Zoom! From 0 to 12 in five months!
Not quite Formula One, but our covid-secure online English classes have taken off! Our online presence began in early July,…
Posts Categorized: Refugees
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WDCoS Writing Competition 2020
As with so many events and activities, the coronavirus situation has disrupted this competition. WDCofS is grateful to the Access…
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Latest Coronavirus advice in 60 Languages …
https://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/coronavirus-information/#
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Asylum Seekers Support Fund – July Update
C/O Quaker Meeting House,Thornhill Street,Wakefield WF1 1NQRegistered Charity No. 1187477
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Refugee Week 2020 – Day 7
Sanctuary Sunday celebrates our long tradition of sanctuary in British society. Under medieval English common law, sanctuary doorknockers like this…
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Refugee Week 2020 – Day 6
We are proud of our City! Those people who pass through Wakefield on their journey looking for asylum often…
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Refugee Week 2020 – Day 4
New arrivals to Wakefield from other parts of the world may have little English, and need a little help to…
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Refugee Week 2020 – Day 2
Acts of the Imagination! - We’d love you to take part in 8 Simple Acts – a series of small…
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Refugee Week – 2020 – Day 1
Today is the first full day of Refugee Week 2020. The theme this year is “Imagine”. We are…
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The Ongoing work of WDCoS #11
Big thanks to one of our many friend organisations - The Well Project in Normanton, who provide us with bicycles…
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The ongoing work of WDCoS #10
Four of these garden benches now adorn the local initial accommodation centre, which we were able to purchase due to…
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The Ongoing work of WDCoS #9
This last week ... we bought 900 pairs of mens underpants! We make sure that vulnerable people seeking asylum in…
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The Ongoing work of WDCoS #8
Men's T-Shirts on their way to the initial accommodation centre - Generous grants and donations from the council and…
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Hawwa Appeal becomes a charity :)
Congratulations to our friends at HAWWA appeal who have just become a registered charity :)
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The ongoing work of WDCoS #6
Redressed dolls and little teddies – gifts for children in the asylum process. (More would be welcome!). All donations…
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The Ongoing work of WDCoS #4
In May 2020, thanks to generous grants and donations, we have been able to spend over £2000 on outdoor games…
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The Ongoing work of WDCoS #3
In April and May we were able to buy over 2,000 pairs of new socks for asylum seekers arriving in…
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Updates During Lockdown
Here are all our lockdown updates in one place :)