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Campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence among African and BME communities
As part of the Refugee Council's Refugee Empowerment Project (REP) to develop the campaigning skills of refugees and asylum seekers, Gladys Jusu-Sheriff from Women's Association For African Networking And Development (WAND) UK and her campaign mentor, Jane Tully produced a three minute film as a campaign tool to raise awareness of domestic violence as an issue in African and BME communities and to encourage those who are victims to seek support.
In WAND's experience many women in African communities who are victims of domestic violence are afraid to speak about it. It is seen as a taboo subject and can carry stigma.
WAND along with volunteer members devised a video as their main campaign tool. As part of the film, they created a role play including women who had themselves suffered from domestic violence. The role play characters represented the survivor and a friend encouraging her to seek help. By objectivising the issue through role play, they hope that this film with help others to seek help.
The campaign tool is supported by other voluntary and community groups, as outlined in the closing credits.
Living without living
A Ne Kunda Nlaba film documentary about life of destitute asylum seekers in UK, produced as part of the Refugee Empowerment Project (REP)
Mental health awareness campaign
As part of the Refugee Empowerment Project (REP), Aaliya developed a campaign with her mentor, Kajal to create mental health awareness in the Somali community in Camden. REP is run by the Refugee Council and funded by Trust for London
Refugee Empowerment Project 2011 information open day
The Refugee Empowerment Project (REP) information open day took place on Thursday 24 February 2011, at the Refugee Council, Brixton. The event was well attended with a diverse mix of passionate refugee community organisations (RCO) leaders, who were keen to hear about the new REP project and how this one year campaigning project could help them effect change in their community.
More videos and links to follow soon!
Please check our events page for more details of up and coming REP events.
