Category: Stories

Member of Voice of Domestic Workers and frontline activist Grace Nine on the importance of women with lived experience in the migration sector.

Refugee puppet Little Amal has been warming the hearts of Glasgow with her visit to the city…

Celebrating Friendship is our new series for Refugee Week 2021 showcasing bonds formed across borders, generations and…

The Celebrating Friendship series for Refugee Week 2021 tells the stories of friendships formed between people seeking safety in the UK, and those who welcomed them.

The UK is home to a glittering roster of famous people from refugee backgrounds including celebrities, Nobel scientists and sports stars. 

It’s been grim reading with newspaper headlines predicting ‘Windrush on steroids’ with concerns about vulnerable groups at risk of losing their right to remain in the UK and forced into the hostile environment overnight. So, let's investigate what we should be watching out for come the 1 July… 

While fundamentally, we are all on the same side, we have a wide range of views and policy aims that don’t always sit comfortably together. This means building consensus can be hard and that is okay. 

We celebrate some extraordinary women from across the refugee and migration sector.

Emma Harrison looks across the refugee and migration sector at the women who challenge and motivate her.

Sonya Sceats writes about survivor empowerment and the women who inspire her at Freedom From Torture.

Dr Edie Friedman remembers the amazing work of Helen Bamber and June Jacobs.

Marchu Girma on her extraordinary work at Women for Refugee Women and the huge challenges which refugee women face.