Sanctuary Scholars Legal Fund

Published by Freya Gill-Stevens on

This year we have supported two applications to the Sanctuary Scholar Legal Fund – designed to support asylum-seeking students by covering the costs of their legal fees. STAR (Student Action for Refugees) and Amnesty International have led our fundraising efforts and have managed to raise over £6000 this year through a range of fundraising events including a sponsored run/walk/cycle which covered the distance from the Wills Memorial Building to the Home Office several times over.

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