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The Gaza Families Reunited campaign (@GazaFamReunited on Twitter/X) coordinated the below joint letter and sent it to the Home Secretary on 2 April 2024. The letter was drafted in consultation with migrants’ rights (including refugee rights) organisations as well as Palestinians seeking to bring their family members to safety from Gaza. ——— 2 Marsham Street  London  SW1P 4DF 2 April 2024   Dear Home Secretary, On behalf of behalf of 75 organisations, law centres, law firms, and funders working in the migrants’ (including refugees’), children’s, and human rights’ sectors across t ..read more

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Children are like butterflies Children are like butterflies  They will continue their life without us.    Mum is like mortar  We are like bricks  She puts us all together and builds the lovely family.    Children make everything nice and bright  She gives happiness and smiles to everything.    Of course, being a parent isn’t easy  But every moment is special  It doesn’t matter where we are  I always love my family.    Time is flying  We won’t see our children at this age again  We have to catch them, our butte ..read more

I want you to know my granddaughter that I care   I love you   I am sad I cannot be there to see you being gifted to the world   I get hurt when I hear your father saying he misses me I worry how will he introduce me to you? a woman who abandoned him when he was 14?   I get confused during WhatsApp video calls sometimes with your mum we have not met yet what will she say about me a woman she waited to see on her lobola day but never showed up?   day and night I feel the pain another layer added on top   listen granddaughter my love comes from as far and as deep as ..read more

Last year was an extremely difficult year for refugee and asylum-seeking women as the Government continued to pursue their cruel and hostile policies, which make it even more difficult for women to find safety in the UK. But alongside hundreds of you, we continued to campaign against this hostility and for a fair and compassionate asylum system for all women seeking safety, and supported over 400 refugee women to rebuild their lives, on their terms. From celebratory parties, performing at public events, meeting with parliamentarians, and building community together – refugee and asylum-seeking ..read more

Yesterday, 17 January 2024, the Government’s cruel Rwanda Bill passed in the House of Commons.   This is despite strong opposition, including the UK Supreme Court ruling of 15 November 2023, which deemed the Rwanda plan unlawful, and warnings from the United Nations Refugee Agency that the plan is incompatible with international law. The UK Government cannot operate above the law.  The plan, which has already cost hundreds of millions of pounds, will mean that people seeking safety in the UK are forcibly deported over 5,000 miles away to Rwanda. Under this plan, people will have ..read more

We’re looking for new volunteers to help deliver our in person activities with refugee and asylum-seeking women! Our creative and educational activities are at the heart of everything that we do to build capacity and promote wellbeing amongst our network. At Women for Refugee Women (WRW), we strive to create a safe space where women can build friendships, skills, confidence and solidarity together. We couldn’t achieve any of this without our incredible volunteers. We’re looking for 4 new volunteers who can start asap, for the following roles: Digital Skills Volunteer: A tech-savvy woman who is ..read more

We’re looking for a new volunteer to support the facilitator of our weekly Radical Knitting Class with refugee and asylum-seeking women.  Our creative and educational activities are at the heart of everything that we do to empower our members and support their wellbeing. At Women for Refugee Women, we strive to create a safe space where women can build friendships, share solidarity and develop their skills and confidence. We couldn’t achieve any of this without our dedicated and brilliant volunteers.  We are looking for a Radical Knitting Class assistant who is committed to a fa ..read more

Last night we held a celebratory event at our grassroots activities space, featuring powerful poetry performances from members of our drama group, who told us how we can Welcome Every Woman.  Performances included important poetry and songs about women’s experiences of seeking safety in the UK: atrocious asylum accommodation, inhumane immigration detention centres and cruel decision-making.    ‘418’ by Mahide: https://www.refugeewomen.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/418.mp4   ‘I say yes’ by EE: https://www.refugeewomen.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/EE-1.mp4 We also laug ..read more