If you do one thing today – watch this film. No child should be forced to leave their home and seek sanctuary, however children currently make up a quarter of people seeking asylum in the UK. It is with both sadness and pride that we launch – A Place to Call Home. This short film […]
It has come to our attention that some webpages state that Refugee Cafe is located in AFRIL’s office at the Leemore Centre. Refugee Cafe is not linked to AFRIL and is not based at the Leemore Centre. To contact Refugee Cafe, please visit their instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/refugeescafe/?hl=en We are sorry to anyone who has travelled […]
Free activities for children over the Summer 2023. Please contact the providers directly to sign up or if you need more information about a specific activity. Children can register for activities if they live or attend school in the borough. Places are allocated on first-come, first-served basis and are free for children receiving Free School […]
It was so lovely to see you at our AFRIL summer party. We hope you had a lovely time in the beautiful setting of the AFRIL allotment of refuge at One tree Hill and had a chance to eat the amazing food prepared by our families. You may have had some conversations with Rose and […]
We’ve raised £2,254 in the first four days of our campaign! Thanks to those of you who have already donated. Please donate & share to support the children at our food bank, art group & allotment. All donations DOUBLED https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a056900002PomefAAB
We have until Tuesday 20th June to raise £7.5K and if we meet this target, @thechilldhoodtrust and our pledgers will DOUBLE all donations, bringing the total to £15K! This year our campaign will support our food bank programme which supports young minds in three ways… Our food bank combines food vouchers, vegetables and fruit to […]
AFRIL is proud to present: Art without borders: The Film The film details the journey of our art@home group inaugural public art exhibition at the Gerald Moore Gallery at Eltham College in February 2023. You will hear from the artists themselves, both parents and children, about the impact of this project and how they […]
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Our music partners Fairbeats are currently looking to recruit a part-time General Manager to play a central role in managing their programme and working with the Co-Directors to manage the charity. For more information click here: https://www.fairbeats.co.uk/home (scroll down to ‘Work with us’)
“Art takes you off from things going on in your life” Art without borders brings together a selection of artworks created by members of the Action for Refugees in Lewisham food bank at their inspiring art@home group over the past 3 years. The artists are refugee and migrant women and their children. The exhibition represents the group: coming […]