A full Summer Club of activities & trips for approx. 200 refugee children living in poverty in South London. This year's Summer Club will focus on supporting young people recover from lockdown, see their friends, get some physical activity, and support their mental health and wellbeing,

Categories

  • Community Support & Development Community Support & Development
  • Education/Training/Employment Education/​Training/​Employment
  • Poverty Alleviation/Relief Poverty Alleviation/​Relief
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • Minority Groups Minority Groups
    • Refugees/Asylum Seekers Refugees/​Asylum Seekers

    Lockdown has been particularly tough for the refugee young people we work with. Refugee children don't have access to many social/educational activities and rarely go on holiday over the summer. This means they miss out on childhood experiences and have low levels of English. The children we work with live in poverty, overcrowded housing, single parent families. They are underachieving at school and have low confidence and self-esteem.

    During the summer holidays we provide a Learning & Activities Summer Club for refugee children incl. trips (4 weeks, 40 activities in 2020). It means refugee children have access to a range of fun, engaging and sometimes challenging childhood experiences like camping, residentials, sports, cooking, music, drama activities. Children improve their learning skills, confidence and English, have fun and make new friends.

    Categories

  • Community Support & Development Community Support & Development
  • Education/Training/Employment Education/​Training/​Employment
  • Poverty Alleviation/Relief Poverty Alleviation/​Relief
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • Minority Groups Minority Groups
    • Refugees/Asylum Seekers Refugees/​Asylum Seekers