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Sevenoaks Welcomes Refugees is a local charity formed in 2017 originally to help support refugees from Syria resettling in the Sevenoaks district, as part of what is now the UK Government's Resettlement Scheme. We are also helping refugees from Afghanistan and Ukraine to resettle in our area.
We are a small and growing organisation, with about 100 active volunteers. We are currently helping to support the resettlement of 36 refugee families from Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine in the Sevenoaks district area.
See our Mission, Constitution and more CLICK HERE
ما الذي نقوم به
سيفن أوكس ترحب باللاجئين Sevenoaks Welcomes Refugees هي منظمة خيرية محلية تم تشكيلها في عام 2017 للمساعدة في دعم اللاجئين من سوريا الذين أعيد توطينهم في منطقة سيفن أوكس Sevenoaks، كجزء من برنامج إعادة توطين الأشخاص السوريين المستضعفين (SVPRS) التابع لحكومة المملكة المتحدة. وقد تطور هذا البرنامج الآن إلى خطــة الحكومة العالمية لإعادة التوطين في المملكة المتحدة.
نحن منظمة صغيرة ومتنامية ، مع حوالي 100 متطوع نشط. نحن ندعم حاليًا إعادة توطين 12 عائلات سورية لاجئة في منطقة سيفينوكس ، ونأمل في العثور على سكن لمزيد من العائلات هذا العام.
شاهد المزيد.
Thank you for your wonderful support! We'll be updating soon on the amount raised. If you couldn't come along on the day, you can still chip in via this appeal on JustGiving: 26 April Fun Day!
IMPACT REPORT 2023/24
At our recent Spring Meeting we launched our first Impact Report , for the year 23-24. Click on the image (left) to download the Report.
We hope that the Impact Report will help us tell our story to all our partners and stakeholders. We think it will help especially with securing grants from trusts and foundations. It will also be useful with media contacts.
Ed Ion has been the project manager, and Lizzy Downes the graphic designer. Paul Jones provided the original idea, and has helped steer the report as it developed. Many thanks to Ed, Lizzy and Paul.
Going forward, the plan is to produce an "illustrated" report like this to accompany the production of our usual Report and Accounts for the Charity Commission, in the format that they require. The 24-25 reports are scheduled for September.
We are keen to know what you think of it. Please send your comments, including how we can make the next one even better, to: info@sevenoakswelcomesrefugees.org
The truth about refugees and people seeking asylum
Looking for the facts about asylum? The same old myths and scare stories about refugees and people seeking asylum are peddled again and again. Visit the websites of these 4 prominent organisations to get the true picture—and help spread the truth about asylum. Just click on the logos below:
Refugee council
unhcr
amnesty international
save the children
URGENT APPEAL FOR HOUSING
We are urgently seeking a compassionate landlord to rent a property to one of our refugee families who need to be rehoused.
We, together with KCC/Clarion, SDC and the family itself, are seeking a 2- or 3-bedroom house in the Sevenoaks Town area (or nearby vicinity). The family is comprised of 2 adults and 2 young children.
Should you, or someone you know, be able to rent the family a property (ideally for a period of several years) please get in touch with us at your earliest convenience at properties@sevenoakswelcomesrefugees.org or contact Doug Ellish (dellish@sevenoakswelcomesrefugees.org)
For more information about being one of our landlords please see our Landlord page.
VISION, MISSION & ORGANOGRAM
The trustees want to share with you the newly agreed Vision and Mission of SWR to make clear to all our partners, volunteers and refugee families what Sevenoaks Welcomes Refugees stands for, and to guide our future actions. There will be an opportunity to comment on the Vision and Mission at the Winter Social on Thursday 5th December.
To see the Vision, Mission and Organogram CLICK HERE.
buy brian bilston's book 'refugees' from the empathy store
Buy Brian Bilston's book 'Refugees' from our friends at The Empathy Store - all proceeds go to Sevenoaks Welcomes Refugees. See more details on the DONATE page of our website CLICK HERE
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