Refugee Women Connect have published Gendered Considerations in the Asylum System during Covid-19 – Guidance for organisations supporting asylum-seeking and refugee women.

Women’s Asylum Charter – outlines the simple steps needed to make the asylum system decent and safe for any woman who turns to it for help. – Consonant ( formerly Asylum Aid).

Women for Refugee Women challenges the injustices experienced by women who cross borders to seek safety.

UNHCR – Policies and Resources on Women and Gender based violence.

The Women’s Refugee Commission – Research and advocacy  for programs and policies to protect and empower  refugee women and children.

Scottish Refugee Council: Raising Refugee Women’s Voices (impact on its work with the Refugee Women’s Strategy Group)

A Guardian article on a floristry project in London for refugee women (Sep 2017)

Resources

Refugee Council toolkit from the Powerful Women’s project – includes information and advice on different scenarios and situations, including how to deal with flashbacks.

Refugee Council Good Practice Guide for working with asylum-seeking and refugee women affected by rape and sexual violence (2009)

Hear us: the experiences of refugee and asylum-seeking women during the pandemic  July 2020 – A research report from 8 organisations documenting the experiences of 115 women seeking sanctuary.

‘Failing at Each Hurdle: Credibility in Women’s Asylum Claims’ – a video from Asylum Aid (2015)

‘From Us to You’ – a video from Asylum Aid with useful information aimed at women seeking asylum

Gender Issues in the Asylum System from the Rights in Exile Programme

‘We are still here: The continued detention of women seeking asylum in Yarl’s Wood’ – a report by Women for Refugee Women (2017)

‘Women seeking asylum: Safe from violence in the UK?’ – a report from Refugee Council and ASAP on women’s safety in the asylum system (2018)

Updated Home Office guidance on how it should respond when someone seeking asylum is experiencing domestic abuse and needs safe accommodation and support from the Home Office (Jul 2019).

Amnesty International article on the dangers women face on journeys through Europe

An article on ‘10 of the most dangerous countries to be a woman’

‘Risks and Opportunities for the World’s Refugee Women’ – an article from the Council on Foreign Relations website

Trauma Awareness Publishing has launched two books:

‘Under the Shade of a Tree: Somali Women Speak’

‘Leaving Our Homeland: Syria to the Isle of Bute’

They contain evocative narratives around the impact of war and seeking safety. Contact Trauma Awareness for more information:

[email protected]