Herne Hill Welcomes Refugees

@HHWR_

A community sponsorship group from South East London working towards resettling a Syrian refugee family in the area. Contact us at hhwelcomesrefugees@gmail.com.

Lambeth, London
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Joined November 2017
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    May 10

    Voting for the awards 2018 is now open! Celebrate the champions of the last year by nominating them. Anyone is allowed to vote, even if you’re part of a group. Self-nomination is allowed!

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  2. Retweeted
    Jun 22

    If u think your life is tough, read this: Maya is 8. She lost her home in the war and lives in a camp for displaced people in in north . She was born with no legs. Her dad made these prostheses for her using tin cans filled with cloth - via -

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    Jun 22

    Join 's taking place in over 400 schools across the weekend to celebrate diversity in your community:

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  4. Retweeted
    Jun 20

    This is the story of how one Welsh community welcomed a 10-year-old Syrian boy on his first day at school. Watch the full doc tonight 10pm.

    First day at school: through the eyes of a Syrian refugee
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  5. Jun 21

    Application completed! Feels appropriate that we are setting it off in . Hopefully this can be the beginning of a new life for one Syrian family.

    Exciting times as dedicated members of HHWR put the final pieces into place on our application to the Home Office to sponsor a refugee family. The form is a culmination of much time and hard work. We can't wait to send it off!
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  6. Jun 21

    Some 50,000 refugees have been stranded for years in a camp in the desert between Jordan and Syria. 1 in 10 newborn babies there reportedly die

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    Jun 19

    Chatting with (we’re in his fan club!) about power of community sponsorship & need to make it less bureaucratic

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  8. Jun 13

    Another four days at sea for the migrant boat turned away by Italy

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    Jun 11

    . ambassador takes on a scenic trip to the town of in the UK where he is educating lovely locals on community sponsorship of refugees Watch

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  10. Jun 10

    "We all see these terrible pictures on our television screens + we think, 'Crikey, you know, we should do something'"--great piece about the joys & challenges of getting a Syrian family resettled. Wales's tradition of social justice really shines through!

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  11. Retweeted
    May 23

    Thanks . For those interested, a few UK links to recent Q&As about . In magazine, and for Herne Hill Welcomes Refugees, a community org which does as its name suggests.

    Looking for a good summer read? Make sure you get book No Turning Back - a book that details the lives of four young people living in Syria. Some of the profits from the book will be donated to INARA so it's well worth purchasing a copy now!
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  12. Jun 6

    Love this video of a pair of Syrian refugee children who were resettled in Ceredigion by a community sponsorship scheme like ours practicing their Welsh!

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    Jun 4

    Home Secretary congratulating and all groups. Commits to “looking more closely at community sponsorship.” thank you and look forward to more focus and investment into this excellent scheme.

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  14. Jun 2

    Inspiring short video about a Greek fisherman who explains, in a gruff, no-nonsense way, why he and the other fishermen on his island act as a volunteer rescue service to stop migrants drowning on unsafe boats as they try to reach his shores

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    Stratis is a fisherman in Greece, who has personally helped rescue thousands of refugees. He says it all comes down to one simple fact: we’re all human.
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    May 31

    58% of Syrian refugee families in Lebanon are ‘severely vulnerable’, living below the extreme poverty line of US$2.90 per day. Most families are almost US$800 in debt.

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  16. Jun 1

    Fun story about Syrians teaching Berliners how to to dabke, the life-affirming folk dance busted out by even the most suave and urbane Syrians every time there's a wedding or a big party (some HHWR members have tried to learn it and it is HARD)

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    May 30

    The conflict in Syria left him in Lebanon, separated from his family. After a long and dangerous road, Nabil arrived in France. He's now opening the restaurant of his dreams.

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  18. May 25

    READ: former HHWR Secretary, Angeli Jeyarajah, writes about her experience volunteering to help refugees in France. A touching insight into the ongoing plight of refugees on European soil.

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    May 24

    celebrates community sponsorship of refugees in the UK with , & among other sponsors, & resettled joyous refugees

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  20. May 24

    Great to hear that 's will not be moved on from her spot by the station!

    Network Rail have just confirmed that they will no longer be pursuing the Flower Lady premises as a potential site for the sub-station. We are waiting to hear where else they are looking at....
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    May 24

    Watch this powerful testimony from Samir Hamwyeh, Sean Ryan, , , about the joys of (and some lovely footage from our )

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