| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, grant overviews and funding requests relating to the Refugee Council. Funding source(s): Barrow Cadbury Trust, Civil Rights Programme. Applicant overview: The Refugee Council is one of the leading charities in the UK working directly with refugees, and supporting them to rebuild their lives. The Council also speaks up for refugees using its direct work as an evidence base, and ensures refugees have a stronger and more influential voice in decisions that will affect them. The Council works with a range of partners in collaboration to ensure it can best support its clients. The charity was founded in 1951 in response to the UN Convention for Refugees, which was created after World War II to ensure refugees were able to find safety in other countries. Since then, the Council has provided practical and emotional support to refugees from across the world to help them rebuild their lives and play a full part in society. The Council became a registered charity in 1992. Nature of support: In 1998 the Trust agreed to a single grant of £10,000 to the Council for its public awareness campaign. Minutes: BCT 645, CRP 15/98. Notes: File not numbered. |