{"id":60441,"date":"2024-05-03T14:33:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T14:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=60441"},"modified":"2024-05-03T14:33:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T14:33:22","slug":"sheffield-action-group-sparks-discussion-on-child-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/05\/03\/sheffield-action-group-sparks-discussion-on-child-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield action group sparks discussion on child refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Sheffield action group supporting asylum seekers held a panel discussion on \u201cHow is life for child refugees in this hostile environment?\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zvFWK38M2U\">South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group<\/a> (SYMAAG), which fights for the rights of all migrants in South Yorkshire, organised the event at the Diamond.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PHOTO-2024-05-03-15-05-38-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60445\" style=\"width:522px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PHOTO-2024-05-03-15-05-38-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PHOTO-2024-05-03-15-05-38-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The mother of a seven-year-old child with autism spoke about her living conditions in Sheffield.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cI\u2019m in a cage. I\u2019m living in fear because I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen the next day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She mentioned she did not have sufficient support when her child was sick and diagnosed with autism. Her child was also \u201cnot qualified\u201d to go to school.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Christina Tatham, a lecturer in Early Childhood Education, said: \u201cPeople are scared their asylum claims would be rejected, or they might be reported to social services. It is a psychological barrier to living in fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStanding up for yourself often leads to a worse situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She suggests that one solution to helping child refugees is establishing stronger relationships between organisations, schools, and food banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Tatham said: \u201cOrganisations have different remixes and goals to achieve, so working with each other strengths, and not trying to be competitive with each other. It\u2019s all about building trust and respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt stands from the schools and organisations because it\u2019s up to them to gain the families\u2019 trust. In partnership, the families also want that trust to be established. Ideally, they would encourage their children to trust the school. I think the steps need to be taken by organisations and schools.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The asylum seeker and her child currently receive only \u00a380 per week. They use vouchers to purchase food from specific supermarkets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, asylum seekers face housing issues: their houses are small and require repairs, and they frequently change accommodations. Due to this, they are unable to familiarise themselves with the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manuchehr, 62, from SYMAAG, said: \u201cWe believe child refugees are humans, and they don\u2019t understand war, peace, hunger\u2026 It\u2019s important to concentrate on them, especially the children with special needs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PHOTO-2024-05-03-15-05-39-1-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60446\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The discussion aimed to raise awareness about the challenges faced by asylum seekers and to support child refugees. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":610,"featured_media":60443,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[415],"tags":[1015,38,131],"class_list":["post-60441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-asylum-seekers","tag-sheffield","tag-south-yorkshire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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