Kent Refugee Action Network
By Razia, CEO KRAN How do you respond to a phone call from someone who says it was the boys f***ing fault for dying at sea. How could anyone blame a young Sudanese boy for drowning in the channel as he tried to find safe passage to the UK ? Was it his fault for … Continue reading Channel tragedy
KRAN has successfully secured crisis funding from Lloyds Bank Foundation, National Lottery, Acts for Change, Esmee Fairbairn, Kent Community Foundation, Barrow Cadbury Trust and Colyer Ferguson, as well as through direct and crowfunding donations to support young people and the organisation during the current crisis. BIG THANK YOU !
You walk away from your house and your mother, without saying good-bye to your beloved young brothers and sisters. You know they won’t let you go but you have no choice. It’s painful if you stay or if you leave. It’s the hardest decision you can make in your life What should you do now … Continue reading Refugee week project- Daniel
Covid-19 is playing havoc with lives around the world. In the UK, everyone is urged to stay at home, and many of us are now suddenly confined to spaces that we call home. For KRAN’s young people, home is a bedsit, a flat share or with a foster care family. Isolation is something that our … Continue reading The Effect of Covid-19 on Young Refugees
The KRAN Youth Forum, an action platform for social change in Kent Hearing the Voice of Refugee Youth For too long, the voice of refugee young people has been hidden. The issues that young refugees arriving in the UK face are immense and complex. Their stories reflect truths that the rest of society cannot … Continue reading The KRAN Youth Forum, an action platform for social change in Kent
Young refugees face some huge issues in life that stop them from having a normal life and progressing to become fulfilled in life. These include mental health issues that come from past traumas they have faced, barriers to getting a basic education, and high vulnerability that comes from misunderstandings with the public and the police. … Continue reading Action Learning Set Blog – January 2020
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