Once a soldier. Annoyingly enthusiastic. Co-Founder of @SulhaAlliance
Joined September 2014
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A huge moment for veterans today as we deliver the first Veterans ID cards to those who left before 2018.
I made a promise. I’ve kept it. Now to ramp up production. More details to follow on how you can apply for yours. Great to see how happy it made the first to receive theirs.
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📢Which UK cinemas want to offer our #AfghanInterpreters @BritishArmy who were evacuated to the UK free tickets for premiere film #TheCovenant? @ShowcaseCinemas @GuyRitchie1968 @thecovenantmov @cineworld @EmpireCinemas @vuecinemas @mgmstudios Please DM 🙏 youtube.com/watch?v=02PPMPAr…
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Brilliant US example of business partnerships & veteran engagement to boost Afghan refugee employment. Let's follow this inspirational example in the UK! Programme enlists military veterans employed at U.S. companies to serve as mentors to 1,500 Afghan refugees. @JohnnyMercerUK
Proud to announce the first 16 U.S. companies joining the @TentOrg, @hiringourheroes, @Afghan_American Afghan Refugee Mentorship Program! 👏
Collectively, U.S. veterans employed by these companies will provide 1:1 professional mentorship to at least 800 Afghans 🇺🇸 🇦🇫 (1/2)
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Pleased to introduce our new CEO John Scivier, who brings a wealth of experience from charity, business & military sectors. He is a former Royal Naval officer & Commanding Officer of HMS Victory. He has hit the ground running🏃 @Scivs1 🙏 @UnboundPhilanth sulha-alliance.org/about-us/…
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The @CommonsDefence report on Afghanistan Withdrawal recognised @SulhaAlliance efforts to evacuate eligible Afghans remaining in Afghanistan or 3rd countries👇. We recognise & thank those who stood with us & with #AfghanInterpreters 🙏🏽 @Charlie533080 @Carolyn_J_ @PerreiraJulian
We've published our report 'Withdrawal from Afghanistan'.
Read it here: committees.parliament.uk/pub…
ALT Defence Committee graphic that reads "Withdrawal from Afghanistan: We have published our report"
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Brilliant @dpg_law who help us support #AfghanInterpreters share powerful evidence @IndependentCI on Afghan Resettlement: "A consequence of causing people to remain in [Afghanistan] while their applications are considered [is that] asylum support has effectively been offshored"
Our response to the ICIBI Call for Evidence on Afghan Resettlement schemes, based on the experience of our clients: delays and inconsistencies are risking lives @SulhaAlliance @Azadi_Charity dpglaw.co.uk/afghan-resettle…
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We're hiring! 2 part-time roles: Community Support Officer & Charity Foundation Officer. Apply by January 15th. Details in the link👇 This is an exciting step for us & we hope some excellent humans join us on this new path! Pls Share! #AfghanInterpreters
sulha-alliance.org/about-us/…
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THIS👇 @SulhaAlliance has been advocating this for years with @de_Jong_Sara sharing excellent examples from her research in France, New Zealand & US, where #Afghan_Interpreters do receive medals in recognition of their service @JohnnyMercerUK @JSHeappey @TomTugendhat @DanJarvisMP
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Our #Afghan_interpreters project featured in @MetroUK during #Remembrance wknd. "Harrowing memories are seared into the minds of former interpreters in an exhibition by @AndyBarnham (portraits) & @de_Jong_Sara (interviews) 🙏 @uniyorkpolitics & @CapitaPlc
metro.co.uk/2022/11/12/unsun…
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Visit till 1 November in @cambridgeunion the #Afghan_Interpreters Exhibition 'We are here, because you were there'. Curated by photographer
@AndyBarnham
& researcher @de_Jong_Sara
@UniOfYork @SulhaAlliance, it sheds light on the people affected by military & migration policies.
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Excited to host this event tonight along with the wonderful @Azadi_Charity & @A4Afghanistan
on the Challenges Ahead 1 year after the Exit from Afghanistan.
Live-tweet by @james_Joseph98 on @Azadi_Charity
#UKAfghanSchemes #appgAfghanWomen
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Afghans who helped British troops and their family members still stranded a year after Kabul fell, in today's @thetimes thetimes.co.uk/article/afgha…
Former captain @EdAitken of @SulhaAlliance in @thetimes: "Some #Afghan_interpreters have been told they're eligible but have not been given instructions on their pending evacuation, while many are still awaiting a decision." thetimes.co.uk/article/d8102…
A poignant op-ed by my wonderful co-founder, @de_Jong_Sara, writing about what we tragically see everyday @SulhaAlliance. #afghan #interpreters struggling to find meaningful employment in the UK. Please reach out if you think you can help. #veterans #employment
'Once deployed, now unemployed': Our op-ed on un(der)employment of #Afghan_interpreters. While their first job as young adults was with the @BritishArmy, now the Job Centre treats them as strangers, their glowing military references deemed worthless @TRF news.trust.org/item/20220801…
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Op-ed by General Petraeus: "We still need to meet the moral obligation we have to Afghans left behind, in particular those who earned the right to migrate with their families in return for their service alongside our soldiers as battlefield interpreters" theatlantic.com/internationa…
What a #prophesy we told!
Today 1 year ago, military chiefs sent an open letter to @DefenceHQ, coordinated by @SulhaAlliance, @Charlie533080 & Lord Dannatt, urging for changes in the ARAP scheme "to ensure more Afghan local staff are given sanctuary". Too many are still left behind 1 year later.
Great event this week with @SulhaAlliance thanks to everyone who attended. #afgan #interpreters #community #Glasgow
Afghan interpreters have been reunited with soldiers they served with at a special event.
Charities the @SulhaAlliance and @HelpforHeroes brought them together for a special lunch at a restaurant in Scotland.
Read more 👇
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Ed Aitken retweeted
😢 Report by @CommonsForeign reveals: C. 1,500 Afghans who worked for the UK Gov were called forward to the airport, but NOT evacuated 😢 Try to imagine the human tragedies behind these numbers. publications.parliament.uk/p…
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Damning @CommonsForeign report - with brilliant title! - 👉 'Missing in action: UK leadership & the withdrawal from Afghanistan' quotes key passages from the written evidence we prepared as @SulhaAlliance for the @CommonsDefence. publications.parliament.uk/p…
