Our diary: Supporting refugee women through the pandemic
Women for Refugee Women is a small charity that works directly with women who are seeking asylum in the UK. Most of the women we work with have survived rape or torture in their countries of origin and...
View ArticleWomen for Refugee Women submit evidence to the Home Affairs Committee inquiry...
Women for Refugee Women (WRW) is a charity that supports women seeking asylum in the UK and challenges the injustices that they experience. We have submitted evidence to the Home Affairs Committee on...
View ArticleKeeping strong during lockdown – a poem by Olivia
Olivia Namutebi is a member of the Women for Refugee Women drama group. She has written this poem to share what has helped her to stay strong during the lockdown. She says, “I hope that my poem will...
View ArticleChief Inspector of Borders and Immigration finds that the Home Office is...
A report published today by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) has found that, more than three years since its introduction, the Home Office’s ‘Adults at Risk’ policy is...
View ArticleOur diary: how are partners are supporting refugee women across the UK
Women for Refugee Women is proud to work alongside inspiring grassroots groups that support refugee and asylum-seeking women across England and Wales. This week we are sharing an update from some of...
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Women for Refugee Women launches a new appeal to support refugee women during...
Today we are launching a new appeal to help us to continue supporting isolated and vulnerable refugee and asylum-seeking women during the coronavirus pandemic. Usually, we welcome over 100 women to our...
View ArticleWomen for Refugee Women and partners submit evidence to the Women and...
Together with Women Asylum Seekers Together Manchester, Women with Hope in Birmingham and the Coventry Asylum and Refugee Action Group, we have submitted evidence to the Women and Equalities Committee...
View ArticleOur diary: books for refugee children
Refugee and asylum-seeking mums and their young children have been hit hard by the coronavirus lockdown measures. These families were very often isolated and struggling to rebuild their lives before...
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Our year: 2019-2020
Women for Refugee Women has a vision that every woman who comes to the UK in search of safety will get a fair hearing and the chance to rebuild her life with dignity. The women we work with have fled...
View ArticleInspectorate of Prisons finds that many of the people still locked up in...
A report released today by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) has found that, although the number of people in immigration detention has fallen significantly during the coronavirus pandemic, a high...
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Refugee Week 2020: Refugee women are organising to provide mutual aid in...
This Refugee Week, we are sharing a series of blogs written by refugee and asylum-seeking women who are supporting other women like themselves in their local communities. Today we are kicking off with...
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Refugee Week 2020: Keeping our sisters safe in Halifax!
This Refugee Week, we are sharing a series of blogs written by refugee and asylum-seeking women who are supporting other women in their local communities. Today, Jolanda Skura (pictured right),...
View ArticleWomen for Refugee Women is recruiting a Digital Inclusion Coordinator
Women for Refugee Women is seeking a Digital Inclusion Co-ordinator to work closely with our team to facilitate digital access and improve IT skills among our network of refugee and asylum-seeking...
View ArticleHear us: the experiences of refugee and asylum-seeking women during the pandemic
Today, 20 July 2020, the Sisters Not Strangers coalition publish a report which exposes the hardships experienced by asylum-seeking women in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for...
View ArticleWomen leave Yarl’s Wood detention centre: MPs, campaigners and women who have...
Yesterday it was reported that Yarl’s Wood detention centre has been emptied of women and may be ‘repurposed’ as a holding centre for people who have crossed the channel. Women for Refugee Women has...
View ArticleGoodbye and good luck to Marchu Girma, who is moving on after 10 amazing years
We want to share the news with you that our deputy director Marchu Girma is leaving us to lead the charity Hibiscus Initiatives. Marchu has been a vital part of Women for Refugee Women for 10 years,...
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A message from our director, Natasha Walter
Today, I’m sharing news that feels pretty momentous for me. After 14 years of leading Women for Refugee Women I’ve decided to step aside from the role of director. I won’t be leaving the charity...
View ArticleWomen for Refugee Women is recruiting a Director
Director – Women for Refugee Women £60,000 – £70,000 London Full-time, permanent (flexible, part time and job share considered) Women for Refugee Women is an organisation committed to challenging the...
View ArticleThe ‘re-purposing’ of Yarl’s Wood and the invisibility of women in...
by Gemma Lousley, Detention Policy and Research Coordinator Since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of women held in immigration detention in the UK has dropped dramatically. At the end of...
View ArticleWomen for Refugee Women joins commitment to end racism within our sector
Women for Refugee Women are proud to sign up to the end Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector call to action to end racism within our movement. Systemic racism causes harm to the women in our...
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