Personal stories

The Refugee Council has helped thousands of asylum seekers and refugees. Each of them has his or her own story. These are just some of them.

Young people's experiences of age dispute When a child’s age is disputed by the authorities they are in a vulnerable and difficult situation which they should not be left to deal with on their own.
Fatima and Alain's stories Two stories of destitution from our clients
A happy family reunion Last October, in the Day Centre one of our young clients told Carina, a Youth Worker, that he thought he had seen his little 12 year old brother sitting in class…
Sevda's experience Sevda found support from our Therapuetic Casework unit
Leyla's story How the Therapeutic Casework Unit helped Leyla feel safe
Susanna's story Susanna was trafficked into the UK aged 15 and forced into prostitution
Said's story Learn how football is a part of one young refugee's life
Vulnerable women Despite having experienced unspeakable suffering – torture, false imprisonment, exploitation, extreme hunger, and the worst kinds of physical and mental abuse – many women refuse to back down from a life they know they deserve. This is their story.
Podcasts Welcome to the Refugee Council’s podcast series on vulnerable women which features illuminating audio interviews with some of the vulnerable refugee and asylum seeking women we have met.
Script of the podcasts Our series of podcasts on vulnerable women highlights the trauma that many refugee women have gone through and how the Refugee Council has helped them. You can read the script of each podcast when it is released as an audio file.
Aisha's story "To be banned from paid work is very difficult in any society and it is mental torture, in my view. I dislike living on handouts when I have a lot to contribute and want to earn a wage."

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