Project Funded by the Barrow Cadbury Trust, an independent, charitable foundation, committed to bringing about socially just change.
We aim:
•For women to be heard, and their problems addressed in a dignified and fair manner,
•To work with partners to shine a light on gender policies in practice,
•Educate and inform officials and wider networks,
•Improve policies, and the lives of refugee and migrant women.
Our project objectives are:
•More statutory sector practice in line with policy standards,
•Clearer picture of gender and migration problems facing women and provide solutions on how to tackle them longer term through awareness raising,
•Understand frontline issues through advocacy and empowering beneficiaries individually and in groups,
•Inclusion of women without prejudice, giving more rights to safety and protection.
Approximately every 6 months we will produce a newsletter with information on what policy and advocacy work we have done, we report on other parts of Baobab, and promote what partner projects are doing.
Download our Dec 2023 newsletter here
Download our Jun 2023 newsletter here
Download our Dec 2022 newsletter here
Download our Jul 2022 newsletter here
Download our Jun 2021 newsletter here
Our Advocacy and Policy project began in May 2021. We have received continuation funding to improve and develop this work. The project produces case studies from the community advocacy team and personal caseloads, to inform professionals on the realities women face and suggest ways to improve practice relating to asylum seeking and undocumented Refugee and Migrant women.
Our lead influencer, who has been directly affected by a plethoria of policies which seek to exclude, works with an influencing team. They discuss issues, critic recommendations and take reports and policy briefings to decision makers to encourage real and lasting system change. They network with other lived experience groups and refugee and migrant charities to work in solidarity with others.
