Media

Together we are

Commissioned to commemorate Refugee Week 2025's theme: Community as a Superpower, our short film, 'Together We Are,' was recorded and produced by Huckleberry Films. It presents a powerful and moving collaborative poem, written by asylum seekers and refugees who now call Blackburn with Darwen home and was created in workshops led by poet Nathan Parker. The poem explores their journey from hardship and displacement to finding belonging and strength through the embrace of community.

Read All About it!

It’s important to us to mark Refugee Week in Blackburn with Darwen, the place that we have made our home.

Discover more about the work being done in our community through the eyes of Nancy Kinyanjui, Kairos Housing's support worker. Follow the link to learn more about her contributions to Refugee Week and the vital role of local refugees in shaping these important events.

Click to read the full article in The Shuttle.

Our Home

Commissioned to mark Refugee Week 2024 Our Home is a short film where guests and staff at Kairos Housing with lived experience of the asylum process shared what home means to them.

Discover 'Our Home' in Blackburn

Read about Refugee Week 2024, where we celebrated the powerful theme 'Our Home'! Discover how our community in Blackburn with Darwen came together to celebrate what 'Our Home' truly means to us all, and learn more about the diverse and inspiring events that took place.

EXODUS

In June 2024, Exodus, Amnesty International's magazine EXODUS - a magazine written by asylum seekers and refugees featured an article about our work on page 12.

'Internet miracle'

It's a privilege to partner with local companies who support our work. Opus Broadband's 'Internet for everyone' donates free broadband to our homes, office and hub and we're really grateful for their support. The initiative was featured on their website and the Lancashire Telegraph where you can read more about it.

Most Compassionate Asylum Seekers Supported Housing Charity 2024 - UK

In 2024 we were awarded the Winner Most Compassionate Asylum Seekers Supported Housing Charity 2024 - UK by the Non-Profit Organisation Awards run by Acquisition International.

Compassion in Action

To celebrate Refugee Week 2023's theme of 'Compassion' we commissioned a film to celebrate the groups showing compassion in action to our refugee and asylum seeker community across Blackburn with Darwen.