Tea's up!
Since World Refugee Day in June 2010, more and more people are hosting a RefuTEA with their friends, family, colleagues and local community. In December 2011, people all over the UK stood up for the rights of refugees on Human Rights Day and now in June this year, RefuTEA events will be returning once more for World Refugee Day, even bigger and better than before!
Tea parties are fun, easy to organise and can raise pots! We hope that you’ll accept the challenge and put the kettle on.
Click here to get inspiration from RefuTEAs hosted by different people across the UK. You can also see photos of previous RefuTEAs on Facebook or on Flickr.
Easy as one, two, tea.
Step one: Register to receive your free host pack by post (or you can download and print extra copies here).
Step two: Send out invitations to your guests. You can promote your RefuTEA while collecting donations by hosting your event online at Virgin Money Giving.
Step three: Tea!
After your event, remember to send us the money you’ve raised with the completed donation form in the host pack. You can also donate to us on our website, by post or over the phone.
As a RefuTEA host, your free host pack will include:
- A RefuTEA poster to advertise your event
- A step-by-step guide to make your RefuTEA a success
- A Refugee Council poster
- Special RefuTEA invitations to send to your guests
- Tips on how to raise money and publicise your event
- Information about the Refugee Council
To receive your FREE host pack, register online, phone 020 7346 1203 or email refutea@refugeecouncil.org.uk
Don't forget to send us photos of your event. If you have a Flickr account, tag your photos as 'RefuTEA'. 
Join the conversation on Twitter and use #RefuTEA to tell us about your ideas for your RefuTEA in 2012!
Every day we meet asylum seekers and refugees who have fled the most unimaginable situations, including war, torture and persecution. They are simply looking for a place of safety, as any of us would.
Flaws in the decision-making process mean too many people who genuinely need protection here are turned down. They then live in limbo – unable to return home safely, forbidden from working and reliant on very limited financial support, or left destitute and homeless. As a result, many live in poverty and have poor health. Some estimates suggest that there are around 500,000 destitute, refused asylum seekers living in Britain.
Your RefuTEA will help us raise the vital funds we need to continue our life saving and life changing work. We can’t think of a better reason to put the kettle on.
