This year we spoke to women with lived experience of migration and or forced displacement who work in the charity sector and help others who have been in similar situations.
For International Women’s Day 2022, we talk to Alphonsine Kabagabo, the Director of Women for Refugee Women, an organisation that advocates for and empowers women refugees.
Marianna Solodcaia moved to Walsall from Moldova six years ago and threw herself in her local community, volunteering and taking English classes. She also founded the Vera Group, a support group for women with Eastern European backgrounds.
I was in a limbo; I couldn't believe what was going on. My mind was confused with a debate of going back home or staying in the UK, each had its own valid points.