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Refugee Action is one of the leading refugee agencies in the sector. Our distinctiveness is that we have a strong national profile with well-established local roots in major cities and communities across the UK. Last year we received visits from around 30,000 asylum seekers and refugees.

Would your company like to work with us to support refugees and asylum seekers in the UK to build new lives?

Perhaps you would like to support our work nationally, or get involved at a more local level?

Perhaps you would like to make a donation, sponsor our work or work on a cause-related marketing campaign?

Maybe your employees would like to fundraise for refugees and asylum seekers?

If so, we would like to hear from you, so do contact the fundraising team on 020 7654 7700 or email us at giving@refugee-action.org.uk.

Our credentials

The Guardian and The Observer newspapers - Christmas charity appeal

In December 2001, the Guardian and Observer newspapers chose Refugee Action to be a beneficiary of their Christmas charity appeal. In keeping with Refugee Action’s key aim of helping the voices of refugees and asylum seekers to be heard, the agency worked with journalists to provide a five-week series of reports documenting the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers. More than 6,000 people made donations, raising over £300,000 for Refugee Action. The appeal broke all records for a Christmas appeal.

The Co-operative Bank - cause-related marketing campaign

In 2001 we worked with the Co-operative Bank on a cause-related marketing campaign. The bank chose us, along with three other charities to work with them on their Customers who Care campaign which was aiming to encourage people to look beyond the usual stereotype of a refugee or an asylum seeker and see the real story. We supported the Co-operative Bank in producing materials for the campaign including a video and organising events.

Over a six-month period every time a customer used their credit card a percentage of the transaction was donated to the charities by the bank. Each customer could choose which charity was to benefit from their vote and Refugee Action received almost a quarter of all customer votes, and benefited to the tune of £15,180.