Our Mission

 At The Sisterhood, women refugees make the decisions. As a self-led organisation we are creating a new model of how power is exercised in the delivery of services and support to refugee women.  Women refugees should never be just objects for other people’s charity or social media. 

We have paid close attention to ensuring women refugees can maintain positions of leadership and responsibility in our organisation despite the extremely difficult situations they are in. This requires flexibility, trust, and mutual understanding amongst managers, advisers & funders.

 We aim to create a safe women-only space in everything that we do. We realize the widespread impact of trauma amongst our members, and integrate knowledge and lived experience about refugee women’s trauma into our policies, and practices. We evaluate our plans against the principle of “Do No Harm” to avoid exposing members , volunteers or managers to additional risks through our activities.  

We only collect or store personal data that is absolutely necessary, and avoid sharing faces or personal identities on social media or with donors unless we have explicit and informed-consent.  

We make time for rest and recovery. We move and grow at the pace that suits our members and managers rather than donors or partners. 

 We facilitate learning to build new perspectives and understanding regarding each woman's situation. This includes respecting all experiences and all women who share their stories. Both the listener and the speaker are in the context of learning.  

We coach non-refugees involved in our work so that can understand the situation of refugee women. This is essential in order for them to effectively carry out their roles as collaborators.