ANNUAL REPORTSOur most recent Annual Report gives information about all our services and activities in the last year.
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2020
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RESEARCH REPORTSStories from lockdown: the impact of the Covid19 pandemic on the
well-being of clients at Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers (SDCAS) by Alessia Cogo, Sally Inman, Pip McCormack and Maggie Rogers Beneath the surface: How asylum seekers understand and evaluate their well-being
by Alessia Cogo, Sally Inman, Pip McCormack and Maggie Rogers (2017) |
The report describes the findings of research on how the Covid 19 related lockdowns affected the well-being of clients at the Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers. A small number of clients were interviewed about the practical issues of housing, food, money and about their physical and mental health during the periods of lockdowns. They were also asked about support from the Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers. The report describes the experiences of these clients between March 2020 and March 2021 READ A COPY OF THE REPORT This qualitative piece of research was undertaken by our research volunteers in conjunction with London South Bank University and with some of the clients at our day centres. Entitled Beneath the Surface, the basis of this piece of research was to explore the term ‘wellbeing’ and what this means for asylum seeking communities. The term is frequently used in today’s language but is often difficult for individuals to describe. Feeling comfortable, healthy
or happy is one example (dictionary definition) – these are broad, far reaching, fleeting descriptions for most of us, but how does this all fit within the context of harsh asylum and immigration policy, and service delivery? READ A COPY OF THE REPORT |
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Behind the headlines: Report on research into the effectiveness of the advice and advisory service of the Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
by Sally Inman and Maggie Rogers with Ajoke Ojie and Abel Oge-Dengbe (2015) Building a Future……An Exploration of the Contribution of Educational Provision to Clients’ Well- Being by Cogo, A., Inman, S., McCormack, P. and Rogers, M
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This report should be considered within the context of an ever changing and often hostile asylum and immigration environment - and within the context of the holistic work of Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers (SDCAS) which seeks to promote equality rather than dehumanising, stimatising or restricting asylum seekers and refugees from being part of society in a meaningful way and supporting people to build resilience throughout the asylum process.The research set out to explore the clients views and understandings of the effectiveness of the advocacy and advice service of SDCAS and thus to provide evidence of the impact of the services offered on the clients. The research adopted a qualitative methodology and also used some volunteers/clients as co-researchers. The findings of the research demonstrate that the centre’s provision in relation to advice and advocacy is much valued by clients not just in relation to the services provided but also because of the strong ethos of SDCAS which enables clients to feel welcome and valued.
READ A COPY OF THE REPORT This research project builds on previous work, ‘Beneath the Surface’ (Cogo, Inman, McCormack, Rogers 2018) which focussed on how clients at Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers (SDCAS) understood and evaluated their well-being. This report describes in depth the ways in which the educational provision offered in the centre contributes to the well-being of clients and how this contribution might be enhanced. The report focuses on two areas of education provision, gardening and storytelling, and explains how they contribute to the well-being of the clients.
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