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Refugee Women Connect marches in Liverpool City Region's Virtual Pride

We couldn't march this year, but we did take part in LCR's Virtual Pride. Read more

Conversations with IRiS: Displaced SGBV survivors and COVID-19

Advocacy Group member Hana, our Head of Policy & Advocacy Pip and Sereda Project researcher Sandra Pertek met as part of their Conversations with IRiS series. Read more

How the Outreach team have continued their vital work through lockdown

Our Outreach team offer crucial services to asylum-seeking and refugee women. Read their blog where they explain how they've transformed their services and continued to work through lockdown. Read more

Matanda's Blog: Why Pride is important to LGBTQ+ asylum-seeking women

Advocacy Group Member Matanda shares her thoughts on why Pride is important to LGBTQ+ asylum-seeking women and how she'll be marking the event this year. Read more

Refugee Week Day Five

We conclude our Refugee Week celebrations by looking back on the actions our women have taken this week. Read more

Refugee Week Day Four

Today we are highlighting the work members of our Art Support Group have completed where members depicted their imagined world through a keyhole. Read more

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Lift the Ban report published today

Lift the Ban report launches the new report 'Common sense: why people seeking asylum should have the right to work' which highlights why giving people seeking asylum must be given the right to work.

Home Affairs Select Committee report on Home Office preparedness for COVID-19 released today

In March 2020 we submitted to the Home Affairs Select Committee on Home Office preparedness for COVID-19. Today the Committee published their report on institutional accommodation as part of their inquiry.

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Refugee Women Connect marches in Liverpool City Region's Virtual Pride

We couldn't march this year, but we did take part in LCR's Virtual Pride.

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Refugee Women Connect provides support for asylum seeking and refugee women including survivors of sexual violence, slavery and human rights abuses.

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As a drop-in volunteer, you will have a range of different responsibilities from being on the reception desk and greeting our service users to helping out with the children.

Support map

We know it is important to have a local service you can rely on. Because of this we are creating a map of refugee women’s services and groups across the UK. If you would like to tell others about a great service or group then please get in touch so that we can add them to our map. If you are a woman seeking asylum or with leave to remain and cannot find a local service then please get in touch and we will try to help you find one.