Community

RR provides community assistance and support to improve lives and promote aspirations of refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants, in particular but not exclusively Syrians and other Arabic speakers in the UK. RR has established an advice service that provides support with benefits, job searches, and immigration matters, thus working to improve the economic and social well-being of British Syrian residents and immigrants from other countries, helping them to become self-reliant in their new country. RR also brings the Syrian community together during these difficult times experienced in their mother country through organising social gatherings and monthly seminars that promote constructive discussions. Our activities are open to the public and are highly successful in bringing the Syrian community together with the wider community.
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Movie Night: Selma

Sunday, 24/04/2016

We hosted a movie screening on 24 April for 'Selma', which depicts the African American struggle for equality in the US in the civil rights era. The movie was followed by a discussion of the lessons that we can learn as Syrians from the African American struggle, and what it means to demand rights and freedom.

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Artful Children Week 2

Saturday, 23/04/2016

Community youth volunteers ran a session of 'Artful Children' on 23 April in which they had children trace and design full-size images of themselves. This six-week programme for Syrian children between the ages of 5 and 10 has been funded by V-inspired and is being organised completely by youth volunteers.

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Indoor Family Fun Day

Sunday, 10/04/2016

We held our indoor family fun day on Sunday 10 April in Levenshulme High School. This is one of the largest annual Syrian events in the country and we were blessed with amazing weather, dedicated and selfless volunteers, and wonderful guests who came from Manchester, London, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, and beyond!

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Rochdale Council sends thank you to Syrian refugees for help with flood efforts

Wednesday, 30/03/2016
Rochdale Council sends thank you to Syrian refugees for help with flood efforts

Rochdale Council sent a letter of thanks on 30 March to our Refugee Support Coordinator Amaf Yousef for the help that Syrian refugees provided in the flood efforts in December. We are very humbled by this acknowledgement and look forward to further engagements with the community.

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