Who we are

We are an independent membership organisation created in 2003 by and for community organisations led by Refugees and Asylum Seekers living in the North East of England. 

We are founded on the understanding that

• peer support plays a unique and vital role in promoting integration
• policy and services are most effective if the voice of the refugee and asylum seeker community themselves is heard in their development

Learn more about who we are and how we began at About us

What we do

We empower refugees and asylum seekers to take action to support their communities. Find out about the support we offer at our Programmes page

And we support our members to develop their Collective Voice and use it to influence decision makers so as to promote equality and integration for all refugees and asylum seekers living in the region. Go to Our Voice page to hear how our members are using their voice to influence change

Visit our Members page to hear about the brilliant support that refugee-led community groups organise for their communities and how to contact them if you want to join in.

Get in touch

If you are a refugee or an asylum seeker and have an idea to support your community please contact us to talk about how we can support you. Email us at info@refugee.org.uk or call John on 07852269486 Suraiya on 07407804539.

If you are an agency and would like to share information with refugee-led community groups, engage with them and hear their voice please contact us at info@refugeevoices.org.uk.

If you would like to discuss training for your staff to help them develop  insight and empathetic empathetic understanding of the specific challenges refugees and asylum seekers face and what works in supporting them from their perspective, please contact us on info@refugeevoices.org.uk. You can find out about the training we offer here 

Read our latest Annual Review

Click here to find out how we have been contributing to change over the last year.