Congratulations Comfort! Last night our Director Comfort Etim joined many other incredible refugee women to celebrate their achievements and receive their Pioneer20 awards! The award celebrates the achievement of incredible refugee women and we are thrilled that Comfort has been recognised for her work! Read how Comfort came to the UK, began working at Refugee Women Connect and pioneered her own football team - Comfort's Angels! Comfort Etim - Pioneer 20 2023 | WeAreTheCity Comfort shares her thoughts on the needs of women who are seeking sanctuary. “My take is that we need funding for organisations supporting women, to enable sustainable and continuous support. Women seeking Sanctuary need to be given opportunities and resources that will help them reach their full potential. Access to education, vocational training, mental health support, counselling, housing etc as this will drastically improve and uplift them in settling in a country that is home to them.” Click the links below to see examples of the incredible work Comfort has been doing! Comfort Etim - National Geographic Kids magazine UK's 'Hero of the month We're on The Guilty Feminist! (refugeewomenconnect.org.uk) - Comfort tells us about the tremendous power of sport to build community and empower women, and how her own love of football helped her to create Comfort Angels, the incredible and inclusive football team for women seeking sanctuary in the UK. 'Football helped me find my happy place' Football helped me find myself again You can donate to Refugee Women Connect here to help us continue our crucial work with women refugees, asylum seekers, and survivors of human trafficking. If you're unable to donate but would still like to support us, please email [email protected] to hear about out fantastic fundraising and volunteering opportunities. Manage Cookie Preferences