{"id":2888,"date":"2023-01-17T14:50:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T14:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/?page_id=2888"},"modified":"2026-04-15T11:15:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:15:24","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About-New"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box video-background hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns fusion-no-small-visibility\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;'><div class=\"fullwidth-video\"><video preload=\"auto\" autoplay loop muted><source src=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/about.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video><\/div><div class=\"fullwidth-overlay\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 50px 10% 50px 10%;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:220px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: #fff; font-size: 72px;\">ABOUT US<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffa50a; font-size: 21px;\">Empowering Refugees and Asylum Seekers to be active agents in change<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:220px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-parallax-none hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-image: url(\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/head1-1.jpg\");background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 50px 10% 50px 10%;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:90px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: #fff; font-size: 48px;\">ABOUT US<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffa50a; font-size: 24px; line-height: 32px;\">Empowering Refugees and Asylum Seekers to be active agents in change<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:70px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_2_3  fusion-two-third fusion-column-first 2_3\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;width:65.3333%; margin-right: 4%;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 50px 10% 50px 10%;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><h2>Our Members<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#faa634;border-top-width:3px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;max-width:200px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p>Our members are community groups set up and run by people who are refugees and asylum seekers to support other refugees and asylum seekers who live across the North East region. They are known as Refugee-led Community Organisations (\u2018RCO\u2019s). 114 RCOs have joined our organisation since we began in 2003.<\/p>\n<\/div><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img1-1.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"311\" alt=\"Members gather at our AGM\" title=\"Members gather at our AGM\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img1-1-200x96.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img1-1-400x191.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img1-1-600x287.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img1-1.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p style=\"padding-top: 20px;\">Go to our <a class=\"text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/index.php\/members\/default-user-group\/\">Members page<\/a> for profiles of our currently active members.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 13px; width: 13px;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-1 .panel-title a{font-size:16px;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-1 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #ffae23;border-color: #ffae23;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-1 .panel-title a:hover, #accordion-2888-1 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #e2871f;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-1 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-1 .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #e2871f!important;border-color: #e2871f!important;}<\/style><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion-2888-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2888-1\" data-target=\"#020a1575a859213ac\" href=\"#020a1575a859213ac\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Read More<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"020a1575a859213ac\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Our membership encompasses community mobilisers, activists and advocates from over 30 counties of origin who are taking the lead in civil society and being active agents for change. They are women and men, of many faiths, nationalities, ethnicities, languages and backgrounds who share a deep commitment to support the integration of refugees and asylum seekers in this region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">RCOs organise many different support activities, and range in scale from small, unfunded informal groupings to constituted, funded structures. The communities they support share experience or identity, for example their language, ethnicity, nationality, gender, where they live, or a particular challenge.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Refugees and asylum seekers are a community of shared and unique experience. They face distinct challenges arising from the reasons they had to flee their country, their journeys to safety, and from lives framed by asylum and resettlement policy. These specific experiences and challenges are not experienced by voluntary migrants or non-refugee communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Becoming a member<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">RCOs do not need to be full members to join in our activities, benefit from our support or contribute to the Collective Voice. But they need to be a full member to have a voice in how the organisation is run and to decide priorities for action.<\/p>\n<p>Membership is open to community groups and organisations based in the North East region that are set up and run by people who are refugees and asylum seekers to support other refugees and asylum seekers living in the region. All members are required to support the aims, values and objectives of organisation and follow the rules of its Constitution, policies and procedures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">If you would like to find out how to become a member please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:info@refugeevoices.org.uk\">info@refugeevoices.org.uk<\/a> or call 07918765480. All applications for membership must first be approved by the Board of Trustees and then ratified by the general membership at an Annual General Meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><h2>Our Trustees<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#faa634;border-top-width:3px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;max-width:200px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p class=\"p1\">We are governed by a Board of Trustees, who are elected by and from the membership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Our Trustees share the experience of exile, the challenge of starting life again in the UK, and the motivation to lead action to support others.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alice-Mupaya-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alice-Mupaya-200x243.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alice-Mupaya-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alice-Mupaya-400x486.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alice-Mupaya-600x729.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alice-Mupaya.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alice, our current Chairperson<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-2 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-2 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 13px; width: 13px;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-2 .panel-title a{font-size:16px;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-2 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #ffae23;border-color: #ffae23;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-2 .panel-title a:hover, #accordion-2888-2 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #e2871f;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-2 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-2 .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #e2871f!important;border-color: #e2871f!important;}<\/style><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion-2888-2\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2888-2\" data-target=\"#e99f6a16ca3cff35a\" href=\"#e99f6a16ca3cff35a\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Read More<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"e99f6a16ca3cff35a\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Our current Trustees are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\">Chairperson <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\">Alice Mupaya, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s8\">The4Cs<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Asadollah Ibrahimi<\/li>\n<li>Mohamed Ali, Safe Space Hartlepool<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s2\">Sara Muzaffar, <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/index.php\/members\/my-profile\/?uid=36\"><span class=\"s8\">Peace of Mind North East<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nishanthini Mayurathan<\/li>\n<li>Riada Kullani, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/index.php\/my-profile\/?uid=52\">Diversity Inside Us<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Samsoudini Moussa, Digital Inclusion NE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since our first Committee was elected in 2003, 57 members have served as Trustees \u2013 27 women and 30 men from 26 countries of origin. We sincerely thank them for their valuable contribution and especially to the 10 members who have served as Chair: Amir, Dr Mohamed, Bini, Chester, Elizabeth, Mustaffa, Karen, Larry, Elham and Ramatoulie.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3162\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3162\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3162 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img5-1.jpg\" alt=\"Former Chairpersons reunite on our 20th anniversary \" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img5-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img5-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img5-1-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img5-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img5-1.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Chairpersons reunite on our 20th anniversary<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Trustees are elected for 3 years. They chose which Trustee will serve as Chair. They serve the interests of the whole membership and do not represent their RCO at meetings of the Board.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><h2>Our Staff<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#faa634;border-top-width:3px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;max-width:200px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p class=\"p1\">Our Staff provide support to our members across the region and organise our activities based on the priorities set by our members.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-3 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-3 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 13px; width: 13px;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-3 .panel-title a{font-size:16px;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-3 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #ffae23;border-color: #ffae23;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-3 .panel-title a:hover, #accordion-2888-3 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #e2871f;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-3 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-3 .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #e2871f!important;border-color: #e2871f!important;}<\/style><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion-2888-3\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2888-3\" data-target=\"#2dd887200c646fa94\" href=\"#2dd887200c646fa94\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Read More<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"2dd887200c646fa94\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<ul>\n<li>Thiago Elert Soares, Coordinator<\/li>\n<li>Judy Eyram Akosua Agbo, Community Development Officer<\/li>\n<li>Suraiya Riyaz, Communications Officer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><h2 class=\"p1\">Our Constitution<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#faa634;border-top-width:3px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;max-width:200px;\"><\/div><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img7-1.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"423\" alt=\"\" title=\"img7\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img7-1-200x130.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img7-1-400x260.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img7-1-600x390.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img7-1.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p style=\"padding-top: 20px;\">Our constitution was signed in March 2003 by 17 founding member groups.<\/p>\n<p>We became a registered charity in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, we were awarded Community Organisation of the Year at the Tees Valley BME Achievement Awards.<\/p>\n<\/div><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img9-1.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" alt=\"\" title=\"img9\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img9-1-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img9-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img9-1-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img9-1.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p style=\"padding-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/721_logo_721.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/721_logo_721-200x70.png 200w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/721_logo_721-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/721_logo_721.png 329w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p style=\"padding-top: 20px;\">In 2013, we won the Outstanding Small Organisation award at the North East Voluntary and Community Sector Awards. Watch the film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gV2cD0ocenw\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img8-1.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" alt=\"\" title=\"img8\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img8-1-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img8-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img8-1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img8-1.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/span><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-4 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-4 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 13px; width: 13px;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-4 .panel-title a{font-size:16px;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-4 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #ffae23;border-color: #ffae23;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-4 .panel-title a:hover, #accordion-2888-4 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #e2871f;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-4 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-4 .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #e2871f!important;border-color: #e2871f!important;}<\/style><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion-2888-4\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2888-4\" data-target=\"#11f6ad665fb47254d\" href=\"#11f6ad665fb47254d\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Read More<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"11f6ad665fb47254d\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><em>\u2018The objects of the Association are the advancement of education and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness amongst asylum seekers and refugees in the North East of England and to that end to provide a mechanism for hearing the voice of asylum seekers and refugees by bringing together in council representatives of Refugee Communities working in the area of benefit\u2019. From our Constitution 4th March 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><h2 style=\"padding-top: 20px;\">Our Funding<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#faa634;border-top-width:3px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;max-width:200px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p class=\"p1\">We raise funds to support action and deliver change on the priorities identified by our members.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-5 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-5 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 13px; width: 13px;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-5 .panel-title a{font-size:16px;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-5 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #ffae23;border-color: #ffae23;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-5 .panel-title a:hover, #accordion-2888-5 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #e2871f;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-5 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-5 .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #e2871f!important;border-color: #e2871f!important;}<\/style><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion-2888-5\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2888-5\" data-target=\"#06725255bb14b91e9\" href=\"#06725255bb14b91e9\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Read More<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"06725255bb14b91e9\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p class=\"p1\">We receive funding from Charitable Foundations that support the inclusion of disadvantaged or marginalised voices, equality, social and economic inclusion and social justice. We may occasionally take on a commission for specific piece of work where it matches our aims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It is an honour to have been one of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhfdn.org.uk\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Millfield House Foundation\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Strategic Partner organisations. We are very grateful for the support they have given us over 16 years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/millfield-house.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"143\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We are grateful to all those who have funded our work, including The National Lottery Charitable Foundation, The Community Foundation for Tyne &amp; Wear and Northumberland, Comic Relief, The Ben &amp; Jerry Foundation, The Northern Rock Foundation, Arts Council England, Lloyds TSB Foundation, Royal Bank of Scotland, the Police &amp; Crime Commissioners for Cleveland and for Northumbria.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><h2 class=\"p1\">Our Latest Annual Review<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#faa634;border-top-width:3px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;max-width:200px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Regional-Refugee-Forum-NE-Annual-Report-2025.pdf\">Click here<\/a> to read about our most recent work<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><h2 class=\"p1\">How we began<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#faa634;border-top-width:3px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;max-width:200px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Our organisation<b>\u00a0<\/b>grew out of a project within the <a class=\"text\" href=\"https:\/\/refugee.org.uk\/\"><span class=\"s2\">North of England Refugee Service<\/span><\/a> (NERS). From 2000 to 2001, NERS led the project<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><a class=\"text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/executive_summary.pdf\"><span class=\"s3\">\u2018A Trans-national Network: Hearing the voices of Refugees in Policy and Practice in the European Union\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> for the European Union. The project&#8217;s findings emphasised the necessity of establishing effective mechanisms and structures to hear and act upon the experiences of refugees.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-6 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-6 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 13px; width: 13px;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-6 .panel-title a{font-size:16px;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-6 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #ffae23;border-color: #ffae23;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-6 .panel-title a:hover, #accordion-2888-6 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #e2871f;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-6 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2888-6 .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #e2871f!important;border-color: #e2871f!important;}<\/style><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion-2888-6\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2888-6\" data-target=\"#048c6a8a1c07efad3\" href=\"#048c6a8a1c07efad3\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Read more<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"048c6a8a1c07efad3\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">The report finds<em> \u2018the necessity of recognising complementarity in the roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders to the two-way process of integration. It is clearly evident that refugees themselves are a valuable resource with a vital and integral role to play in supporting the integration process. However, refugees can only perform this role if there is a commitment to developing effective mechanisms and structures for hearing and enacting their voiced experience. This would ensure that policy development is evidence based. The implementation of such an inclusive policy development model would ensure that refugees are practically enabled and empowered to be active agents in the process of their own integration rather than merely the target or object of it. Refugees must be enabled to be active agents in the process of integration policy development and its practical implementation in order for it to be effective\u2019<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_3  fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-blend-mode fusion-no-small-visibility 1_3\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;width:30.6666%'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(244,244,244,0.36);padding: 50px 10% 50px 10%;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We champion peer support<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We support refugees and asylum seekers who take the lead in bringing change to their communities. We support people who are mobilisers, activists and advocates for their community.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator sep-none\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;max-width:200px;\"><\/div><div class=\"strong-view strong-view-id-1 default wpmtst-default no-quotes slider-container slider-mode-horizontal slider-adaptive controls-style-buttons2 nav-position-outside\" data-count=5 data-slider-var=strong_slider_id_1 data-state=idle><div class=\"strong-content wpmslider-content\"><div class=\"wpmtst-testimonial testimonial t-slide post-3020\"><div class=\"wpmtst-testimonial-inner testimonial-inner\"><div data-infinite-loop=\"true\"   class=\"wpmtst-testimonial-content testimonial-content\"><div class=\"maybe-clear\"><\/div><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A Community Mobiliser is someone who mobilizes a community to action leading to increased empowerment and self-reliance.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpmtst-testimonial testimonial t-slide post-3022\"><div class=\"wpmtst-testimonial-inner testimonial-inner\"><div data-infinite-loop=\"true\"   class=\"wpmtst-testimonial-content testimonial-content\"><div class=\"maybe-clear\"><\/div><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A Community Activist is a member of a community who is voluntarily working with others from that community to achieve common aims\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpmtst-testimonial testimonial t-slide post-3584\"><div class=\"wpmtst-testimonial-inner testimonial-inner\"><div data-infinite-loop=\"true\"   class=\"wpmtst-testimonial-content testimonial-content\"><div class=\"maybe-clear\"><\/div><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A Community Advocate is someone who supports their community to express their views and wishes and helps them <\/span><span class=\"s2\">stand up for their rights<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpmtst-testimonial testimonial t-slide post-3585\"><div class=\"wpmtst-testimonial-inner testimonial-inner\"><div data-infinite-loop=\"true\"   class=\"wpmtst-testimonial-content testimonial-content\"><div class=\"maybe-clear\"><\/div><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">However you define your role in leading change for your<\/span><span class=\"s1\">community, we want to support you.<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpmtst-testimonial testimonial t-slide post-4636\"><div class=\"wpmtst-testimonial-inner testimonial-inner\"><div data-infinite-loop=\"true\"   class=\"wpmtst-testimonial-content testimonial-content\"><div class=\"maybe-clear\"><\/div><p><em>\u201cPut simply, RCOs are able to engage and support their members in ways that other organisations and agencies cannot. Language, cultural affinity, their cross-generational membership and the trust born of the shared experience of forced exile, enable RCOs to operate holistically and intuitively, and, in doing so, overcome impediments to independence that confound most mainstream organisations, whether in the statutory or the voluntary sectors.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>Maurice Wren, CEO, Refugee Council<\/p><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box video-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-small-visibility\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:150px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:150px;padding-left:30px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;'><div class=\"fullwidth-video\"><video preload=\"auto\" autoplay loop muted><source src=\"https:\/\/www.refugeevoices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/about.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video><\/div><div class=\"fullwidth-overlay\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 11% 0px 11%;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"  data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: #fff; font-size: 40px;\">CONTACTS<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#faa634;border-top-width:3px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;max-width:200px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 17px; color: #fff; font-weight: 300;\">If you have an idea to improve lives in your community, and want to join action for change, then get in touch with us today.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:25px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_3  fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-spacing-no 1_3\"  style='margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 20px;width:33.33%;width:calc(33.33% - 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