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ATuntum story 2016
Welcoming Syrian Refugees
CEO welcomes Syrian refugees into their new home.
In December 2015, some 15 vulnerable refugee families from Syria arrived in Nottingham as the first tranche of 20,000 refugees that the Government had committed to accept in response to the civil war in Syria.
Tuntum co-ordinated the housing association response and at very short notice – a matter of weeks – had provided suitable homes from both its own stock and that of its partner associations.
Getting the properties ready involved staff working flat out, including weekends,
to make sure that any necessary improvements and adaptations were completed. By the time the families arrived the houses were equipped for occupancy. A welcome reception and food was provided and the families were settled in.
Other partners in Nottingham City and in the county – education, health and housing – acknowledged the role that Tuntum had played in establishing a new, and hopefully better life for these families.
Syrian refugees close to the Syrian border in Lebanon Credit: PA.
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