The horrible events, earlier this month, that occurred in Knowsley, Liverpool, where, outside a hotel housing asylum seekers, a party of far-right extremists targeted refugees who have already endured harassment and discrimination hit me hard. So I have decided to also fundraise for Refugee Women Connect. Refugee Women Connect is a women only charity set up to support female asylum-seekers, refugees and survivors of trafficking by building a great service that works for women by welcoming perspectives from backgrounds that vary by race, ethnicity, social background, religion, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, and nationality. Refugee women have to overcome many barriers to access services and support and even when they have been able to get support they then face being moved on at short notice to another area where, again, they have no support networks. Refugee Women Connect works to aid these women by providing a range of services such as: an extensive outreach programme which incorporates weekly visits to Initial Accommodation Centres and weekly drop-ins where women can access a range of emotional and practical support and activities. They are also part of various multi-agency drop-ins that take place across the region and offer self-esteem support groups and one to one emotional support. Furthermore, with the rise in homelessness and lack of legal support they are developing their casework, including becoming OISC accredited, to respond to the increased need for casework.