CROYDON NEW COMMUNITIES & REFUGEE FORUM Platform for Migrant Voices Saima Raza Co - Chair & Lead Researcher City Hall |London | 28 . 02 . 2020
INTRODUCTION v FORMED JUNE 2019 v 2 CO-CHAIRS v OVER 35 MIGRANT BASED GROUPS v LISTENING EXERCISE v ONLINE SURVEY v FOI REQUEST v BOROUGH OF SANCTUARY v COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
PHILOSOPHY 01 COMMUNICATE 02 COLLABORATE 03 CONNECT 04 CITY OF SANCTUARY
THE NUMBERS: GLOBAL 70.9 Million Forcibly displaced 84.5% 37,000 People who flee their homes Of all refugees live in the daily due to conflict and developing world persecution 123,920 Arrived in Europe in 2019
MYTH BUSTING: EUROPE & UK Only 3-6% 64%+ Of all EU asylum claims Rejection rate in made in the UK the UK 0.02% Pop. £5.39 per 18,915 offered settled day status in UK (2018-2019) 1800+ Cash support to refugees for food, sanitation and Incarcerated in clothing detention centres
CROYDON SNAPSHOT: FOI REQUEST WHAT NUMBER OF REFUGEES AND HAS CROYDON COUNCIL FUNDED ANY ASYLUM SEEKERS THAT SOUGHT HELP INTEGRATION PROJECT(S) FOR ADULT FROM CROYDON COUNCIL BETWEEN REFUGEE AND/OR ASYLUM SEEKERS IN JANUARY 2018 AND DECEMBER 2019. THE LAST 5 YEARS? UNKNOWN NONE HOW MANY REFUGEES OR ASYLUM DID CROYDON ACCEPT ANY REFUGEES SEEKERS HAVE BEEN SETTLED IN UNDER THE SYRIAN VULNERABLE CROYDON? PERSONS RESETTLEMENT SCHEME? NONE UNKNOWN
COMMUNITY SURVEY 60+ ORGANISATIONS 3000* REFUGEES & DEDICATED TO HELPING ASYLUM SEEKERS MIGRANT GROUPS HELPED OVER 2500* 85% SOUGHT VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT INCLUDING YEARLY EMOTIONAL
REPORT: STATISTICS % THAT WERE FIGURE OF PEOPLE % WITH DEGREE MEN | WOMEN EMPLOYED PRIOR WE INTERVIEWED AND ABOVE TO FLEEING 50 34% 69%* 64% |36%
WHY PEOPLE FLEE?...TO CROYDON POLITICAL UPHEAVEL & PERSECUTION CONFLICT & CIVIL EXPLOITATION & WAR TRAFFICKING “The simple truth is that refugees would not risk their lives on a journey so dangerous if they could thrive where they are” RELIGIOUS OR ETHNIC DEATH THREATS PERSECUTION SEXUAL ORIENTATION
WHERE PEOPLE FLEE FROM 20 Countries & Nationalities Across 4 continents Top Countries Iran, Afghanistan, Albania & Eritrea 30 Languages Spoken amongst the interviewees
WHAT WE ASKED… HOW COULD SERVICES BE IMPROVED? WHICH SERVICES YOUR EXPERIENCE DID YOU SEEK ACCOMMODATION WERE HELPFUL? ON ARRIVAL HELP/ADVICE? SOCIAL ACTIVTIES ESOL & EDUCATION MAJORITY OF CHARITIES 100% OF LEGAL ADVICE RESPONDENTS HEALTH RESPONDENTS COUNSELLING DROP IN RECEIVED SUPPORT SOUGHT ASYLUM DECISION TIME COUNSELLING FROM A CHARITY OR INTEGRATION HELP/SUPPORT ESOL FRIENDS MATERNITY/CHILDCARE
…WHAT THEY SAID ADAM, 45 NORA, 21 “THERE IS LITTLE EMPATHY, I “IT IS SIMPLE, I JUST WANT TO FEEL HAVE NOT FELT WELCOME SAFE AGAIN FOR ME AND MY AND THAT HURTS” LITTLE BABY” TAARA, 36 ARYO, 23 “AFTER 9 YEARS STILL BRITISH “PEOPLE SHOULD HELP US PEOPLE REMIND ME I AM AFGHANI BECAUSE THEY WANT TO NOT AND NOT ONE OF THEM” BECAUSE THEY THINK IT IS DUTY”
…WHAT THEY SAID “Support groups are really important, “Once you are welcomed, have the information you get from them is some way to use people - don't good. I try to work as much as possible ENZO KAM dump them. Let me contribute." to improve my life and for my kids” “…You have good laws - you I want to work - other people my must follow the law and the age, they work and I know they look SONIA system. I am safe now…” JOSEPH at me" …(because I don't work)
WHAT CAN WE IMPROVE? ACCESS TO ESOL, TRAINING IMPROVED SOCIAL AND AND EDUCATION LEISURE ACTIVITIES ESPECIALLY CHILDREN BETTER EMOTIONAL HEALTH OPTIONS E.G. COUNSELLING ENGAGEMENT WITH IMPROVED INTEGRATION FOSTER CARE INITIATIVES SERVICES BETTER LEGAL ADVICE AND ABILITY TO ACCESS JOBS OR IMMIGRATION CLAIM WAIT VOLUNTARY WORK TIMES IMPROVED PROVIDE CONSISTENT ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS ADVICE AND SUPPORT
NEXT STEPS… COLLATE THE REPORT WORK TOWARD BOROUGH OF SANCTUARY STATUS INCREASE ENGAGEMENT WITH COUNCIL AND MPs TO ENSURE MIGRANT ISSUES REMAIN ON THE AGENDA CONTINUE TO ENGAGE AND ADVOCATE FOR MIGRANT VOICES IN CROYDON E.G. # LIFTTHEBAN
PROBLEM VS. SOLUTION Situation Solution We have a thriving By working collaboratively native migrant and adopting a cross- population as well as sectorial approach. Ensuring newcomers from refugee migrant voices are heard in and asylum seeker the corridors of powers and backgrounds…how do we work to increase we make them feel investment and services for welcome them
HOW CAN WE ENSURE MIGRANT GROUPS FEEL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY IN CROYDON? CREDITS: This presentation template was created by Slidesgo, including icons by Flaticon, and infographics & images by Freepik.
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