## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From** 01/01/2024 **Period start date To** 31/12/2024 **Period end date** **Charity name:** REFEO (Refugee Education For Equal Employment Opportunities) ## **Charity registration number:** SC052439 |**Charity name**|Refugee Education For Equal Employment
Opportunities(REFEO)| |---|---| |**Charity number**|SC052439| |**Charity’s principal address**|| |**Names of the charity trustees on date of approval**
**of Trustee’ Annual Report**|| |**Type ofgoverning document**|Constitution| |**Trustee recruitment and appointment**|Selection method for the trustees is conducted in
line with the governing document, indicating that
any new individual appointment will be according to
their skills, knowledge and experience and how they
fit with what is needed for an effective
administration of the SCIO.| |**Charitable purposes**|To improve refugees’ and asylum seekers’ (who must
be 18 or over) integration within Scottish society and
support their financial independence, thus advancing
the following charitable purposes:
•
The advancement of education
•
The relief of those in need by reason of age,
ill-health, disability, financial hardship or
other disadvantage
•
The relief of unemployment| |**Summary of the main activities and achievements**
**of the charity**|**Tech for Good:**Closing the digital divide is at the
heart of our work. We provided 176 laptops in good
working conditions to UK Refugees and Asylum
seekers (R/A) to ensure the lack of access to a laptop
does not prevent them from benefitting from the
online accredited courses and mentoring services we
provide.
**Education and mentoring:**We matched 14 service
users (clients) with courses which are relevant to any
experience they have had in their home country, or
to courses that support their current professional
plans, to help them transfer or update qualifications
for their chosen employability choices.
Our online accredited courses are accessible 24/7,
with mentor supporting mentees weekly through the
courses to maximise their chances of receiving| ccroditation and a certifitate to support their CV readiness and journey towards employment. Each client IS given a target at their initial assessment to work towards when they jointly develop their work plan with their mentor5. Mentors are kept in iegular contacr to ensure the clienrs remain on irack, ensurin8 we achieve our success rate of 9(Y% of those completin8 an accredtted course. We also contribute to university fee5 of those who cannot afford to pay them. This vital activity which advances education of RIA is brirb8in8 them one step closer to employment and therefore empowerinB them to break the cycle of poverty. Employablllty: Through bilateral education of both asylum seekers and employers, we raise awareness about asylum seekers. right to work in the UK. Thi5 information is currently not common knowledge. re5ultin8 in great difficulty for a5ylurn seekers to find work. As our programme fotuses on education of this issue, and chan6in8 employment practices, we hope that the number of asylurn seekers benefitting will be As part of the programme, we match RIA with companies that offer jobs that match their qualifications to improve their financial situation and enable them to inte8rate. Pollcy on resenjes The Trustees have now established a reserves policy settin8 the minimurn reserves level at £2,500. The Board intends to gradually build the reserves to a more sustainable level over the coming years while ensuring that fund5 remain focused on charitable delive Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Sign•d on behalf of th• chariVs truste•s Slgnaturèl name P￿ltI0 Chair Co-chair Date 30.09.2025 r 2C24 MJy2ll24 SEpE024 Cd 2Q24 PltFv2ll24 1275 I.IF5 5CVO 14.975J L4,975.IWI FÈÈ iiz P2.50> lJ2* t4Jq49n pD] Tr￿F￿rt u%JJ)I hÈi P&¥tr 51oT4e T*4MEM*t￿irfftM Tr¥M SNrth ¥￿￿eeTE*r￿l Trt pt415J51 5JO) P67.50) ÉFSDI IL2&5Slli IKow¢ Pro 2P,2$4.th) 2LlbS.32 19.741AI 1&*112 l4,Y132 13M282 7.ts4SS 6.867(* .14468 li.?56￿1 67.￿ 1965 67.5fj1 4.83d.05 19.7U.42 17.913 J4W9.32 13.U2. 917ll.15 7.534.55