Training
Training Courses for people who volunteer.
Courses 2010 : information sessions on asylum issues and training for befriending refugees and asylum seekers.
Please join us for information sessions on ASYLUM ISSUES and training for BEFRIENDING asylum seekers and refugees.
Who is
fleeing persecution and seeking sanctuary?
Please join Restore, a project of Birmingham Churches Together supporting refugees and asylum seekers, for information sessions on asylum issues and training for befriending refugees and asylum seekers
AFTERNOON COURSE
on Mondays 19 and 26 April 2010
from 1.00pm — 4.00pm
at St George’s Community Hub, Great Hampton Row, Newtown, B19 3JG
Restore’s training is offered to all those who are interested in becoming volunteer befrienders of asylum seekers and refugees. Anyone wishing to gather further information on asylum and refugee issues is also welcome. (NB There is no obligation to volunteer with Restore at the end of the course!)
Week one: introduction to Restore and an overview of asylum issues, exposing some of the media myths about asylum, introduction to befriending, hearing the personal experience of a befriender and some of the practicalities of befriending
Week two: Introduction to the asylum application process and hearing the first-hand experience of a refugee or asylum seeker; and the remaining practicalities of befriending including guidelines, boundaries, cross cultural issues and the support offered to volunteers
“Befrienders are excellent at providing the invisible things like just showing you around, being a friend, providing company, giving you a feeling of normal life.” - Quote from an asylum seeker
Further details are available from Jeremy Thompson (Befriending Co-ordinator of RESTORE) — 0121 236 0069 or befriend@restore-uk.org
April 2010 (afternoon)| date / time | name | venue |
|---|---|---|
| 19 April 1.00 - 4.00pm (Mon.) | Information / training session | at St George’s Community Hub |
| 26 April 1.00 - 4.00pm (Mon.) | Information / training session | at St George’s Community Hub |
| date / time | name | venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1 February 7.30 - 9.30pm (Mon.) | Information / training session | All Saints Church |
| 8 February 7.30 - 9.30pm (Mon.) | Information / training session | All Saints Church |
| 22 February 7.30 - 9.30pm (Mon.) | Information / traiing session | All Saints Church |
St Georges Community Hub
Great Hampton Row
Newtown
Birmingham
B19 3JG
The training is offered to all those interested in becoming 'befrienders' of asylum seekers and refugees or anyone wishing to gather further information on asylum and refugee issues is also welcome.
Sessions will focus on:
- the current situation and needs relating to asylum seekers and refugees
- the asylum application process
- how individuals and churches across the city are responding to the needs of asylum seekers and refugees
- befriending matters including motivation behind our action, boundaries, and cultural and religious sensitivity.
Befrienders and asylum seekers will share their stories.
“Befrienders are excellent at providing the invisible things like just showing you around, being a friend, providing company, giving you a feeling of normal life.”
An asylum seeker
We are looking for volunteers who are compassionate, volunteers with good listening skills, volunteers who can stand alongside others, volunteers who can develop trust, volunteers who will be friends and volunteers who will, when necessary, take initiative and action. Please consider volunteering as a befriender, so that together, we can continue to make a difference in the lives of asylum seekers and refugees.
If you are planning to attend could you please contact the RESTORE office so we have an idea of numbers.
Further details are available from:
Jeremy Thompson (Befriending Coordinator of RESTORE)
0121 236 0069
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