Warehouse fire: emergency donations callout
RWC is in URGENT need of support! The warehouse which we operate from in Grande Synthe was unfortunately burnt down on the night of 28...
New Opportunity as RWC seek 'Women’s Support Worker'
RWC is seeking a Women’s Support Worker to join our team in northern France, starting in early October 2018.
Voices #14: Refugee Women's Centre taken to the Police Station
Some things which are commonplace in Calais would never happen in Grande Synthe. This is the assumption with which we have been working...
Voices #13: Mawda
Following the recent and tragic killing of two-year-old Mawda; member of a family the Women's Centre have regular and close contact with,...
Voices #12: WOMAN
Following International Women’s Day last month, Frances Timberlake reflects on perceptions and realities of displaced women. The multiple...
Voices #11 : Everybody needs Comfort, Cooking and Celebration!
A crinkly smile, a steaming brew, a stream of tears, a flying boot, children’s laughter, an enveloping hug, a dry, chapped hand held...
Mother’s Day Love @ Refugee Women’s Centre
Recent Volunteers at the RWC, Paddy gathers thoughts and reflections on motherhood, mothering and displacement. Drawing words from...
Voices #10 ‘I’m a feminist but....’: The Guilty Feminist came to Dunkirk
A new longterm volunteer at RWC reflects on her day with the hilarious Deborah Frances White of the The Guilty Feminist and making a podcast
Voice #9 : The ground that doesn’t want you.
Paddy volunteered with the Refugee Women's Centre between the 27th of December 2017 and the 16th of January 2018. She shares with us a
Winter Demands & RWC Adapts!
Sadly, last Wednesday our RWC van broke down and is in need of a new gear box. Since many of the families are now being sheltered in...