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ADULT PROGRAMMES

The CARAS community offers a range of activities and groups for men and women with a refugee background living in South London. Whether people attend our advice sessions or social activities, individuals will be welcomed into a friendly environment where they can practice their English, learn new skills, and be supported with all of the challenges they face in their new lives here.

Our groups for adults play an important role in building confidence, sharing experiences and advice, developing friendships and support networks and creating a community.

Groups are dynamic, needs-responsive, and guided by those who attend. Community members, staff and volunteers all spend time together as part of the CARAS community.

Being a member of our groups has increased people’s confidence, helped them get support and access the services they need, and has been the beginning of building strong and lasting friendships.

Our activities prioritise those who are most likely to have difficulty accessing services; we work extensively with newly arrived asylum seekers and women with a forced migration background.

WOMEN'S CONVERSATION CLUB

CARAS runs our conversation club with female-identifying persons of refugee background in partnership with Attic Theatre Company. Here women can make new friends and gain confidence and skills through, games, drama and role play.

Thursday afternoons, face-to-face

WOMEN'S CREATIVE WRITING GROUP

Our women’s group meets for creative writing classes where women practice their written English and grammar while writing poetry, stories and scripts. Our writing group is run by Rachael Black and is attended by women who speak and write English at all levels.

Tuesday afternoons, online

WOMEN'S YOGA GROUP

CARAS runs yoga sessions for women in Balham.

Wednesday mornings, face-to-face

TRIPS ACROSS LONDON

We run various trips across London as part of our termly activities and during school holidays. Our trips provide our women’s group and mixed-gender group with the opportunity to explore London visiting cultural venues like theatres, parks, stately homes and museums.

Face-to-face

COFFEE AFTERNOONS

CARAS runs a weekly coffee morning where people can come together, relax and meet new people in Earlsfield.

Fridays, 1-2.30 pm, face-to-face

SPORTS PROGRAMMING

In addition to our Women’s Yoga group, CARAS runs additional sports programming on a monthly basis to boost physical wellbeing and introduce individuals to local sports providers. Sports are chosen on a monthly basis by CARAS community members and delivered to both our women’s group and mixed-gender groups separately.

Every other Monday, face-to-face

WORKSHOPS

Throughout term time CARAS runs workshops on a variety of topics elected by our community members including rights and entitlements, information and advocacy and across specific themes.

Online and face-to-face

OUR PARTNERS

CARAS Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers Partners Royal Opera House
CARAS Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers Partners Tara Theatre
CARAS Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers Partners Attic Theatre Company
CARAS Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers Partners More Yoga

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