Women Asylum Seekers Together London
Women for Refugee Women supports Women Asylum Seekers Together London, a self-help group of women who have sought asylum in the UK.
We are a group of women who have come to the UK seeking refuge. We believe that our strength is in ourselves. Our aim is to support each other, whatever persecution we have been through, wherever we come from, and whatever stage of the asylum process we are at. Some women in our group are destitute, some have been detained, some have now got leave to remain; all are welcome. We provide a warm, friendly and comfortable space to meet, chat, learn and share information. We aim to speak out about the injustices experienced by women asylum seekers at events and to policy-makers.
Come and meet us!
- We run free English classes every Monday, at 12.30-2pm (beginners) and 3-5pm (intermediate).
- We also organise outings, training, advice sessions and events.
- Please join our drop-in sessions, every Monday at 2pm for lunch, and every second Saturday of every month for our social gathering
- Food and drink are provided, plus up to £5 travel expenses for everyone.
Where: Tindlemanor, 52 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT
Contact: 07852 765193 or
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Read the stories of women who have sought asylum in the UK
We also work together with Refugee women around the UK.
I admire the work carried out by Women for Refugee Women. By telling the true stories of women and children in the asylum process they woke a lot of people up to the scandal of child detention.
Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse
I have been delighted to support Women for Refugee Women since its launch- I've been truly inspired by the great work this organisation does, enabling women who seek asylum to speak out - whether at the grassroots or to government ministers.
Oona King
Many refugees and asylum seekers have fled their home countries because of human rights abuses. The work of agencies like Women for Refugee Women is vital for helping people rebuild their lives and have a voice.
Trevor Phillips OBE, chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Put the word refugee in front of woman and immediately prejudice and projection arise. Meet a refugee woman, hear her struggles – and her joys – and you encounter a person, like you and me, who has been more than unlucky....
....Women for Refugee Women joins the dots, restores our humanity to ourselves and enables women to fight for theirs. Please support them.
Susie Orbach, psychotherapist and author of Bodies and Fat is a Feminist Issue
