On Sunday 09 February 2020, Rethink Rebuild Society, in partnership with members of the Egyptian, Sudanese, Palestinian and Somali communities organised an event about the impact of Brexit on Arab communities residing in the UK.
We are so thrilled to announce that Rethink Rebuild Society (RR) is the winner of Emerging Impact Award as voted on social media, for their work with supporting and improving the lives of refugees in the UK. The ceremony took place at the University of Manchester on Thursday 6 February 2020.
On Sunday 5 January 2020, Rethink Rebuild Society hosted the first lecture in 2020 about the role of humanitarian NGOs in responding to the Syrian Crisis. The lecture was provided by the humanitarian activist Mr Mazen Al Hossaini who shared his knowledge and experience through working with different Syrian and International NGOs.
As part of Erasmus Plus Training Programme, RR's manager Dr Haytham Alhamwi provided a talk on 17 December 2019 at Sharon Youth Centre on 17 December 2019. The program hosted participants from 9 different countries. The talk highlighted many areas related to the refugees crisis and the root cause of the influx of Syrian influx outside their country.
Journalist Leonore Schick reported to Associated Press (AP) about the 3rd annual Celebrating Syria Festival which was held in various locations across Manchester between 2 and 9 November 2019. Leonore reported on the main events that happened in the first two days of the festival. Thank you Leonore and AP for covering part of the festival
