The Beginning We’ve got the funding – now ‘ The Vision’
What is it ? A safe Community Room to be: • Created • Run • And Used By migrants and refugees
Who will use it ?
Local migrant and refugee communiCes Helping improve confidence in themselves and local services
The plan • Vision – Sept 9th – what’s our vision ? All together • CreaCve team –Sept 15th – plan and start creaCng the room • Managing Team -‐ Sept 24th – away day to plan and learn new skills in order to run the project • Launch Day -‐ Oct 2nd • Refuge is now open – 2 days a week for 6 months – unCl March 2014 – every Tuesday and Wednesday 11-‐4.30
Chapter 1
The Vision September 9th
Designing the Room Use your creaCvity to: • Design • Plan • Make CreaCng a welcoming safe space
Managing the Refuge Using your organisaConal skills to :
• • • •
Plan Train AdverCse Run
CreaCve Ideas for the
room……..
InviCng people to join us Welcoming Listening Drinking tea & coffee Having fun Good atmosphere Relaxing ConversaCons Support PracCcing English Studying Finding informaCon & advice Exchanging informaCon Sharing food Music MeditaCon Quiet space Different acCviCes Counselling Therapy Library Advice bureau Learning InteracCng MeeCng new people Sharing ideas Resolving ma]ers Place of peace Empowering
What our team Vision is…….. What will be happening in the room
We are .... We bring..
Enthusiasm Art work PainCng skills Embroidery skills Materials – books & magazines Photography skills Sharing ideas Flower making skills OrganisaCon Sewing skills Computer skills Networking skills
CATCH PRASE “Refuge – Free to Feel” We want it to have in it Colour Bed Windows Light Sofa Warmth Pictures
Photographs Carpet Books Radio Pillows Flowers TV
Our Room
We want it to look like
MulCcultural Colours – greens, oranges, reds Walls with a funcCon eg photography Glass bo]les for flowers Chandeliers Mirrors Things in the room that are not too big Focal point eg hearth, candles MulCframes Papier mache
Chapter 2
CreaCng the Room September 15th
Now to puing the Vision into acCon Sep 15th -‐ Set up day ! PainCng the room
Sok furnishing
Mosaic tables
Chair Covering !
Chapter 3
Management of the Refuge September 24th Away Day to Sipala
What we needed to do?
• AdverCsing leaflet • Define responsibiliCes • Rota • Contact sheet for users • Refreshments • InformaCon • Planning AcCviCes • Monthly team meeCng to review • Prepare for Launch Day 2nd Oct
We did some work
And we had some fun !
Chapter 4
The Launch October 2nd
Prepare for
40 people a8ended The Launch – adver@sed by the teams WE HAD: • Drinks and Nibbles • Chats and laughter • PresentaCon by the teams of the story of the Refuge • Viewings by All of the room • Sale of our arts and craks to help pay for travel costs of some service users • All took fliers to help spread the word that The Refuge is open
Chapters 5 6 7 ….. The Rest of the Story …… Our first Review meeCng was held on: Monday October 14th at 11am And the Refuge will conCnue to run every week unCl March 2014
We are OPEN And Looking forward To MeeCng you all !
Everyone is Welcome CongratulaCons to All Onome Geraldine Zineb Aisha Abdou Prossy Agnes Omid