Jan 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Together with over 100 other charities from the refugee and children’s sectors, we have written to the Prime Minister to express our deep concerns about separated children seeking asylum going missing from Home Office hotels. The children are suspected of being...
Nov 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
On Thursday 8th December, The London Chorus – with their conductor Ronald Corp OBE – will be hosting an evening of festive music and words in support of The Separated Child Foundation. The concert will take place in the stunning setting of St Cyprian’s...
Jul 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Rabia Nasimi has a Master’s degree from the LSE, and she took her MPhil at Cambridge. She has been shortlisted for a string of awards for her work with the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association and in 2020 she joined the Civil Service as a Fast Stream Social...
Apr 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Here we go again,” says artist Ruth Schwiening as she watches in dismay at the refugees fleeing from the Ukraine and especially the children who will be temporarily or permanently separated from their parents. Schwiening was a Kindertransport child, a Jewish refugee...
Feb 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Like so many around the world, the Separated Child team has been appalled by the escalation of events in Ukraine over the past week. Our thoughts are with the families who have already lost loved ones in this devastating crisis, and with the hundreds of thousands of...
Jan 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
2021 was incredibly challenging in so many ways but with the commitment of our supporters, volunteers and donors, we were able to supply a record-breaking level of help to separated children arriving in the UK. We welcomed dozens of new volunteers – including teams...
Dec 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Last week’s news about the 27 refugees who died crossing the English Channel was a stark reminder to Sirvan*, an Iranian refugee, of just how dangerous his own Channel experience was. Aged 18 – crammed into an overcrowded dinghy – he crossed the Channel....
Nov 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Our thoughts are with the families and friends of the 27 people who died crossing the Channel on Wednesday. These 27 people included fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and children. They were travelling to the UK in search of safety and security. As members of the...
Nov 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Following our feature about David Bartlett’s highly acclaimed film Mousie, made in support of our work, we are thrilled to be able to share the entire film, available here until the middle of December. Watch award-winning short film Mousie - available here for a...
Oct 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Amal is a nine-year-old girl, who will pass through your city. She is alone, afraid and vulnerable – how will you welcome her? What would you like to learn from her? And what would you teach her?” These are the questions asked by Artistic Director Amir Nizar Zuabi to...
