In 2020, the Helen Bamber Foundation adopted a group structure.
This means that organisations sit within, and are part of, the Helen Bamber Foundation Group. Organisations within the Helen Bamber Foundation Group share expertise, resources and work together to ensure survivors receive the support and protection they need, and to positively influence policy and practice.
We work with the wider sector, and with our Survivors to make sure the change we secure meets real need.
ASYLUM AID
In 2020, the Helen Bamber Foundation Group welcomed Asylum Aid, a leading provider of trauma-informed legal representation to some of the most vulnerable people seeking asylum in the UK.
Asylum Aid is an expert in working with stateless people, survivors of trafficking, and unaccompanied children. As well as providing individual casework and representation, Asylum Aid provides training and sector support, and undertakes public law, research and policy advocacy to secure systemic change. We successfully challenged the government’s plan to remove refugees to Rwanda, and have secured important victories in protecting the rights of survivors of trafficking.
THE MIGRANTS' LAW PROJECT
In 2023, we welcomed The Migrants’ Law Project (MLP), which protects the rights of people seeking asylum, refugees, and vulnerable migrants through strategic legal action and legal education.
The MLP is specialist in securing system change through legal action. It secured rights to reunion for young people and their families trapped in refugee camps and warzones, and led on securing the closure of the Detained Fast Track, which prevented thousands of vulnerable asylum seekers from being detained.