We met with Katy Wood from the Asylum, Refugee and Migration Service of Manchester City Council on 4 April. We talked about some of the local approaches to the integration of Syrian refugees and what sort of coordination we can achieve to link both of our efforts.
We met with Sekandar Merza, Chairman of the UK Islamic Mission, on 29 April. This was a meeting of introduction and to seek means of cooperation to help with the resettlement of Syrian refugees to be active in their society. We are very grateful to Sekandar for his time and look forward to working further with UKIM.
We met with Julie Ward MEP on 25 March to discuss issues pertaining to Syria. Given Julie's passion for refugees, we spent a considerable amount of time discussing the UK's vulnerable persons relocation scheme and identifying ways to push and challenge the implementation of the scheme.
We met with Gillian Preece and Gideon Winward from the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Programme on 24 March. We introduced to them the work of Rethink Rebuild Society in helping Syrian refugees and some of the primary obstacles that we have faced in our work.
We attended an event titled 'UK Helps' on 17 March in the Z Arts Centre. This event brought representatives from DFID and the Foreign Office to talk about the UK's aid to Syria.
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