Cornwall Refugee Resource Network

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMICPOSITION, BY PROMOTING AND/OR CO-ORDINATING SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO ASSIST THEM TO ADAPTWITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY2) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES LIVING OR WORKING IN CORNWALL AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY ACTING AS AN UMBRELLA AND RESOURCE FOR LOCAL REFUGEE SUPPORT SERVICES,3) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES RESIDING BEYOND THE UNITED KINGDOM IN SUCH COUNTRIES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY AID (SUCH AS SHELTER, CLOTHING, FOOD AND WATER) EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH LOCAL AGENCIES.4) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND HUMAN RIGHTS.5) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND PEOPLE SUCH AS ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES WHO ARE SEEKING SANCTUARY.