Vulnerable Women

Refugee Community Organisations

webeditor@refugeecouncil.org.uk (Refugee Council) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:44:35 GMT

In this episode, the last in the series, we hear about the hundreds of Refugee Community Organisations working to improve the lives of refugees in the UK. We visit the British Afghan Women's Society, run by and for Afghan women, with the support of the Refugee Council.

Elderly Refugees

webeditor@refugeecouncil.org.uk (Refugee Council) — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:25:56 GMT

In this podcast, we hear about the plight of elderly refugees in the UK, many of whom live in isolation, marginalized by society and by their own immigrant communities. Listen to the story of an Iraqi woman, whose lonely life in her North London flat has led her to contemplate suicide.

Women in Detention

webeditor@refugeecouncil.org.uk (Refugee Council) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:58:31 GMT

In this episode, we hear what it's like to be held in a British detention centre - the fate of many asylum seekers who come to the UK seeking sanctuary. A young woman from Zimbabwe recounts her experiences of being locked up in three detention centres, one of them full of male ex-offenders.

Vulnerable Women's Project

webeditor@refugeecouncil.org.uk (Refugee Council) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:38:33 GMT

In this podcast, we hear about the work of the Refugee Council's Vulnerable Women's Project, which provides support to female refugees who have been traumatized by events back home. Listen to the story of a young woman who is rebuilding her life after sustained torture and rape in the Congo.