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MRSN overview

Who we are, what we do. MRSN overview. What we do. Our overall aim is to improve the quality of life and access to opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers in Manchester. Our key goals are: 1. To build strong and vibrant refugee organizations

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MRSN overview

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  1. Who we are, what we do MRSN overview

  2. What we do Our overall aim is to improve the quality of life and access to opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers in Manchester. Our key goals are: 1. To build strong and vibrant refugee organizations 2.To develop advice and information services that meet the specific needs of Greater Manchester’s refugee communities 3.To provide information and support to enable refugees to have a voice 4.To build a strong organization that is sustainable, demonstrates good internal management practice and responsive to the needs of refugee Community organizations

  3. Who do we work with Refugee community Organizations as well as individual refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Greater Manchester

  4. How we do it • Community Development – Provide advice, information, support, training, consultancy and resources to refugee community organisations. • Advice Development- operate a general advice service three days a week, train volunteers advice workers and develop the advice giving capacity of refugee community • Refugee and Migrant Forum- co-ordinate the forum’s activities in line with the refugee Charter for Manchester and produce the directory of Refugee and Migrant organisations and support agencies in Greater Manchester

  5. RCOs Issues 1. Lack of financial resources 2. Reliance on volunteer commitment 3. Need of Support in engaging with policy and funding agenda 4. Lack of familiarity legal requirements regarding constitutions, governance and so on with 5. Higher level of institutional and social exclusion 5. Barriers to work in partnership

  6. Gaps in services/priority issues • Destitution • Advice/ Information • Health • ESOL provision • Employment • Housing • Education

  7. Future of RCOs • Diminishing funds /Resources • Increased competition from larger voluntary organisations • Exclusion from commissioning process • Difficulty engaging with policy makers

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