Refugee Cafe Fundraiser
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Refugee Café takes pride in providing people with refugee status with the tools they need to gain meaningful employment.
Asylum seekers can wait years to gain refugee status in the UK. During this time they are unable to work and receive help with housing and living costs. When a person is given refugee status they’re given a month to find employment and housing. Many refugees are isolated from the local community and do not have access to the resources that most of us take for granted.
Unemployment is four times higher for this vulnerable group, whilst Lewisham has the fewest jobs per person than anywhere in the country, making it especially hard to find employment. At this stage, many refugees can sadly become homeless and also face stress and poverty related health challenges.
We want to ensure there is a path to employment for people like Mahir.
With the money raised we will run our 8-week employment and hospitality training programme to 6 people at a time who have refugee status and live in South-East London. We are also working towards starting a permanent cafe in the new year. This will be a meeting and eating place for all - where trainee chefs can share and celebrate food from their home countries with the wider community.
All contributions towards helping local refugees into work are hugely appreciated.
From all of us at Refugee Cafe, thank you!
Asylum seekers can wait years to gain refugee status in the UK. During this time they are unable to work and receive help with housing and living costs. When a person is given refugee status they’re given a month to find employment and housing. Many refugees are isolated from the local community and do not have access to the resources that most of us take for granted.
Unemployment is four times higher for this vulnerable group, whilst Lewisham has the fewest jobs per person than anywhere in the country, making it especially hard to find employment. At this stage, many refugees can sadly become homeless and also face stress and poverty related health challenges.
We want to ensure there is a path to employment for people like Mahir.
With the money raised we will run our 8-week employment and hospitality training programme to 6 people at a time who have refugee status and live in South-East London. We are also working towards starting a permanent cafe in the new year. This will be a meeting and eating place for all - where trainee chefs can share and celebrate food from their home countries with the wider community.
All contributions towards helping local refugees into work are hugely appreciated.
From all of us at Refugee Cafe, thank you!
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Refugee Cafe
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