Annie’s masks

Empathy is the key to being a decent human being. It is the foundation for ethical behaviour, to making good relationships, for being able to love and for professional success. It prevents bullying and many other forms of cruelty. It is refreshing to see it in someone...

A separated mother

“As I was standing at the Heathrow Airport arrivals gate, waiting to be reunited with my husband and two children, I was a wreck. “I kept looking down because I was expecting my kids – who were nine and 11 when I last saw them – to be just as tall as when I left them....

The importance of dreams

“Where I come from I cannot return But where I am headed I will, Live, grow and learn” When you are surviving you don’t have the capacity to dream. Dreams are a luxury that has no space in turmoil and trauma.  But dreams are necessary because they give life a purpose,...

Learning how to sleep again

“At night I pace the hallway, tired, anxious and waiting for daybreak to emerge.”  The nocturnal experiences of many refugees are a far cry from the relief that many of us feel when we sink into our beds at night. There have been several sleep related studies over the...

Covid-19 Update

The Separated Child Foundation is very aware of the trust that our funders, supporters and volunteers place in us to provide support to separated children when they arrive alone, vulnerable and often traumatised in the UK and we can assure you that we are doing...