Refugees in Effective & Active Partnership (REAP)

Key House, High Street, Yiewsley, Middlesex, UB7 7BQ, United Kingdom. Phone: 01895 441 530

 

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What is REAP?

Refugees in Effective and Active Partnership (REAP) is an independent organisation with the main aim of empowering refugees and asylum seekers to reach their full potential and to enable them to rebuild their lives within the UK. We achieve this aim by working strategically in partnership with others to provide a range of practical advice and support services for individual refugees, asylum seekers, their communities and the organisations that support them within London and in other areas where we can address unmet needs. We also proactively respond to policy developments to ensure that the needs of refugees and asylum seekers are considered at the highest level.

Our aims

REAP is funded by the Association of London Government and Hillingdon HOPE. The core aims of REAP are to:

  • Address the lack of information about the entitlements and rights, good practice and available services;
  • Promote a positive image of refugees, their needs and dispel myths;
  • Engage constructively with other service providers to provide appropriate, adequate, timely, non-discriminatory, sensitive and effective services;
  • Encourage feedback, training and support;
  • Strengthen and empower organisations to provide for their own communities needs;
  • Have a high public image and profile to meet these needs;
  • Enhance the profile of refugees amongst service providers and encourage good practice;
  • Encourage refugee community groups to form and support their development and capacity in order that they may meet the needs of people from their own communities;
  • Encourage and support the development of networks, fora, and partnerships amongst RCOs and between RCOs and mainstream providers of services;
  • Provide assistance to refugees to access the full range of services to which they are entitled and act as an advocate for refugee rights in London;
  • Develop and coordinate information resources to meet gaps in provision and to avoid duplication;
  • Work with others to assess the changing needs of refugees in the area and evaluate service provision for them.

To ensure that the above objectives are achieved, REAP has been providing services in a number of ways such as:

  • Assisting the underrepresented communities to set up their organisations;
  • Assisting the refugee community organisations to access funding and training;
  • Being instrumental in establishing other second-tier organisations, i.e. the refugee fora in London;
  • Providing advice and information to statutory and voluntary sector organisations that provide services to refugees and asylum seekers;
  • Acting as a focal point to provide the right information to the media;
  • Assisting the local authorities to develop appropriate policies and procedures for refugee communities.