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‘I think about the students I taught who are now old enough to fight’ – Action Language teacher, Ian, reflects on his time in Ukraine

2022-03-02T13:27:42+00:001st March 2022|Blog, News|

Action Language teacher and co-ordinator, Ian Raby, began his career teaching English as an additional language out in Ukraine. As Russian forces close in on the capital Kyiv, Ian reflects on his time there [...]

Support Richard as he takes on gruelling 48-hour running challenge for refugees

2022-02-18T13:52:32+00:0018th February 2022|Blog, News|

It’s one of the toughest new fitness feats around – the 4x4x48 Challenge will be nothing short of ‘absolute torture’, according to Richard Dawson, who is taking on this amazing two-day endurance test to [...]

Report on Action Foundation’s groundbreaking pilot project shows there is a humane alternative to detention

2022-01-24T13:01:51+00:0024th January 2022|Blog, News|

Analysis of Action Foundation's pioneering 'Action Access' pilot project which was funded by the Home Office, has found it is more humane and significantly less expensive to support vulnerable asylum seekers in the community [...]

Refugees extend festive hand of friendship to fellow sanctuary seekers

2021-12-23T15:25:46+00:0023rd December 2021|Blog, News|

DONATE In the run up to Christmas, our Action Language learners have been practising their English by writing letters to their families back home and sharing welcoming notes with fellow asylum seekers and [...]

School children get on their bikes in support of Paperchain People

2021-12-21T08:10:28+00:0020th December 2021|Blog, News|

School children and students around Newcastle have been getting crafty for Christmas by taking part in our second Paperchain People project. Paperchain People is all about spreading a seasonal message of welcome and solidarity [...]

‘Gift of Words changed my life’. Refugee, Erfan, graduates and starts job in the NHS

2021-12-15T08:32:02+00:0015th December 2021|Blog, News|

DONATE Our free Action Language English classes really can transform people’s lives. When Iranian refugee, Erfan, arrived in the UK on Boxing Day three years ago, he had only a smattering of English.  [...]

‘I knew what it was like to have no words’ – Action Language volunteer, Jenny, explains why the Gift of Words is so important

2021-12-13T11:08:56+00:0013th December 2021|Blog, Fundraising, News|

DONATE Like most people who choose to volunteer with a charity, I wanted to do something to make things better for people when they are low in things we usually take for granted.  [...]

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