Refugee Women Connect​

Refugee Women Connect supports women living in Liverpool who are asylum seekers, refugees and survivors of modern-day trafficking. The Sisterhood Youth aims to provide young women asylum seekers and refugees with a space in which they can access specialist, one-to-one mental health support and other wellbeing activities.

Refugee Women Connect supports women who have experienced trauma due to fleeing conflict or persecution, and often an extremely traumatic journey to safety. Mental health conditions are then exacerbated by a complicated asylum process, insecure housing, destitution and hostility towards the refugee community. These women are often at risk of further abuse.

In 2022, we awarded Refugee Women Connect £84,629 to fund the Sisterhood Youth Project. The project will provide young women with a range of therapeutic interventions to help them develop coping strategies and build self-esteem and resilience. The main beneficiaries will be young women within the asylum system, unaccompanied young women, young women with resettled status or those with insecure status. Peer support groups offer a chance for young women to explore gender-based issues and participate in social activities to help reduce their isolation. They will also receive weekly support, where staff can signpost them to further health and support services.

Refugee Women Connect is part of the second cohort of the Young Women’s Mental Health programme, where we’ve committed £5 million over 5 years to improve the mental health of young women aged 16-25 years old.

Find out more about Refugee Women Connect.