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A year with Women for Refugee Women
by Alphonsine Kabagabo I joined Women for Refugee Women (WRW) as director one year ago. And what a year it has been! When I joined WRW last January, in the middle of the pandemic, I was very much...
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Women for Refugee Women mounts a legal challenge against the Home Office
For the first time ever, we are taking the Home Office to court. We’ve been campaigning against the opening of the new Derwentside detention centre (formerly known as Hassockfield) in the North East of...
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Women for Refugee Women and ILPA: Joint Briefings on the Amendments to...
Women for Refugee Women and ILPA have prepared joint briefings on the Amendments to Clauses 31 and 32 of the Nationality and Borders Bill, both of which will seriously harm women and survivors of...
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Solidarity with all those affected by the invasion of Ukraine
Women for Refugee Women stands in solidarity with women fleeing Ukraine and their loved ones. As the crisis in Ukraine unfolds, we urge the UK government to step up and do all they can to protect...
View ArticleCelebrating the creations of refugee and asylum-seeking women
To mark International Women’s Day 2022, we held a short and lively event where refugee and asylum-seeking women shared their creations. Members of our writing, photography and drama groups shared...
View ArticleWomen and Equalities Committee: Our experience
On Wednesday 23 March 2022, two members of our network, Olivia and Tee, attended Parliament to watch evidence presented to the Women and Equalities Committee on how the UK asylum process is unequal for...
View Article‘Cruel and inhumane’: UK government plans to send people seeking asylum to...
Today, Priti Patel and Boris Johnson announce their cruel agreement to fly people seeking asylum here in the UK over 4,000 miles away to camps in Rwanda. The five-year trial, which will cost hundreds...
View ArticleWelcoming Andrea Vukovic as our new Deputy Director!
Today, Women for Refugee Women is delighted to welcome Andrea Vukovic to the team, as our new Deputy Director with a focus on external affairs. Andrea says: I’m delighted to be joining the inspiring...
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A Judge has Granted Permission for our Legal Challenge: We’re Taking the...
For the first time ever, we’re taking the Home Office to court. A judge has reviewed our case against a new detention centre for women and has granted us permission to move to the next stage. We now...
View ArticleOur Legal Challenge: The Judgment
Today, we have received the news that our legal challenge against the Home Office has not been successful. We are deeply disappointed with this outcome. The judge who heard the case has not upheld...
View ArticleWe are recruiting a Head of Grassroots (Programmes): now closed
Head of Grassroots (Programmes) £40,000 – £45,000 London Full-time, permanent (hybrid working model) Women for Refugee Women is a dynamic charity that was founded in 2007 to support and champion women...
View ArticleHelp us achieve our 2022 – 2025 Strategy: Exciting new opportunities in our...
We’ve launched our ambitious new strategy for 2022 – 2025, which means our small team is growing! Our strategy for 2022-2025 sets out our plan to work alongside women who have sought asylum to support...
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Celebrating 15 years of Women for Refugee Women
On 20th October 2022, we were delighted to host an evening of celebration at the Institute of Contemporary Arts to mark 15 years of Women for Refugee Women. It was incredibly moving to come together...
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‘Say Yes to My Body’ by Olivia
Say Yes to My Body https://www.refugeewomen.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Say-Yes-to-My-Body-by-Olivia-3.mp4 My body is me, under this body My body looks great and hot My body has been thriving...
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‘Give Her a Chance to Survive’ by Maria
The agony of a refugee woman, striving to survive with her children. Survivor Life is good if we make it worth living All I ask is a chance to survive cos I gone through a lot in just one life GIVE HER...
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Listen to the voices and experiences of refugee and asylum-seeking women: A...
Sisters Not Strangers Coalition: We Are Survivors Too https://www.refugeewomen.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/SNS-video-full-length.mp4 Today marks the first day of the Government’s international...
View ArticleAll refugee and asylum-seeking survivors matter: The inconsistencies in the...
All refugee and asylum-seeking survivors matter: The inconsistencies in the Government’s response to sexual violence Priscilla Dudhia, Campaigns and Advocacy Manager, Women for Refugee Women: Today...
View ArticleConcerning findings: HM Inspectorate of Prisons report into Derwentside...
Today HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) has published its first inspection report into Derwentside detention centre, in County Durham. Derwentside opened in December 2021, following the ‘re-purposing’...
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We held our first in-person Christmas party since 2019
On Friday 9th December, Women for Refugee Women held its first annual in-person Christmas party since 2019! It was an occasion for the refugee and asylum-seeking women in our network to come together,...
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Our Year: 2022
Although 2022 was challenging, with the external environment becoming increasingly hostile, we remember a year that was full of hope, joy and solidarity. We hope you enjoy reading our highlights of...
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