About the Issue
Millions of people across the world are forced to flee their homes because of violence and persecution, and some look for refuge here in the UK. Women who have experienced rape, sexual violence or torture are particularly vulnerable when they arrive in the UK. It is especially difficult when arriving in a completely unfamiliar environment, and many women are unable to talk about their experiences in their own language let alone in a foreign one.
Projects
Here is the work that Comic Relief is currently supporting through the Refugees and Asylum Seekers programme. To find out more, please click on the organisation's name in the list below.
African Community Advice North East (ACANE)
Asylum Aid
Asylum Support and Immigration Resource Team (ASIRT)
Asylum Support Appeals Project
Bail for Immigration Detainees
Barton Hill Settlement
Body and Soul
Bolton Racial Equality Council
Bridging the Gap
Conflict and Change
Coventry Refugee Centre
Derby Somali Support Association
Family Refugee Support Project
Forest Farm Peace Garden
Gloucester Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Housing Associations Charitable Trust
Hull Asylum Seekers Support Group (The 167 Centre)
Imece Turkish Speaking Women's Group
Kurdish Cultural Centre
Latin American Women's Rights Service
Latin American Women's Rights Service
Legal Services Advisory Agency Ltd.
Lewisham Refugee Network
London Ecumenical Aids Trust
National Alliance of Women's Organisations (NAWO)
North Glasgow Community Food Initiative
Northern Refugee Centre (NRC)
Ocean Somali Community Association
Ormiston Children & Families Trust
Pioneer Theatres Ltd t/a Theatre Royal Stratford East
Positive East
Praxis
Refugee Action
Refugee Action Kingston / South-West London Refuge Support Project
Refugee and Migrant Centre
Refugee Council
Refugee Resource
Refugee Therapy Centre
Refugee Women of Bristol
Rights of Women
Rochdale Law Centre
Salusbury World
Salusbury World
Save the Children Fund
Scottish Refugee Council
Solace Surviving Exile and Persecution
Swansea Bay Asylum Seekers Support Group
Tamil Refugee Action Group
Tamil Welfare Association (Newham) UK
The Eritrean Community in Greater Manchester
The Helen Bamber Foundation
The Maya Centre
The Minster Centre
The New Writing Partnership
The Rape and Sexual Violence Project
The Rights Project
The South East Wales Racial Equality Council
Refugee and Migrant Centre
Womankind
Yarl's Wood Befrienders
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Region: UK Wide
Organisation name: Salusbury World
Amount: £300,000
Duration: 2 years
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Region: Eastern
Organisation name: Ormiston Children & Families Trust
Amount: £116,826
Duration: 3 years
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Region: London
Organisation name: Salusbury World
Amount: £110,540
Duration: 3 years
Region: London
Organisation name: Forest Farm Peace Garden
Amount: £89,852
Duration: 3 years
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Region: North East
Organisation name: Save the Children Fund
Amount: £92,908
Duration: 2 years
Region: East Midlands
Organisation name: Refugee Action
Amount: £46,162
Duration: 2 years
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Region: London
Organisation name: Refugee Therapy Centre
Amount: £69,749
Duration: 3 years
Region: London
Organisation name: Imece Turkish Speaking Women's Group
Amount: £89,552
Duration: 3 years
Region: London
Organisation name: London Ecumenical Aids Trust
Amount: £96,882
Duration: 3 years
Region: London
Organisation name: Refugee Action Kingston / South-West London Refuge Support Project
Amount: £88,609
Duration: 3 years
Region: North East
Organisation name: The Rights Project
Amount: £25,684
Duration: 3 years
Region: Scotland
Organisation name: Scottish Refugee Council
Amount: £131,780
Duration: 3 years
Region: Scotland
Organisation name: Legal Services Advisory Agency Ltd.
Amount: £80,298
Duration: 3 years
Region: South East
Organisation name: Refugee Resource
Amount: £111,701
Duration: 3 years
Region: South East
Organisation name: Bail for Immigration Detainees
Amount: £132,255
Duration: 3 years
Region: South West
Organisation name: Womankind
Amount: £119,741
Duration: 3 years
Region: South West
Organisation name: Gloucester Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Amount: £94,389
Duration: 3 years
Region: UK Wide-National
Organisation name: Refugee Council
Amount: £138,134
Duration: 3 years
Region: West Midlands
Organisation name: Asylum Support and Immigration Resource Team (ASIRT)
Amount: £136,882
Duration: 3 years
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Region: West Midlands
Organisation name: Coventry Refugee Centre
Amount: £122,210
Duration: 3 years
Region: Yorkshire and Humberside
Organisation name: Solace Surviving Exile and Persecution
Amount: £119,859
Duration: 3 years
Region: London
Organisation name: Body and Soul
Amount: £500,000
Duration: 5 Years
Region: UK
Organisation name: Asylum Aid
Amount: £150,000
Duration: 3 years
Region: England
Organisation name: The Helen Bamber Foundation
Amount: £135,000
Duration: 3 years
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Region: Scotland
Organisation name: North Glasgow Community Food Initiative
Amount: £116,158
Duration: 3 years
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Region: London
Organisation name: Conflict and Change
Amount: £99,900
Duration: 3 years
Region: West Midlands
Organisation name: The Rape and Sexual Violence Project
Amount: £99,716
Duration: 3 years
Region: North West
Organisation name: Bolton Racial Equality Council
Amount: £99,087
Duration: 3 years
Region: London
Organisation name: The Maya Centre
Amount: £95,000
Duration: 3 years
Region: West Midlands
Organisation name: Refugee and Migrant Centre
Amount: £89,793
Duration: 3 years
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Region: Eastern
Organisation name: The New Writing Partnership
Amount: £71,223
Duration: 3 years
Region: London
Organisation name: Pioneer Theatres Ltd t/a Theatre Royal Stratford East
Amount: £20,000
Duration: 2 years
Region: South West
Organisation name: Barton Hill Settlement
Amount: £117,000
Duration: 3 years
Region: Yorks and Humnberside
Organisation name: Hull Asylum Seekers Support Group (The 167 Centre)
Amount: £61,862
Duration: 3 years
Region: London
Organisation name: Ocean Somali Community Association
Amount: £109,179
Duration: 3 years
Region: England-wide
Organisation name: Asylum Support Appeals Project
Amount: £87,486
Duration: 3 years
Region: London
Organisation name: Lewisham Refugee Network
Amount: £116,881
Duration: 3 years
Region: Yorks and Humnberside
Organisation name: Northern Refugee Centre (NRC)
Amount: £54,792
Duration: 2 years
Region: London
Organisation name: Positive East
Amount: £98,530
Duration: 3 years
Region: England-wide
Organisation name: Rights of Women
Amount: £101,174
Duration: 3 years
Region: North West
Organisation name: Rochdale Law Centre
Amount: £119,800
Duration: 3 years
Region: South East
Organisation name: Yarl's Wood Befrienders
Amount: £46,993
Duration: 3 years
Region: North East
Organisation name: African Community Advice North East (ACANE)
Amount: £97569
Region: Scotland
Organisation name: Bridging the Gap
Amount: £30000
Region: East Midlands
Organisation name: Derby Somali Support Association
Amount: £30000
Region: North West
Organisation name: Family Refugee Support Project
Amount: £109740
Region: London
Organisation name: Housing Associations Charitable Trust
Amount: £40000
Region: London
Organisation name: Kurdish Cultural Centre
Amount: £30000
Region: London
Organisation name: Latin American Women's Rights Service
Amount: £30000
Region: London
Organisation name: Latin American Women's Rights Service
Amount: £99588
Region: England
Organisation name: National Alliance of Women's Organisations (NAWO)
Amount: £5000
Region: London
Organisation name: Praxis
Amount: £30000
Region: West Midlands
Organisation name: Refugee and Migrant Centre
Amount: £89793
Region: South West
Organisation name: Refugee Women of Bristol
Amount: £30000
Region: Wales
Organisation name: Swansea Bay Asylum Seekers Support Group
Amount: £30000
Region: London
Organisation name: Tamil Refugee Action Group
Amount: £30000
Region: London
Organisation name: Tamil Welfare Association (Newham) UK
Amount: £30000
Region: North West
Organisation name: The Eritrean Community in Greater Manchester
Amount: £26985
Region: London
Organisation name: The Minster Centre
Amount: £99710
Region: Wales
Organisation name: The South East Wales Racial Equality Council
Amount: £19200
