About Women for Refugee Women
A better, safer life for all refugee women should be possible in the UK.
Every woman who has had to flee their home for their safety deserves a chance to live, and to thrive, again. No matter who she is or how she got here.
At Women for Refugee Women, we support refugee and asylum-seeking women who have fled persecution including rape, gender-based violence, domestic violence, forced marriage, female-genital cutting, sexual violence, torture, and trafficking to rebuild their lives on their own terms.
But when women arrive to the UK seeking safety, they are disbelieved by default, heartlessly detained at random, forced into poverty and are often left to ‘live’ in atrocious accommodation.
Applications for refugee status can take years in the UK as a result of a system that has been purposefully built to break people. This isn’t just wrong, it’s shameful.
That’s why we work alongside women seeking safety in the UK to campaign for a compassionate and fair asylum system.
Every woman who joins our network will be welcomed into our community space where she can join our creative, educational and wellbeing activities alongside other women who understand what she has been through.
Together we can, and do, make a real difference.
Our values
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are inclusive of and stand with all women regardless of race, class, sexuality, gender identity and expression, faith, national origin, language, education, age and disability. We are always mindful of privilege and imbalances of power, and seek to treat everyone fairly and equally.
Collaboration
We are stronger when we work together: we listen, we learn, we share and we support one another.
Transparency
We are open and accountable in our decision-making.
Courage and authenticity
We are brave and bold in how we challenge injustice. We will keep the women with whom we work, and these values, at the heart of all we do.
Kindness and compassion
We treat everyone with dignity, kindness and compassion. We value and nurture the contributions of all those we work alongside. We are respectful, supportive and caring.
Creativity, learning and reflection
We are open to different ideas and skills and celebrate that there may be many ways to achieve change. We have a culture of continuous learning and embrace reflection.