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Our Impact, Stories
Helping refugees find work in Scotland

Looking for a job in a new country can be a real challenge. We provide…

Our Impact, Stories
Volunteering is a lifeline for people in the asylum system

Volunteering can be a lifeline for people trapped in the asylum system who are prevented…

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Reimagine: New Scots art exhibition in Perthshire

Reimagine: an exhibition of work by participants on the New Scots creative arts residency in…

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New Scots Leaders: Mohammed’s story

On Wednesday 11th October, we are launching the latest round of our New Scots Leadership…

News, Stories
Afghans in Scotland: “Life here is not getting better for us”

Elhan Afzal is a photojournalist and storyteller supported by our Cross Borders mentoring programme. He…

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Anna’s story

Anna Molman is a fantasy, sci-fi, romance and mystery writer from Ukraine. She arrived in…

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Fundraising ideas

Want to have fun and raise funds to support refugees in Scotland? Here are 17…

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Film screening: On our Doorstep

The first Scottish screening of 2021 film On our Doorstep will take place at Cameo…

Communities, Stories
Afroscots United: Champions on and off the pitch!

Afroscots United are the champions of the Scottish Unity Football League 2022-23! Afroscots United football…

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Rebuilding lives one step at a time

Farzana, one of our Refugee Integration Advisers, has a wealth of experience in supporting refugees…

News, Stories
Afghanistan two years on: Stories from New Scots

This week marks the second anniversary of the evacuation of Afghanistan after the fall of…

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Mykola’s story

Mykola is from Kalanchak in the Kherson region of Ukraine, where he worked as a…

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Svitlana’s story

Svitlana taught English to chemical engineering students at a university in Kyiv. She has a…

Communities, Stories
Ronnie’s story

Ronnie Tagwireyi is one of our volunteers on the Reaching New Scots Fund project and…

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Our HOPE podcast

Welcome to our new podcast! The HOPE podcast was co-created by a group of radio…

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The Meaning of Hope: to be powerful is to be joyful

This year, the theme of Refugee Festival Scotland is the beautiful expectation and desire that…

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