Homesick - a podcast about refugees
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago -How would it feel if you could never go home? For refugees that's a daily reality. This podcast shares information about the refugee crisis from those working in the field in Calais, France. 🌎✌️🕊
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Episodes
SANDY - Helping refugees seek asylum in the UK
May 14, 2019 18:00 - 41 minutes - 19 MBCoordinator for the Refugee Info Bus (https://www.refugeeinfobus.com/), Sandy shares her experiences of working within the refugee community in Calais, the unknown nuances of the asylum seeking process, the Right To Remain toolkit (https://righttoremain.org.uk/shop/product/right-to-remain-toolkit/) and more. Working at the frontlines of Europe's ongoing refugee crisis, Refugee Info Bus is an independent, UK registered, but very mobile, charity. They are dedicated to supporting refugees on th...
SANDY - Helping refugees seek asylum in the UK
May 14, 2019 18:00 - 41 minutes - 19 MBCoordinator for the Refugee Info Bus (https://www.refugeeinfobus.com/), Sandy shares her experiences of working within the refugee community in Calais, the unknown nuances of the asylum seeking process, the Right To Remain toolkit (https://righttoremain.org.uk/shop/product/right-to-remain-toolkit/) and more. Working at the frontlines of Europe's ongoing refugee crisis, Refugee Info Bus is an independent, UK registered, but very mobile, charity. They are dedicated to supporting refugees on th...
CHLOE - Humanity in a humanitarian crisis
May 14, 2019 17:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBTeam Lead for the Help Refugees (https://helprefugees.org/calais/) and coordinator for Utopia 56 (http://www.utopia56.com/en), Chloe Jacout shares her experiences of working within the refugee community in Calais, the material vulnerabilities project she manages along with the human aspects to humanitarian aid work. Help Refugees is a UK-based non-governmental organisation which provides humanitarian aid to, and advocacy for, refugees around the world. In 2016, it became the largest grassroo...
JAMES - Advocating for minors in the refugee community
May 14, 2019 16:00 - 38 minutes - 17.8 MBTeam Lead for the Refugee Youth Service (https://www.refugeeyouthservice.net/) James Aldred shares his work with the most vulnerable within the refugee community, the children. Refugee Youth Service is dedicated to the mission of creating immediate and lasting change in the lives of unaccompanied children and young people on the move in Europe. Their work is aimed at providing young people with safe spaces enabling them to access legal and social support from trained professionals as well as...
ADRIAN - Shining a light of truth on the situation in Calais
May 14, 2019 15:00 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBMedia Manager for Help Refugees (https://helprefugees.org/calais/) in Calais, Adrian Abbott shares his experience of working as part of the media in Calais. Adrian shares his perspective of the media's role in giving a voice to those who don't have one. Help Refugees is a UK-based non-governmental organisation which provides humanitarian aid to, and advocacy for, refugees around the world. In 2016, it became the largest grassroots distributor of aid in Europe. If you would like to contribut...
KAT - Creating a home away from home
May 14, 2019 14:00 - 15 minutes - 7.37 MBCoordinator for the Community Centre, Kat Clerkin shares her experiences of working within the refugee community in Calais. The community centre has a zero media policy but funds from Help Refugees (https://helprefugees.org/calais/) donations will make their way to the centre should you wish to donate. Help Refugees is a UK-based non-governmental organisation which provides humanitarian aid to, and advocacy for, refugees around the world. In 2016, it became the largest grassroots distribut...
KAT - Creating a home away from home
May 14, 2019 14:00 - 15 minutes - 7.37 MBCoordinator for the Community Centre, Kat Clerkin shares her experiences of working within the refugee community in Calais. The community centre has a zero media policy but funds from Help Refugees (https://helprefugees.org/calais/) donations will make their way to the centre should you wish to donate. Help Refugees is a UK-based non-governmental organisation which provides humanitarian aid to, and advocacy for, refugees around the world. In 2016, it became the largest grassroots distribut...
JOSH - Providing consistent support for refugees in Calais
May 14, 2019 13:00 - 40 minutes - 18.4 MBTeam Lead for the Help Refugees (https://helprefugees.org/calais/) and Josh Man-Saif shares his experience of working within the refugee community in Calais for the past 2 years. Help Refugees is a UK-based non-governmental organisation which provides humanitarian aid to, and advocacy for, refugees around the world. In 2016, it became the largest grassroots distributor of aid in Europe. If you would like to contribute financially to Josh's work, please visit Help Refugees (https://helprefug...
MADDI - The importance of a hot meal
May 14, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MBTeam Lead for the Refugee Community Kitchen (http://www.refugeecommunitykitchen.com/), Maddi Roberts shares her experiences of working within the refugee community in Calais. The RCK have served 2,637,500 hot nourishing meals to displaced people in the UK and abroad since 2015. "Feeding people without judgement" is the heartfelt ethos that permeates their service and it's a palpable feeling within their kitchen. Spreading good vibes only, learn about the way they approach meal development an...
THE WAREHOUSE - Volunteer life in Calais
May 14, 2019 11:00 - 21 minutes - 10.1 MBIn this episode, we speak to the people keeping the Warehouse in Calais humming - Frankie, Elise, Hester, Alex and Chris. If you would like to contribute financially to keep the work of the warehouse going, please donate to Help Refugees (https://helprefugees.org/calais/). This podcast is dedicated to the humans of our planet who have had to flee their home due to war, persecution or natural disaster. To spread the message of refugee welfare further, it won’t cost you a thing to like and...