We are very happy to announce that the wonderful artist and friend of Refugee Action – Colchester, Gee Vaucher, has designed some T-shirts exclusively for our organisation. Carrying the words “kindness is the only way forward”, something all of us at RA-C firmly believe in. Our dedicated Caseworkers work tirelessly to support the most vulnerable clients […]
Just before the Covid 19 lockdown we were excited to receive a generous grant from Colchester Borough Council specifically for use with our Forest School activities. For about 2 years we had had the occasional Forest School in High Woods, Colchester, under the supervision of Tim, a volunteer who is a qualified Forest School leader […]
It was recently noticed by the Clinical Commissioning Group the huge amounts of work that we do here at RA-C to fill the gaps in much needed support services for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and other vulnerable people. As such we have been awarded funding from the CCG and I am delighted to begin an official […]
While we are all finding our own ways to cope with the demands of a protracted lockdown, we are conscious of the very many people for whom social distancing and other safety precautions are an impossibility. Residents of refugee camps the world over are living in a state of heightened anxiety because of the risks […]
There are now Webinars available which try to demonstrate to people how to engage with clients during lockdown and the Covid19 experience. It hasn’t really been an issue we have faced. Our community is already so bonded that most referrals come in from previous clients and our existing groups have all continued. One group – […]
At Refugee Action – Colchester we have always been of the belief that any money we raise is better being used for the benefit of our clients than sitting in the bank. And we are proud of the fact that we have always been able to help those in most need, thanks in large part […]
Actions to slow the spread of coronavirus are changing just about every aspect of what we have come to think of think of as normal life, the things we take for granted – and the virus itself is understandably causing great concerns for the well-being of loved ones. It’s almost impossible for the awful situation […]
Every Friday during term time between about six and ten Sixth Form students, along with teachers Kerstin and Alison stay behind when lessons finish at 4pm at The Sixth Form College, North Hill. They do so to provide one to one help with homework for school age young people in the refugee community. The club […]
We are very pleased to announce that Refugee Action – Colchester has received a grant from Colchester Council to enable to us to run our popular Forest Schools for the next three years. The money will enable us to purchase our own equipment and pay for sessions to be run with targeted groups within our […]
FGM – What is it and how many does it affect? Female Genital Mutilation, also known as ‘cutting’ or ‘sunnah’ is an abuse suffered by 2 million woman and girls globally, and thought to affect over 130,000 woman here in the UK. It is, put simply by the World Health Organisation (WHO)… “All procedures involving […]
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