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Founding Director Leyla talks about her sabbatical; how sabbaticals can support sustainable leadership and how she hopes her time away will strengthen Routes.

Alumni mentee Helen reflects on her time on the Routes Mentoring Programme, and top tips for other refugee and asylum-seeking women who might want to join, to work on their goals.

Initial learnings from Routes’ lived experience leadership group, and how we’re including lived experience expertise into our governance at Routes.

Mentee Momima and mentor Kristina talk about their time together on the Routes Mentoring Programme and what they’ve learned from mentoring.

Mentee Chaza talks about her experience with Routes mentoring, and requalifying as a nurse in the UK.

A spoken word poem to celebrate the 13th Routes Mentoring cohort.

Statement from Routes on the importance of accountability under international law - and what we can do to demand the UK uphold its international legal duties. 

Statement from Routes on the far-right riots in the UK.

Postdoctoral researcher Mel Ramasawmy reflects on her time on the Routes Mentoring Programme, and what she learned from the immersive leadership training that the programme provides for mentors.

Mentee Saba and mentor Mel reflect on their time on the Routes Mentoring Programme, in a conversation about education, goal-setting and confidence building.

Mentoring can be seen as mutualism: a relationship in which both mentor and mentee learn and grow together, in ways that generate long-term impact. In this blog, Routes mentor Honor refers back to her days studying biology, to discuss the mutually beneficial aspects of mentoring.

For Refugee Week 2024, Routes organised a Banner Making Workshop for women from the Routes Community. Read a bit more about the Workshop in this blog - and have a look at some of the beautiful designs!

For Refugee Week 2024, Routes shares reflections on the theme of ‘Our Home’ and the implications of the Hostile Environment on people’s sense of safety and belonging.

Routes alumni mentee Karla reflects on the importance of food for her identity, connecting through food and the joy of making baladeas.

Since the summer of 2022, Routes has a partnership with the City & Guilds Foundation, to support women from our community to apply for the City & Guilds Bursary. In this blog, we share lessons learned on making the application process more accessible for refugee women - and for all.

Following the passing of the Rwanda Bill, here are some actions you can take to show your opposition, and stand with refugee rights. Use your influence in petitions, your workplace, direct support, and more.

Statement from Routes on the passing of the Rwanda Bill.

Mentor Joana and mentee Nanou write together about their experience on the Routes Mentoring Programme, which they describe as 'More than a mentoring programme, it is a human journey celebrating women!’. In this blog, you’ll learn more about what they’ve worked on together, and what they’ve learned along the way.

Time to celebrate! Photos and poem from the Celebration Event for our 11th Mentoring Programme.

For the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, Routes Alumni mentor Nushrat Khan reflects on transferrable skills from mentoring and her work in global health.

In this blog, Routes Project Development Manager Roula Kheder writes about the first findings of our Routes to Employment project.

Reflection suggestions from Routes for the final days of 2023. Plus a kind invitation to tune into your advocacy power.

Reflections from the Routes team on 2023.

A poem by Routes, on the current events in Palestine, Israel and the surrounding regions.

Fakhria Joya, mentee on the 10th Routes Mentoring Programme, talks about her journey to the UK, her experience with mentoring and the importance of education.

Highlights from our 10th Mentoring Programme, by Routes Mentoring Programme Tamana Safi.