The charity, founded in 1994, supports refugees and asylum seekers in Reading and beyond with legal advice, English lessons, integration and more. The charity's CEO, Najwa Abdallah, has called for asylum seekers to be given the right to work faster. In Sweden and Canada, asylum seekers are granted the right to work almost immediately or upon application submission. Meanwhile, in the UK, asylum seekers cannot normally work unless their claim takes over 12 months to process. A common perception is that asylum seekers work in the 'gig economy', largely through food delivery apps.