A big Swahili welcome for the Big Society
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 by Lisa Glass Posted in asylum Seekers, gender, refugees, voluntary work | 1 Comment »[caption id="attachment_1061" align="alignright" width="184" caption="Therese at an international GenderWorks conference with Oxfam in Brussels earlier this year"][/caption] As David Cameron’s idea for the Big Society meets more discussion we look to see the public sector gaps already filled by community groups. ...
Join Oxfam at Refugee Week!
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 by Krisnah Poinasamy Posted in asylum Seekers, attitudes, equality, livelihoods, refugees | 9 Comments »Oxfam was founded to provide relief to refugees in Europe. Today we believe it’s vital to provide sanctuary to those in need, and we’re keen to highlight the positive impacts refugees make right here in Britain. Next week is Refugee ...
Who Cares?
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 by Krisnah Poinasamy Posted in asylum Seekers, equality, gender, labourrights, migrants, refugees, uk poverty | 1 Comment »The UK has an ageing population – with the number of people over 80 set to double to eight per cent of the population by 2030. Unable to meet the ever-increasing demand for care workers through the British workforce, the ...
Government slashes support to asylum seekers
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 by Marilyn Croser Posted in Uncategorized, asylum Seekers, refugees | 3 Comments »At the Refugee Council, we’ve launched a campaign calling on the government to revise its decision to cut support to asylum seekers to just over £5 per day. From October, single asylum seekers aged over 25 will receive just £35.13 ...
Behind the statistics are thousands of skilled and talented individuals
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 by Nick Scott-Flynn Posted in refugees | No Comments »When the British Red Cross first commissioned a survey into attitudes towards refugees and asylum seekers we already knew there was a gap between perception and reality. We were pretty sure the results would show why Refugee Week, with the ...
Just one simple act to support Refugee Week
Monday, June 15th, 2009 by Almir Koldzic Posted in refugees | 1 Comment »Refugee Week is about promoting and celebrating the contribution of refugees to the UK. It was set up by a small group of charities in 1998 and, in the attempt to address the often vicious stories about refugees that dominated ...
