When you think of the word 'refugee' no one would blame you if the last place you associated it with was Devon.
Yet on our doorstep there is a vast refugee population living in challenging circumstances who Project Refugee aims to help. The majority of Exeter's refugee population are from Afghanistan and Iran but with new and volatile developments around the world it is constantly changing. Project Refugee works with Refugee Support Group Devon (RSD), an organisation who run English classes, a women's outreach project and a drop in service where asylum seekers and refugees can get information and advice. Project Refuge has two main aims:
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