Women for Refugee Women

Who we are

Women for Refugee Women supports women who have fled persecution including rape, gender-based violence, domestic violence, forced marriage, female genital-cutting, torture, and trafficking to rebuild their lives on their own terms.  

Through our programme of creative and educational activities, we support a network of over 675 refugee and asylum-seeking women to develop their confidence and skills. Every woman who joins our network will find a welcoming and supportive space in which she can meet other women and begin to rebuild her life, whether that be through speaking her first words of English or leading campaigns for change. 

Alongside refugee women, WRW campaigns for, and achieves, real change to the asylum system, to ensure that every woman seeking safety in the UK receives a fair hearing. Whether it’s speaking to the mainstream media, performing at arts events, or speaking to Parliament, we support women to campaign on the issues that are affecting them, and by doing so, change hearts and minds.  

Our culture and values

Our Values

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are inclusive of and stand with all women regardless of race, class, sexuality, gender identity and expression, faith, national origin, language, education, age and disability. We are always mindful of privilege and imbalances of power, and seek to treat everyone fairly and equally.

Collaboration

We are stronger when we work together: we listen, we learn, we share and we support one another.

Transparency

We are open and accountable in our decision-making.

Courage and authenticity

We are brave and bold in how we challenge injustice. We will keep the women with whom we work, and these values, at the heart of all we do.

Kindness and compassion

We treat everyone with dignity, kindness and compassion. We value and nurture the contributions of all those we work alongside. We are respectful, supportive and caring.

Creativity, learning and reflection

We are open to different ideas and skills and celebrate that there may be many ways to achieve change. We have a culture of continuous learning and embrace reflection.