Refugee Project Croydon

The Refugee Project Croydon was set up in the last century by Marion Molteno, then head of the Croydon English Language Scheme, now English and Bilingual Skills. She had the imagination to recognise the need, in the outer London boroughs, for help for newly arrived refugees. She wanted to build on their experiences as refugees to help other new arrivals.

RPC started in 1989, was granted major funding in 1991 and won National Lottery funding in 1995. Our aim has always been to be a multiracial organisation serving refugees in our community and to respond to their changing needs with changes in legislation.