FINALIST 2025
In 2024, hostility towards people seeking safety has felt more intense than ever - both locally, and globally. In the UK, we saw the devastating impact of misinformation and years of hateful political and media rhetoric towards people seeking asylum. It played out on our streets here in Greater Manchester, and across the country. Sowing fear among people already trapped in a hostile asylum system that’s robbed them of hope.
But we also saw the power of small acts of love. The counter protestors chanting "refugees are welcome here." The neighbours helping to clean up looted shops and rebuild targeted mosques. The pub-goers hugging Muslims on the street.
Love is powerful. And this Christmas, you can help make sure love speaks louder.
The UK’s hostile immigration policies continue to force people into destitution, leaving them with nowhere to live and inflicting a slow violence on their physical and mental health. In the Boaz Trust's 2024 Christmas appeal Viktar and Rahel share their experiences of arriving in the UK and the difference love and kindness have made to them.
The goal of the campaign? To make sure love speaks louder than hostility.
All too often, people arriving in the UK seeking asylum end up facing destitution and homelessness. This should not be the norm. The Boaz Trust is a Manchester-based charity supporting people who have become destitute and homeless after claiming asylum. Our housing and one-to-one support is a lifeline for people who have nowhere else to turn, and who have been failed by the government.
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