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Film Launch: Life Beginning
Refugee Youth Project is proud to present Life Beginning, a film created by Bhutanese refugees and British young people living in Greater Manchester.
After spending almost two decades living in refugee camps in Nepal, the Bhutanese group came to Greater Manchester in 2010 as part of the Gateway Protection Programme, which resettles some of the most vulnerable refugees in the world and is jointly run by UNHCR and the Home Office.
With funding from First Light, Refugee Youth Project worked in partnership with Refugee Action, Student Action for Refugees and Chesham Fold Community Centre to run the Sharing Stories project from March to July 2011. The young people worked with filmmaker, Justin Rhodes, to create a documentary about their experiences, culture and history.
We hope you enjoy the film!
Refugee Youth Project hiring London Project Manager
August 2011
Refugee Youth Project is recruiting for an experienced full time Project Manager (£28,710 inc. LW) to deliver our out of school support project for young refugees and asylum seekers in London Borough of Barnet from January to November 2012. Activities include fortnightly Saturday outings, an after-school youth group, a peer-mentoring programme and a young women's group. The role will entail responsibility for fundraising and managing the project's budget. For more details please download the following information or email info@refugeeyouthproject.org.uk.
London Project Manager - Job Description
London Project Manager - Letter
London Project Manager - Person Specification
Refugee Week
June 2011
Trustees Alice Griffey and Victoria Ing trained and coordinated fifteen enthusiastic volunteers to visit inner city London schools during Refugee Week 2011. The volunteers delivered lessons to London primary and secondary school pupils on topics including - what do that words asylum seeker and refugee mean, what is it like to be an asylum seeker or refugee in the UK or internationally, what are child rights and do all children have access to these rights.
Thank you so much to our brilliant volunteers and also to the schools who invited our volunteers in to deliver our lessons and workshops! Thank you also to Springfield Community Flat for supporting our work on this project.
If you would like further information on the Education Project please contact Alice at education@refugeeyouthproject.org.uk.
Fundraising
June 2011
More runners raised funds for our Lebanon project in May and June. Thanks to:
Gemma Richards for raising £135 completing the South West Run in May.
Catriona Pennell for raising £660 running in the Berlin 25km road race on May 8.
Sarah Lincoln for raising £53 while running the Flora Women's Mini Marathon in Dublin on June 6.
Photo Exhibition
May 2011
Young people's photographs and artwork will be displayed at an open evening at Compass youth club on Thursday 19th May from 5-7pm. There will also be a chance for young people and professionals to play a giant graffiti board game created by the young people and to share their views on support and services for young refugees and asylum seekers in Croydon. All welcome, please contact us for more details.
Croydon Workshop
April 2011
The four day workshop in Croydon was a great success, with young people attending photography, drama and graffiti art sessions. Lots of fun was had by all.
Fundraising - 2011
April 2011
Catriona Pennell is running the Berlin 25km road race on 8th May 2011 to raise funds for our Lebanon project. Sponsor her at JustGiving.
Refugee Youth Project supporter Gemma is running the Great West Half-Marathon on Sunday 1st May 2011 on behalf of our Lebanon project and the Cats Protection League. Please sponsor her.
Congratulations to Roz Evans, Rachel Mayer and Guy Hayes for raising over £1,300 for Refugee Youth Project in the Brighton Half Marathon on 20th Febuary 2011 and to Sarah Jeavons for raising over £400 for Refugee Youth Project in the Brighton Marathon on 10th April 2011. And thank you to everyone who sponsored them!
March 2011
Thanks to the Vodafone World of Difference UK programme, Roz Evans and Sarah Jeavons were successful in winning two of 500 places to volunteer full time for the charity for two months.
During her placement Roz will be initiating new creative activities for young asylum seekers and refugees in London and Manchester. Sarah will be working with young refugees in London to help Refugee Youth Project better target their services. That means finding out what the kids feel they need, not just what we think is best for them.
You can follow their progress by visiting their blogs: Sarah Jeavons, Roz Evans
Or by following them on Twitter @sarahandroz
February 2011
Trustees and Supporters of Refugee Youth Project - Roz Evans, Rachel Mayer, Guy Hayes and Marc Lewis - are running the Brighton half marathon on Saturday 20th Febuary 2011. They aim to raise £2,000 to help vulnerable young refugees in Lebanon and Nepal. Help them achieve their target.
Thank you for your support
Alternative Christmas Catalogue!
January 2011
Thank you to all our supporters who purchased an alternative gift from Refugee Youth Project's Christmas catalogue. The Christmas 2011 catalogue raised over £700. Your generous gifts will support our vunerable young refugees in Lebanon and Nepal.