Last weekend, I took part in a distribution with Care4Calais at a hotel where asylum seekers are being housed while they wait for their...

For Refugee Week, we wanted to put the spotlight on two of our fantastic teacher/ student pairings to celebrate the work they do...

Refugee Week is about celebrating the contributions and talents of refugees so today I wanted to share short stories about people I’ve...

This June, I’m taking part in the Refugee Ration Challenge, during which I’ll be living off the contents of a ration box given out in...

Last week, Priti Patel proposed a new asylum system, which she claims will stop people dying when travelling to the UK. In this article,...

It’s International Women’s Day 2021! To celebrate, we’ve put together a list of 5 inspiring women who have come from refugee backgrounds:...

The language people learn from their mother is called the mother language. It is the language of the heart and soul. Another definition...

Although my native language is English, I’ve grown up in a household where two languages have been spoken throughout my life. Both my...

Whilst it is important to share figures about the number of displaced people who have suffered in terrible conditions, it can often be...

Determining which country to live in is just one of the decisions migrants have to make when leaving their home country. There are...

Last week a fire tore across Moria camp, on Lesvos, where 12-13,000 refugees have been living. In conditions which were already...

I’ve learnt a lot the last couple of weeks. I’ve learnt how much I value my freedom of movement. I’ve learnt how fortunate I am to be...

This week I set myself the challenge of eating the rations of a Syrian refugee in a Jordanian refugee camp. The rations are: Rice – 1920g...

The more I read about Moria refugee camp, on the Greek island of Lesbos, the more horrified I am. The camp was originally built for 3,000...

I often hear people saying they would like the UK to be able to accept more refugees if only we could afford it. At first, this argument...

It’s Christmas Eve and as usual I’m enjoying spending quality time with my family over the festive period. But while I do I know that...

It often strikes me that the ones who have the most to gain or lose from an election are the ones who have no say in the outcome....

One day when I was volunteering with Calais I helped conduct a survey to guide Care4Calais’ work. Answers to the question ‘what clothes...

On Monday I learnt the news that the government has decided to reverse its plans to cut funding for refugee services in the UK in the...

I've spent the past week volunteering with Care4Calais, a charity which provides humanitarian aid to refugees in Calais, where there is a...