Our voices 21 December 2017
This is Ahmed, he is a refugee, a musician, and many other things. Ahmed was tortured for writing protest songs. He was forced to leave his family and flee to…
News 21 December 2017
This year we’ve been shaping up our ‘Pathways to a Positive Future’ project, signposting and supporting members to get onto training programmes, workshops, vocational courses and higher education, ESOL and…
News 21 December 2017
Room to Heal has reached a crucial point in our development. After ten years providing specialist care, we have developed considerable expertise regarding how to support survivors of torture, through…
News 13 November 2017
The Autumn 2017 retreat was held in a new location in Devon: Eden Rise. We loved this warm and nurturing converted barn house overlooking the rolling hills of Devon. On retreat there…
Volunteering 26 October 2017
Volunteer Accompanying Companions About Us Room to Heal is a human rights charity and therapeutic community based in London. We support refugees and asylum seekers who have survived torture, trafficking…
In the media 28 September 2017
The UN Fund for Victims of Torture has released its report on the Third Annual Expert Workshop ‘Torture in the Context of Migration’ which Room to Heal attended in April…
In the media 28 September 2017
We were very pleased to feature on the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Community Gardening e-newsletter. You can read it here. We have recently harvested maize, callaloo, courgettes, chillies, and were…
News 11 September 2017
Following on from attending the UN conference on Torture in the Context of Migration in Geneva, Room to Heal were contacted by the UN Fund for Victims of Torture to…
News 24 August 2017
We visited a new location for our Summer therapeutic retreat: Abbey Farm, an organic retreat centre and farm in Cirencester. Members were given tours of the organic farm, harvested vegetables…
Fundraising 10 July 2017
Sunday 9th July, 26 degrees heat, the sun beaming down and the crowds swelling. Six runners sped across the city to raise money for Room to Heal. We are so…
News 4 July 2017
We would like to thank all of you who came to our 10th Anniversary Summer Party on Friday. We had so much fun!! We were really moved by the turnout,…
Advocacy 26 June 2017
Today, 26th June 2017, marks the UN International day in support of victims of torture. It is an opportunity to invoke the non-negotiable nature of the prohibition of torture: that…
Advocacy 20 June 2017
Amid chaos and tragedy in London, we must not forget the resilience and strength that we can all learn from each other when we come together and look past difference.…
Volunteering 25 May 2017
We are currently looking for a general volunteer to support community and office activities, the volunteer would help out with the following tasks: Working with our chef to shop for…
News 25 May 2017
We are very excited to be hosting a special 10th anniversary summer party on Friday June 30th. Come along for story telling, live performances from Room to Heal musicians, Balkan/Arabic…