| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, grant overviews, annual reports, leaflet, accounts and funding requests relating to the Congolese Advice and Support Project (CASP), formerly Zairian Advice and Support Project (ZASP). Funding source(s): Barrow Cadbury Trust, Immigration, Asylum and Resettlement Programme, Civil Rights Programme. Applicant overview: CASP was established as ZASP in January 1996 by a group of Zairian refugees living in the London Borough of Camden, in order to provide support and advice to both Zairian and other African Francophone refugees and asylum seekers, the majority of whom would not be English speakers. The amended aims of CASP from ZASP are to, 1) identify areas of concern relating to the well-being and settlement of Congolese and francophone African refugees, 2) provide a secure, stimulating and supportive environment which values the contribution of refugee groups or individuals to society, 3) act, advocate and lobby on behalf of Congolese and francophone African refugees and asylum seekers in order to improve existing services to ensure they are accessible and tailored to their needs, and 4) encourage the co-ordination of existing refugee services by developing strategies and policies to enable their needs to be met through casework and community development activities. Nature of support: In 1998 on the recommendation of Civil Rights Programme Relevant Trustees the Trust approved a £5,000 to CASP for 1998/1999 rising to £10,000 for 1999/2000 and 2000/2001. These grants were allocated to salary and running costs. Minutes: CRP 8/98, CRP 16/98, AIRP 4/00. Notes: File organised from newest to oldest. File not numbered. |