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September 23, 2016
‘I’m now a confident young woman’
The Refugee Council’s Children’s Section runs educational classes and social activities for children who have arrived…
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September 14, 2016
Boats, cable cars and three-legged races
With autumn nearly upon us now, the long, hot days and light summer evenings are all…
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August 15, 2016
‘The Refugee Council helped me have a promising future’
Mohamad is a qualified lawyer and refugee from the Middle East. Since seeking safety in Britain,…
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August 12, 2016
Redefining ‘refugee’
During this year’s Refugee Week, Colegrave primary school opened its doors and hearts to the Refugee…
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July 28, 2016
I have volunteered with the Refugee Council for 20 years – here’s why
Bob Vertes left Hungary in 1957. Both of his parents were Holocaust survivors and after the…
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July 28, 2016
Welcome makes such a difference to a person, especially a child
Mr. Vu Khanh Thanh and his daughter Linh Vu came to Hackney in 1982, as so-called…
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July 28, 2016
We are safe, that’s the most important thing
Twins Fabian Favourite and Fortunate Filda Frizell, 25, left Zimbabwe in 2002 when they…
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July 28, 2016
Becoming a refugee is not a choice
Gillian Slovo is a celebrated novelist, playwright and memoirist. She fled South Africa in 1964 with…
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July 28, 2016
I’ve just requalified as an NHS doctor thanks to the Refugee Council
Dr. Charles Dotou is a Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist from Senegal, who has just retrained to work…
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July 28, 2016
I was desperate for my daughters just to survive
Aziz Anzabi was a university professor at the University of Tehran in Iran. After the election…
