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Appel a Partenariat!
Nous avons une annonce unique à vous communiquer! Le RYS et Help Refugees recherchent un/des partenaires avec une vision sur le long terme et prêt.s à contribuer à la Protection des enfants en errance et plus particulièrement l’assistance auprès des mineures isolée.s étrangers en France afin de…
My volunteering experience in Calais
Last September, I decided to volunteer for Refugee Youth Service in Calais. As Outreach Support, my role involved: Informing displaced unaccompanied minors of their rights and opportunities as children in France. Facilitating their access to available state services (e.g. shelter) and other NGOs’…
The power of play: how games help unaccompanied children
Displacement caused by war or persecution can have a devastating effect on a child’s development and life in general. The long-lasting negative consequences can affect children’s health, social skills and future. Displaced unaccompanied children in northern France come from countries torn…
Calais: Défenseur des Droits’ Visit in September 2020
Displaced unaccompanied children in Calais are faced with multiple crises including poor living conditions in makeshift camps, daily or weekly evictions, health hazards, insufficient access to vital services and police violence. It is because of this protracted crisis and the increased evictions…
Impact Reports & Resources
Good Decision Making in Age Assessments
Young Roots
The Mental Health of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the UK
Mental Health Foundation
RYS Internship Report: Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Minors Unlawfully Placed in Adult Accommodations: Challenging the Age Assessment Procedures in the UK
Refugee Youth Service
Forced Adulthood: The Home Office’s incorrect determination of age and how this leaves child refugees at risk.
Humans for Rights Network, Helen Bamber Foundation, Refugee Council
RYS Annual Report 2023
Refugee Youth Service
RYS Annual Summary Report 2023
Refugee Youth Service
No Children in Hotels Impact Report
Refugee Youth Service
Rwanda plan and Illegal Migration Act will increase dangerous journeys and drive refugees underground
Refugee Council
Spotlight On: Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children Missing from Education
Children’s Commissioner
Disbelieved and denied, Children seeking asylum wrongly treated as adults by the Home Office (April 2023)
Helen Bamber Foundation, Humans for Rights Network, Asylum Aid
“We lost our lives when we arrived here”: Children in the UK’s asylum system (June 2023)
Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
RYS Annual Report 2022
Refugee Youth Service
Annual Report 2021
Refugee Youth Service
Annual Report 2021
Velos Youth
The failure of French authorities to respect, protect and guarantee the rights of at-risk unaccompanied children (UAC)
Refugee Rights Europe
Facing Multiple Crises
Refugee Rights Europe
Northern France Timeline
Refugee Rights Europe
No End In Sight
Refugee Rights Europe
Left Out in the Cold
Refugee Rights Europe
Les Manquements Des Autorites Francaises
Refugee Rights Europe
Annual Report 2020: France
Refugee Youth Service
Annual Report 2020
Refugee Youth Service
Annual Report 2019
Refugee Youth Service
Annual Report 2018
Refugee Youth Service
Six Months On
Refugee Rights Europe
Annual Report 2016: Somebody’s Child
Refugee Youth Service