Refugee Community newsletters

RCO News and RCO Women's News are newsletters for refugee community groups, produced by the Refugee Council. They are issued bi-monthly. RCO News has information on current opportunities, training, events and funding for refugee community groups as well as information on legislation and issues affecting London-based groups. RCO Women's News has similar categories of information but is specifically concerned with information pertaining to refugee women and asylum seekers.

If you would like to submit any articles/policy information/events/ training information, please fill in our online form. The Community Development Team welcomes any comments and suggestions with regard to future newsletter themes/articles.

Latest newsletters

RCO News, Issue 41, November/December 2008

How Brent Refugee Forum lived to celebrate its 10th birthday – Forum coordinator, Falastin Yassin shares her thoughts on ways to survive this financial climate.
Funding tips and an update about the Refugee Council financial literacy project
How to join Refugee Council’s new RCO fundraising e forum
A Refugee Council policy briefing on a significant country guidance case for Zimbabwe, see www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/Zimbabwe_Nov08.
An interview with Sophie King from Manchester Refugee Support Network about their activities and services.
Free asylum law training courses and the launch of a new housing rights website

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RCO Women's News, Issue 31, November/December 2008 includes:

An interview with Debora Singer of the Refugee Women’s Resource Project at Asylum Aid about its new Women’s Charter to promote equal rights for female asylum seekers.
Funding news from Lankelly Chase Foundation (UK).
Training information on domestic violence from Ashiana, and information from Rights of Women on a series of national seminars on forced marriage.
Information about New Londoners: Reflections on Home - a new collection of photo stories by separated young refugees who have been mentored by some of London’s most established and upcoming photographers.

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