REAP Activities

Refugees’ Voices | Building-up Capabilities | Information Exchange, Networking and Training | Language & Interpreting |Refugees for Equality

Information Exchange, Networking and Training

• Referral and signposting, Networking
  • Click for West London Refugee Support Network
  • Click for Refugee Children and Young People Network
  • Discussion workshops/Roundtables and Conferences
  • Mapping Services; Eg. Map of Support Services for Young Refugees in London (preCovid)
  • Facilitating access to information
  • Community research, surveys, collecting and collating experiences
• Practice Papers and Training Materials Publications Resources Training materials
• Campaigns and influence to get refugees’ voices heard
• Training for refugees and migrants
• Training for volunteers to support refugees
• Training for staff who work with refugees and migrants in any work
• Tailored training, on-site training with Q&A sessions.

Language and Interpreting

• Community Interpreters’ Training Programme;
• Supporting good practice when using Interpreters;
• Community Interpreting Service (see \Interpreting @ REAP);
• Opportunities to improve in English/Grass Roots English groups;
• Training and supporting volunteers, staff and ‘hosts’ to lead English activities and groups;
• Materials and packs to use in your own ‘community English’ activities (small charge)
• ‘English Listing’ of local ‘grass roots’ and community English groups.

Refugees for Equality

Equality Workshops eg. ‘Refugees and Equality – integrating the Equality Act 2010 and Public Sector Equality Duty into support for refugees.
Equality Act 2010:a briefing for refugee and migrant community organisations, June 2011

For further information please contact Sarah or ring on 01895 441530

Refugees’ Voices: Policy, Advocacy and Lobbying

• Community Advocates’ Network (CAN).  Members engaging in influencing practice and policy;
• REAP Participation in networks, consultations and debates;
• Direct engagement with service providers and other organisations;
• REAP Campaigns and policy influence

Hear My Voice;  Refugees For Equalities

Building-up Capabilities: Building capability and confidence within refugee support structures

• Capacity-building for RCOs and refugee support organisations;
• Confidence and capability-building for professionals who work with ASRs.

Learning from Practice Paper: BME & Refugee Groups’ Access to Local Authority and PCT Commissioning in West London: Part I and Part II
Hear My Voice; Capacity-building work with RCOs;