Archive | Resource

A massive resource, created and curated by a single person: Dr Farkhondeh Farsimadan at the University of East London. Don’t be surprised if some of the links here appear as future resources of the week. It’s a massive collection, and well worth a dig about  The resources include: Resources on Refugee & Asylum Seeking Children […]

How did we miss this? Awesome site by http://doctorsoftheworld.org.uk called http://migrant.health “A tool for everyone in UK primary healthcare working to support new migrant patients, and a community to ask and respond to colleagues.”

Presentations and a write-up of the first annual Universities of Sanctuary Conference at York St John University on 4 September are available here https://universities.cityofsanctuary.org/get-involved/uosconference. Dr Rebecca Murray also wanted to draw attention to the Mapping Opportunities available for forced migrant students at UK universities: Sanctuary Scholarships report, published last month 

“This guide is for asylum seekers staying in temporary accommodation while their claim for asylum is being assessed, explaining UK rights and expectations and contains important information about: UK culture, values and law health and welfare services staying safe and getting support” You can find links to all these guides here – translated into  Albanian […]

Promoting a culture of welcome for people seeking sanctuary ‘Sanctuary in the Arts’ is a resource pack to inspire, support and promote the use of arts in nurturing a culture and practice of welcome for people seeking sanctuary in the UK. This resource pack contains practical guidance on how your organisation can embed sanctuary in […]

The new indices of multiple deprivation were released on 26th September. These are often called the “£1 billion dataset” due to the decisions that are made using them. You can access this data via the handy tool below: http://dclgapps.communities.gov.uk/imd/iod_index.html You can search by income deprivation, employment deprivation, education deprivation, health, crime, barriers to housing and […]

One of the most established migrant communities of Leeds is the Jewish Community. Whilst we (thankfully) don’t see many Jewish refugees these days, the refugee and asylum sector is full of staff and volunteers of Jewish descent. Many of whom will observe important Jewish festivals.  We thought this document, explaining the dates of Jewish High […]

Posted with the usual encouragement to sign up for the newsletter directly…  AIRE Transition: Issues with Migrant Help Service & Call for Case Studies The new Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility Assistance services (AIRE) contract, which is delivered by Migrant Help and offers a single integrated national service for asylum seekers, has gone live on […]