THE CENTRAL BRITISH FUND FOR WORLD JEWISH RELIEF

Funding will be used to continue and expand an employment-readiness and wellbeing project aimed at refugee women working in partnership with Horton Housing Association) Coventry City Council and the ....more

Funding will be used to continue and expand an employment-readiness and wellbeing project aimed at refugee women working in partnership with Horton Housing Association) Coventry City Council and the Refugee Council in Leeds. This includes face to face English language and numeracy workshops digital skills financial literacy and wellbeing.

Towards core costs

Renewal of funding for Climate and Resilience Programmes Manager post

To help refugees into employment more quickly, supporting earlier self-sufficiency in the UK. These information videos will benefit refugees looking for employment in the UK because they will give ....more

To help refugees into employment more quickly, supporting earlier self-sufficiency in the UK. These information videos will benefit refugees looking for employment in the UK because they will give up-to-date, key messages on the domestic labour market. These videos will be based on a refugee employment handbook developed by the Specialised Training and Employment Programme (STEP), and will improve the reach of this guidance because video format is more accessible to refugees who are pre-literate in English. This project helps us to meet a commitment in the New Plan for Immigration (NPI) to enhance our support to refugees so they become self-sufficient more quickly. It also supports our commitment in the Home Office Outcome Delivery Plan to help protected individuals integrate into the country and secure employment. The intention is to provide a QR code to refugees during pre-departure Cultural Orientation Training so they can access these videos independently to start preparations for entering the UK workforce. This demonstrates a response to a key recommendation in the most recent Independent Chief Inspectors report to use pre-departure time more effectively to support integration.

Funding towards Climate Resilience Programme Officer post

Contribution to the Connections Programme which supports Jewish students in Bosnia and Poland who could not continue their studies without help

Secretariat support for the REN is currently provided on a pro bono basis by the Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief (WJR) and a partner, and this inevitably limits the Networks scope to ....more

Secretariat support for the REN is currently provided on a pro bono basis by the Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief (WJR) and a partner, and this inevitably limits the Networks scope to expand and develop.We will fund, for 18 months only, the Secretariat function of the REN, to enable formal registration as a legal entity and to significantly progress the activities of the REN and its members. The activities to be undertaken would address the following themes, which have previously been identified as areas for development:To provide Secretariat services for the REN during the period of its formal registration including providing the necessary administration for this, including but not limited to: -Consideration of the most appropriate form of legal registrationdrawing up all the necessary paperwork for formal registrationestablishing governance of and arrangements for all steering group meetings, including circulation of minutes and action points to be trackedmaintaining accurate membership details and contact records in compliance with data protection regulationsIncreasing capacity to support refugee employment among partner members through development of shared:GuidelinesExamples of good practiceTrainingdeveloping and sharing the evidence base of what worksagreeing consistent metrics and evaluation frameworksincreasing employment opportunities for refugees by enhancing employer engagement and support and acting as a hub for thisexpanding membership of the REN, including increasing business participation in membership both for employment and self-employment supportencouraging the direct involvement of refugeesencouraging member organisations in developing relationships with local government and other parts of civil societyThe work aligns with the following Home Office priorities:protecting vulnerable people in the employment context, refugees are vulnerable to exploitationcontrolling migrationmaximising the EU exit opportunities encouraging employers to look to the refugee cohort as the composition of the workforce is reshapedcontributing to prosperity Home Office economists have calculated a benefit to the exchequer of £13,200 for every additional individual gaining full time employment (£4,800 for part time employment)The Integration and Vulnerability Unit is focused on improving the integration outcomes of refugees who we have resettled or recognised through the asylum process. The employment literature review conducted by HO Economists identified having a job as the thing that most makes refugees feel integrated. The work carried out by the REN will improve the employment support that is provided to refugees: the same literature review found that participation in such support programmes increased the likelihood and quality of employment.

Contribution to the Connections Programme which supports Jewish students in Bosnia and Poland who could not continue their studies without help

Emergency Relief following Cyclone Idai

Emergency Relief following Indonesian Earthquake

Towards the provision of work placements and supported employment for Syrian refugees as part of their resettlement.

Towards the development of partnerships for the Employment Programme of Syrian Refugees.

Nepal Earthquake Appeal

Ukraine Crisis Appeal