Happy New Year and Thank You!
Our Christmas campaign was a huge success thanks to you! With Aviva match funding, we raised an incredible £11,075, which is 44% of our target!
Every penny we raise fuels our fight for justice. People seeking asylum and refugees deserve more than survival – they deserve to thrive, build futures and shape the communities they are part of. Thanks to your support, we’re making this a reality.
Your generous donations will help us make the North East a more welcoming place for people seeking asylum and refugees where they find safety, support, have their human rights respected and can access opportunities to rebuild their lives, fulfil their potential, free of prejudice.
In 2024, we not only provided support services to over 1,000 individuals but also organised activities and programmes to assist them in adjusting to life in the UK. These programmes included:
New To Newcastle
Yoga sessions
Employability Programmes
Football sessions
Skillsmatch - our volunteer initiative
Day trips to attractions like Beamish
Digital Skills courses
Special events such as Refugee Week programmes
This year, we’re determined to do more—strengthening our campaigning efforts, challenging misinformation, pushing for fairer policies, and making the asylum process more navigable at both local and national levels.
Our awareness-raising initiative seeks to engage a diverse audience to help clarify the realities of the asylum process, illustrate the true experience of refugees, and dispel the common myths that fuel hate and division in our society.
Our campaigns group focuses on addressing three primary challenges faced by those seeking sanctuary:
Safe routes
Lifting the ban on work
Halting anti-human rhetoric
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