Hi! My name is Tahmoores. I’m Iranian and was born on the 5th April. I have been living in Glasgow since November 2018, staying in Possilpark near the northern part of the city. Currently, I’m an asylum seeker, who is looking forward to get to know more information about the…
My name is Mehdi Jesri, I’m 38 years old and I’m from Iran. I came to Glasgow on the 7th October 2018. I have experience of about 13 years in local network and online network banking. I worked for a big company in Iran (ISC.CO) I registered my daughter in…
Hello! My name is Sare. I am a 32 year old Iranian, who has been living in Glasgow for the past eight months. My favourite thing about Glasgow is its beautiful nature; my least favourite is the cold weather. I hope to study at Anniesland College. I decided to study…
After nearly two years as the Chair of RST, Rasha Tindal has stepped down. During her time on the Board RST has been through significant change, faced the highest demand for destitution grants in its 25 year history, and increased its number of staff. Thank you Rasha for all of…
The Refugee Survival Trust has raised concerns following the publication of the Government’s draft paper on The UK’s future skills-based Immigration System on Wednesday. The small Scottish-based charity welcomed a number of the proposals in the White Paper, including the commitment to consider carefully the arguments around allowing asylum seekers to work;…
We’re delighted to announce that we are now recruiting for two new positions within our team at the Refugee Survival Trust in Glasgow: Policy and Research Officer We’re looking for an experienced, talented and enthusiastic Policy and Research Officer to manage and develop RST’s policy work to enable the organisation…
My name is Marcela. I’m from El Salvador, Central America. I’m a volunteer at RST as part of the Office Internship Programme. I want to learn and share experiences also I want to improve my skills and meet new people. I want to be part of an organisation who help…
After many years of dedicated service, our treasurer and the head of our HR subgroup plan to stand down from our Board of Trustees before the end of the year, so we are now looking for enthusiastic individuals with expertise in HR and finance to fill this incredibly important knowledge…
