Company Description

Micro Rainbow works to ensure LGBTQI people are safe, free from discrimination and persecution, and have equal access to opportunities such as employment, training, financial services, and housing. The social enterprise focuses on supporting LGBTQI asylum seekers and refugees in the UK by providing safe housing and improving access to social inclusion, education, training, volunteering, and work.

Role Description

There are about 2,000 LGBTQI people claiming asylum in the UK every year because of their sexuality, gender identity, or intersex status. When they come to the UK, they are still not safe. They are often abused in refugee accommodation by other refugees who come from the same or similar countries to the one they are escaping; they become homeless and depressed; and they are rejected by their ethnic community and live in poverty. Our work also shows a dramatic need for employability and moving on support. When LGBTQI asylum seekers are granted refugee status, they are often given only 28 to 42 days to find new accommodation and a job. This is not enough to prepare for a new life in a new country. This is a critical point for many refugees: without the right support, they are at risk of homelessness, exploitation, and depression.