Destitution challenge – the end
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 by Hannah Lucas Posted in Asylum-seekers, Attitudes, Fairness, Homelessness, Livelihoods, Refugees, UK poverty, Voluntary work, Wellbeing | No Comments »Just a quick update to say we survived our destitution challenge. Mainly because we were the recipients of leftovers on 3 occasions, I really think we would have struggled without. The weekend was fairly low-key, with just a wander to ...
Destitution challenge – day four
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 by Hannah Lucas Posted in Asylum-seekers, Attitudes, Homelessness, Refugees, UK poverty, Wellbeing | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_1431" align="alignleft" width="298" caption="Some of the typical contents of a food parcel, as distributed to refused asylum seekers by the Red Cross"][/caption] Friday – day four of our challenge. I’ve just had an update from our friends in Birmingham who ...
Destitution challenge – two days in
Thursday, April 14th, 2011 by Hannah Lucas Posted in Asylum-seekers, Attitudes, Cuts, Equality, Fairness, Livelihoods, Migrants, Refugees, UK poverty, Voluntary work | 1 Comment »So Marianne and I are 2 days in to the destitution challenge and so far surviving. Marianne turned her nose up at the rice and sweetcorn we ate for lunch yesterday and I was jealous of our housemates eating curry ...
The Destitution Challenge
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 by Hannah Lucas Posted in Asylum-seekers, Attitudes, Refugees, Wellbeing | No Comments »Marianne Alton and Hannah Lucas are full time volunteers in Manchester working with Refugees and Asylum seekers. This week, in a bid to raise awareness of how refused asylum seekers are treated in the UK, they will be eating only ...
Looking at destitution through a gendered lens
Friday, February 11th, 2011 by Sue Smith Posted in Asylum-seekers, Gender, Refugees, Violence against Women | No Comments »Coping with Destitution paints a heartbreaking picture of the reality of destitution for asylum seekers, and at the heart of the report is another narrative - about men and women. Destitution looks different, and means different livelihood strategies, for the ...
What happens to asylum seekers who are destitute?
Thursday, February 10th, 2011 by Mike Kaye Posted in Asylum-seekers, Homelessness, Refugees, UK poverty, Wellbeing | No Comments »This year marks the 60th anniversary of the 1951 UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, an international standard that has literally saved hundreds of thousands of lives since it was established. Mike Kaye, Advocacy Manager for Still Human Still ...
