Country(ies):UKBelonging: Voices of London's RefugeesProject to record the history of refugee communitiesPartners:Evelyn Oldfield Unit (lead partner), Museum of London, London Metropolitan University, Resource Unit for Mother Tongue and Supplementary Schools, Afghan Association of London, African Community Health and Research Organisation, with the Lwo Cultural Group, Bosnian Resource Information Centre Kosovar Support, Chinese Information and Advice Centre, Council for Assisting Refugee Academics, Eritrean Education and Publication Trust, Ethiopian Community in Britain, Haringey Somali Community and Cultural Association, Imece Turkish Speaking Women's Group, Iraqi Community Association, Kurdish Association, Latin American Association, Latin American Women's Rights Service, with the Latin American Disabled People's Project and Latin American Elderly People's Project, Roma Support Group, Tamil Relief CentreFunding Bodies:Heritage Lottery Fund, the City Parochial Foundation and Trust for LondonProject Description:The website and exhibition Belonging: Voices of London's Refugees are part of the Refugee Communities History Project. Between 2004 and 2006 the project partners collected more than 150 in-depth life story interviews, together with over a thousand photographs, objects and other items. This unique collection provides extraordinary insights into the experiences of refugees in London, the challenges they face, and the contributions they make to London.The interviews were collected by fifteen fieldworkers, most of them from the communities with which they worked. Each fieldworker was based with a refugee community organisation and undertook MA-level training at London Metropolitan University before each interviewing ten people. The fieldworkers and their corresponding refugee community organisation created their own local exhibitions and events, as well as participating in the development of the central exhibition. The collection is now archived at the Museum of London, where it is accessible to researchers by appointment.Lessons to be Learned:The project creates a space where the stories of refugees can be told, recorded, preserved and presented to others. It provides visibility for these communities and includes their contributions in the collections of mainstream cultural institutions. Target Groups:General public, refugee communities Contact Details:Sarah Lowry (project co-ordinator) Evelyn Oldfield Unit Refugee Communities' History Project London Voluntary Sector Resource Centre 356 Holloway Road London N7 6PA UK previous Page | record 9 of 49 | next PagePage 1 of 2 Intercultural Dialogue : Good Practice Database - Compendium of Cultural Policies and T...5/9/2015 http://www.culturalpolicies.net/web/intercultural-dialogue-database.phpTel: +44 207 700 01 00-414 Email: sarah@evelynoldfield.co.ukAdditional Resources:Texts and sound recordings of many of the refugee's stories are available for download in different languages from: http://www.refugeestories.orgSubmitted by / Source:General web researchprevious Page | record 9 of 49 | next Page Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 15th edition", 2014 | ISSN 2222-7334Page 2 of 2 Intercultural Dialogue : Good Practice Database - Compendium of Cultural Policies and T...5/9/2015 http://www.culturalpolicies.net/web/intercultural-dialogue-database.php