Helping Rebuild Lives
It is hard to believe how much has changed in the last 9 years of our work. In 1999 people had rarely heard of asylum seekers, let alone had an opinion of them; Afghanistan and Iraq were distant countries on the world map whose people felt forgotten; the West had just heard about a Balkan region called Kosovo and two Trade Centre towers stood in the middle of New York.
In Bournemouth 25 asylum seekers walked into a Christian TESOL Teacher training centre asking for help and the work of ICN was effectively born.
For the past 9 years a dedicated team have been helping and serving the refugee and asylum seeker community in Bournemouth. As the only organisation of its kind in the region, in contact with around 800 refugees, we have developed wide and deep relationships with many people from many nations.
The work of ICN continues to grow. We have assisted the BACA project in Loughborough get established in caring for UASC (Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker Children). We are assisting a number of other projects around the UK in offering advise, training and practical help in getting new projects off the gound.
Locally we are working with different BME groups assisting them with various projects. Some exciting initiatives are in the pipeline.
We have just launched a volunteer project with churches in the town. Our social events are always popular and well attended.
The opportunity to care and make a difference is presented to us daily.
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I do not think of ICN as an organisation, I think of it as part of my family.
Thank you for being there. I can do so much more knowing that you will help me if things go wrong.
