The Welcoming is privileged to be one of the partners working with the newly arrived Syrian refugee community in Edinburgh as part of the Syrian Resettlement Programme, led by the City of Edinburgh Council. Together with Saheliya, Community Learning and Development and Edinburgh College, we provide ESOL and cultural integration opportunities to support the community with building their new lives in Scotland. Our activities include:

With several years passed since the first group of Syrian families arrived in Edinburgh as part of the Resettlement Programme, it is hard to imagine The Welcoming without the warm presence and many different contributions of our Syrian friends. Thank you!