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Yesterday we had a passionate discusion about the situation in Congo. Imade a number of us want to find out more. Knitters from the Hope Project brought a lot of items they had knitted. It was awonderful array of things from hats, slippers, shawls and gloves. We hope they will come again.
We also welcomed representatives from “BIRCH” which is a new project in Birmingham helping those who are destitute.
Finally we had a variety of food to eat. Some of it was Congolese.
Some of you may have noticed demonstrations in the UK about what is happening in the Congo. If you do not understand what people are protesting about then come along to our next meeting on Sunday 12th February. Two of our members will be trying to explain what are the issues.
We also will have some crafts for you to see.
As this will also be the beging of half term we will have some special refresments.
A new course has been started by Restore for Refugees to get assistancein finding employment. It is running once a month in an evening. One or two people from Worldfriends have signed up to attend. If you want to know more contact befriend@restore-uk.org
Restore has been awarded a grant by the Birmingham and Black Country Community Foundation from the European Social Fund (ESF). The grant is to develop a programme to equip refugees for work. This project was launched in December 2011.
So far 16 refugees have joined this project which runs until the end of November 2012. We have 9 more places available for people with refugee status or leave to remain and permission to work who are unemployed or not working for more than 8 hours per week.
The next meeting is on Tuesday March 28th 2012 from 7.15pm at St Georges Community Hub, Great Hampton Row, Newtown, Birmingham, B19 3JG will loo Volunteering.
