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, Labour rights, 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 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 ...
It’s Refugee Week on the UK Poverty Post
Monday, June 15th, 2009 by Krisnah Poinasamy Posted in Refugees | No Comments »Mar ha ba (Hello in Arabic), This week is Refugee Week! This week Oxfam and our partners are making a special effort to celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK through a series of events up and down the country. ...
