15 refugee and asylum-seeking women came together in Manchester for 3 days of intensive training on research skills, working with Parliament, storytelling and communicating for change. Together we are laying the foundations for our new campaign against the destitution that many women face as they go through the asylum process.

Women joined the retreat from Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST) Manchester, Coventry Asylum and Refugee Action Group (CARAG), Women in Hope (Birmingham), Eagle’s Wing (Bury) and Women for Refugee Women (London).