Perth Amnesty International organised a celebration for local Afghan women to mark International Women’s Day in collaboration with Scottish Refugee Council.
The event took place on Saturday March 4th at the AK Bell Library.
Afghan women living locally …
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Our visit to the Bield’s creative arts residency
Peace… Calm…Relief…
…just some of the words used by participants to describe their experience at the New Scots Creative Arts Residency, held by the Bield at Blackruthven.
Funded by the Reaching New Scots Fund, with thanks to the National Lottery Commun…
LGBT+ History Month 2023
Behind the Lens
The theme of LGBT+ History Month 2023 is “Behind the Lens”, celebrating the contributions of LGBT+ people to cinema and film, including everybody working behind the scenes.
We asked our team to share films and TV shows which tell storie…
Photographing new Scots: a best practice guide
What is best practice?
Groups supporting refugees in Scotland have a duty of care towards the people they support when taking and sharing photographs of them.
Someone who has had to flee persecution has been through a lot. Photographers working in this…
Photographing new Scots: a best practice guide
What is best practice?
Groups supporting refugees in Scotland have a duty of care towards the people they support when taking and sharing photographs of them.
Someone who has had to flee persecution has been through a lot. Photographers working in this…
Helping New Scots Succeed
When people in need of refugee protection reach Scotland, a new and difficult journey begins. We work with New Scots, partner organisations and grassroots groups across the country to help people thrive in their new communities.
Here are some of t…
Refugee communities to receive £1.5 million in National Lottery funding
We’re delighted to announce that 12 groups supporting New Scots have been awarded funding from The National Lottery Community Fund.
A total of £1.5 million in National Lottery funding was made available for grassroots groups and organisations that are …
New Scots leaders graduate our leadership programme!
In partnership with Social Enterprise Academy, we have supported 47 new Scots through six leadership and social enterprise programmes since summer 2021.
This includes several one-day workshops, as well as an intensive and unique multi-day leadership pr…
£1.5 Million National Lottery funding boost for refugee communities
We’ve joined forces with The National Lottery Community Fund to distribute £1.5 million in National Lottery funding for projects that help New Scots feel at home in their communities.
The Participating in the Funding Process Project will award grants t…
Helping New Scots to settle in
Community Development Officer, Dumie Matsebanane, draws on his own lived experience to help people arriving in Scotland feel at home in their new communities.
Tell us a bit about your job
Part of my job is about making sure that refugee and asylum-seek…