Student Action for Refugees and Bath University Student Theatre are fundraising to support the University of Bath Sanctuary Scholarship.
We have had the opportunity to collaborate with Bath University Student Theatre and raise funds for the sanctuary scholarship through their play, When We are Married happening on the 18th and 19th of November, 2022.
Bath STAR is student organization affiliated with the nationwide Student Action for Refugees network which aims to welcome asylum seekers into the UK and help them adjust to their new lives. Asylum seekers are individuals who have been forced to leave their country of residence due to fear of persecution or threat to their safety in their home country. These individuals often face a plethora of challenges and are one of the most marginalized groups in Britain. This creates immense barriers to economic and social inclusion, one of which being their inability to access the financial means to attend higher education. Consequently, less than 1% of asylum seekers are enrolled at university in the UK.
We will be collecting donations to fundraise for The Equal Access Campaign which aims to make higher education more attainable via the creation of the Sanctury scholarship funds. At the University of Bath, the student-led initiative has raised over 7,500 pounds to go towards a tailor-made financial support package for a local Asylum seeker student to attend the university for a 3-year course.
Your money and donations will go towards the sanctuary scholarship to help individuals from a refugee background apply to university and get a scholarship to support them.
