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         <title>Refugee council Work</title>
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Refugee Council
3 Lionel Street
Birmingham
B3 1AB
United Kingdom
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Work Placement at the Refugee Council, October â December
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Naoufal and Vishal spent 10 weeks at the Refugee Council in Birmingham.
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During our time we did a varied amount of work, from shadowing people to organizing a CAD at Stone Road Initial Accommodation for asylum seekers.
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    For the first two weeks we primarily did work shadowing whereby we sat along with project workers and clients and observed the work that was undertaken. Although not particularly âhands-onâ this was still important for us so as to understand the asylum system which is very intricate and complicated. This was also extremely interesting.
    Cultural-Awareness sessions. This involved going to (...) ]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title>The MPR Experience In Shrophire</title>
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The MPR for me was a period of evaluation whether self-evaluation and team evaluation. Well to start with is to talk about the MPR experience at a typical British countryside, I liked the place very much it was lovely especially the lake. The house, the nature it is really a beautiful place even if it was a problem ofÂ phone network for some of us bus it wasn't a big deal to get out the stress of a big cityÂ like 
Birmingham
. During the two days there were so many things going on The MPR for me was a period of evaluation whether self-evaluation and team evaluation. Well to start with is to talk about the MPR experience at a typical British countryside, i liked the place very much it was lovely especially the lake. The house, the nature it is really a beautiful place even (...) ]]></description>
         <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:19:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title>The Community Welcome </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[ The Communty Welcome was amazing as well we had a chancae to meet with the Mayor of Birmingham who is from Pakistani origins which really shows how foreigners are well integrated in Birmingham. andÂ  through this short article i want to show how the pakistani community is well integrated and the form of unity between all pakistani people. they are really successful and well integrated in the british community. During the event of the community welcome we had orgamized different activities : introducing ourselves in both languages English and Moroccan Arabic '' Darija'' . doing a show dance of a typical Moroccan dance from Central Morocco : Boujaad called '' Abidate Arma Dance'' . then there was a group of pakistani from the Zawiya which linked to (...) ]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title>Arrival to Birmingham</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[ Well after two days training in Chesthunt we went to Birmingham i had heard that Birmingham is the 2nd biggest city after London but really i didn't have the impression that it was going to be that big . What have impressed me in Birmingham is Diversity. I feel iam not in the Uk but i feel iam the a United Nations city because of the number of different communities and it is so diverse. i have visited different places and there areÂ so many beautiful places to visit like the council house in Victoria Square is really amzing . the biggest mall in the Uk the Bullring ....etc. It is really Amazing to see how people share the same space and live in peace and respect despite their beliefs , backgrounds and colors. that was the positive side. Inother hands the rate of crimes is really (...) ]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:12:00 +0100</pubDate>
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         <title>Global Xchange</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[ Brief Overview
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Global Xchange is a partnership programme managed and delivered by the British Council (BC) and Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), and a number of local partners around the world. We are committed to the idea that international volunteer exchanges can develop active global citizens who value volunteering, diversity, community development and social action and through these, take an active role in the fight against poverty and inequality.
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The Programme blends the unique contribution of all of the organisations involved to achieve this aim â the British Council through cultural relations and project management expertise; and VSO through international development, programme theme expertise and international volunteering. Global Xchange local partners bring an (...) ]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
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