On Thursday 02 April 2020 at 7pm, we hosted the first series of virtual live talks on our Facebook page. The first talk was about “COVID-19 Pandemic” and it was delivered by Dr Ammar Darwish, a Staff Surgeon at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). In his talk, Dr Ammar gave an introduction on COVID-19 and its causes and consequence.
On Friday 06/03/2020, Dr Moaz El Sayed, our Research and Advocacy Officer participated in the post-screening discussion of the moving documentary “We Are Not Princesses”. The film follows a grouping of Syrian women living as refugees in Beirut, who come together to tell their stories of loss, love, hope and pain through the ancient Greek myth Antigone.
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.
