Advocating for the rights and welfare of displaced young people

By recognising the brutality of the political, economic, and bureaucratic systems young people battle every day, they take a holistic approach to their care, prioritising compassion, empathy and respect. Their values are rooted in abolition principles and trauma-informed practices.

Revoke is founded by a team with lived experience of migration, racism, learning English as an additional language and the trauma of displacement. This creates a strong connection to the young people they work with, as they aim to give them the tools, education and confidence to advocate for themselves and restore the rights they’ve had revoked.

Their holistic approach is influenced by Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, recognising that all needs – basic, physical, psychological and self-fulfilment – have to be addressed in order to heal trauma and allow people to live safe, meaningful lives. Revoke gives young people agency by engaging them with culture, society and politics, and co-designing activities that restore dignity and give a sense of fulfilment. Their work comprises four programme strands: case work and advocacy support, therapeutic care, socially engaged art and political education.

With support through the Migration Fund, Revoke provides a platform for young people to address how social issues such as housing, economics and the climate crisis affect displaced people. They do this through a wide range of partnerships – connecting young people in the migration system to other social movements, training and mentorship.

The grant has also supported Revoke to host political education workshops and showcase the work of Revoke in a lot of influential spaces, allowing them to present their work to other people in the sector and build partnerships. These spaces provide young people with important new platforms to share their experiences and be the voice of the work that Revoke does.