A REDDITCH business outsourcing firm has donated £1,000 to a refugee charity.

Sigma Connected, which provides contact centre services across various sectors has donated the four-figure sum to The Refugee and Migrant Centre.

The funds have been donated through Sigma’s Community Foundation – a foundation through which the company has pledged to donate £12,000 every year to good causes, charities and community projects nominated by employees.

Gary Gilburd, CEO of Sigma Connected, said: “Our Community Foundation is the most effective way to make a difference in the local communities where our employees live and work.

“The Refugee and Migrant Centre does a huge amount of work to support families.

"They are a brilliant charity for families to lean on when they need support to arrange a roof over their head, securing healthcare, and making sure their children are placed into the education system.

“It is work that often goes unseen by so many people so I hope our donation can go some way to helping as many people as possible.”

The charity was nominated by Sigma employee Peter Hopgood-Gravett, director of compliance, risk and audit.

The Refugee and Migrant Centre offers a wide range of support to people across the West Midlands, including asylum seekers, refugees, EU migrants, undocumented people and those with uncertain immigration status often escaping war.

Dr Heather Thomas, senior consultant at the charity, said: "I’d like to give a huge thank you to Sigma Connected for its donation.  

"Securing funding for the RMC is a full-time job and non-directed donations, such as the one from Sigma, are often harder to find but can be among the most useful. These really make a difference.”

In March Sigma also donated £15,000 to Red Cross Ukraine Appeal.