advocacy, volunteering, On Your Side signposting and support routes.

Evidence objects

Reports, recommendations and work that can travel.

Make serious documents easy for institutional buyers to find and cite.

Report

Community engagement & wellbeing insights

Community-informed evidence and learning for better services.

View reports →
Recommendation

Covid-19 inquiry recommendations

Written recommendations representing ESEA community concerns.

Read recommendations →
Project

On Your Side & migrant support

Casework advocacy partnerships and routes for people facing harm.

Learn more →

Support ESAS

Consulting income should strengthen, not replace, the community mission.

Donate

Support community-rooted advocacy, outreach and public learning for ESEA communities.

Support the work →

Volunteer

Offer skills in translation, governance, communications, research, advocacy or community support.

Volunteer routes →

Partner

Fund, commission or co-design work that is accountable to community experience.

Partner with ESAS →

Start a scoped conversation

Tell ESAS what you are building before trust is at risk.

For training, research, consultation or partnership questions, send a short brief. ESAS can help shape the work early, define the right community route and recommend the right format.

Submitting opens your email client with a draft message to the ESAS team; you can edit details before sending.