WE ARE
Refuge Network International
A poverty alleviation and community empowerment nonprofit promoting equitable access to food, housing, healthcare, education, and an adequate standard of living for individuals and families.
150 Million
People Homeless Worldwide
698 Million
People Living In Extreme Poverty
828 Million
People Hungry On Earth
244 Million
Children & Youths Out Of School
REFUGE
NETWORK
INTERNATIONAL
We bring communities together to effect change & leverage corporate power to empower communities
Refuge Network International is a non-profit humanitarian organisation whose mission is to fight against social injustices, empower the marginalized, and alleviate human suffering principally through the promotion of Economic and Social Rights (ESR) in pragmatic and innovative ways.
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Promote Economic and Social Rights through research.
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Fight poverty.
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Support homeless people, refugees, victims of modern-day slavery and various marginalised communities.
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Help disadvantaged children and youths.
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Distribute food, groceries, toiletries, clothing and other essential items to the impoverished.
We are a network of three distinct non-profit organisations comprising Refuge Network, No Poverty Campaign, and Charity Across Borders. We work with the homeless, victims of human trafficking, refugees, individuals living in abject poverty, and other marginalized groups.
With the dedication of our volunteers, partners and supporters, we strive to improve the lives of the needy. Contact us to see what you can do to bring about positive change.
OUR IMPACT
Amount of life-saving food we have distributed during Covid and the cost of living crisis. We have also given out thousands of clothes, toiletries & other essentials.
Places where we have carried out humanitarian operations or have ongoing projects. The numbers are 13 countries and 20 cities across two continents.
Number of high impact community events we organised last year to fight poverty and empower marginalised communities was over 130.
International representation of our volunteers. Our volunteer programme has attracted dedicated workers representing over 100 countries.
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Upcoming Events
OUR
POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMME
We work to provide simple, pragmatic and efficient solutions to the multifarious manifestations of poverty affecting marginalised communities.
Refuge Network International is fighting poverty on multiple fronts. Our:
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COMMUNITY KITCHEN & MOBILE FOOD BANKS are providing free meals/groceries and fighting food poverty.
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HYGIENE BANK is distributing free toiletries and fighting hygiene poverty.
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CLOTHES BANK is handing out free clothes and fighting clothing poverty.
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DIGITAL DEVICE & DATA BANK is facilitating the distribution of free technology devices/data and fighting digital poverty.
Our community kitchen & mobile food bank service
International law guarantees everyone's right to adequate, nutritious food. To protect that right, we buy most of the food and drinks we distribute, providing a wide selection of nutritious food options for the varied nutritional requirements of our service users. We welcome donations of groceries and various kinds of food items.
Food for rough sleepers on the streets
No one can survive or thrive without food; it is a basic human need. The right to adequate food is guaranteed in international law. Distressingly, over 8 million people in the UK are living in food poverty and struggling to eat. The cost of living crisis has impacted many, significant numbers are ending up on the streets as rough sleepers.
In addition to the masses of suffering homeless people on the streets, many individuals on low or no income are struggling to eat or take care of basic needs.Our Soup kitchen and outreach programmes are targeted at these highly vulnerable members of our community. Our simple strategy is to identify and focus on the most desperate cases (those on the streets), while not ignoring others with less obvious needs.
Soup kitchen for the community
London Victoria Outreach
Our Outreach in Victoria covers the areas around the train and coach stations and their environs.
Waterloo/EmbankmentOutreach
We have regularly weekly outreach events in the vicinities of Waterloo and Embankment.
Charing Cross Outreach
The Refuge Network soup kitchen at Charing Cross distributes food, toiletries, clothes & essentials.
Camden/Oxford St Outreach
We serve homeless people in Warren Street, Goodge Street, Euston, Soho & Oxford Street area.
Leicester Square Outreach
Our Homeless Outreach teams visit Leicester Square regularly to support rough sleepers.
Brixton/Clapham Outreach
We provide assistance to individuals in Brixton & Clapham areas of Lambeth & Wandsworth
The Strand Outreach
In addition to the soup kitchen at Charing Cross, we cover the Strand & Westminster Station .
East St/LondonBridge Outreach
We support rough sleepers around London Bridge & East Street in Southwark.
SOME OF OUR PARTNERS AND ORGANISATIONS WE HAVE WORKED WITH
Our partners are philanthropic change-makers. These are some of the fantastic socially-conscious organisations that have contributed in various ways to enhance our poverty alleviation and community empowerment programmes. We owe a lot to food partners like M&S, corporate volunteering partners like Timberland, and institutions like the National Theatre of Great Britain who have supported us with material donations. We welcome partnerships with individuals, groups, brands, corporations, and institutions. Register your team on our volunteering programmes or sponsor an outreach event. We will gratefully accept material and financial donations.
DONATE
Everyone deserves a fair chance, and nobody should be forced to live without food, clothing and basic necessities. You can help us to support some of the most deprived members of the community by donating to our life-saving work.
URGENT NEEDS
There is urgent demand for:
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Coats & jackets
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Trousers and shirts
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Trainers & shoes
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Underwears including boxers (unused)
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Mobile phones
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Rucksacks & luggage bags
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Sleeping bags
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Tents
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Oyster cards
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Socks and gloves
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Toiletries