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Refugee Women's Centre

The Refugee Women’s Centre (RWC) provides holistic support to migrant women and families living in informal outdoor settlements in Calais and Dunkirk, as well as in accommodation centres in the surrounding areas. As a women-for-women organisation, we are dedicated to creating safe spaces for women and children. Our mission is to provide the means for these individuals to live with dignity, advocate for their access to shelter, and ensure that their human rights are upheld. Our centre operates as a mobile unit, run entirely by volunteers—a small team of nine to fourteen volunteers, supported by remote team members and funded through donations. Our volunteers engage in a variety of activities, which may include distributing material aid, connecting people with professional services, and performing casework. Additionally, they run psychosocial activities, all aimed at addressing the multifaceted needs of the displaced women and families we support. The women and families we assist face numerous barriers to education, justice, healthcare, and other essential rights. Often living without adequate shelter, they rely on NGOs to provide the basic necessities for survival. In our work, we are guided by values of respect, collaboration, anti-oppressive practices, solidarity, and intersectional feminism.