Joyce works at Revival House, a charity in Manor Park which works with the community to support residents in the cost of living crisis. Revival House has a food bank and a Warm Haven, as well as pampering events for…
As a lived experience practitioner, a survivor of Adverse Childhood Experiences, homelessness and problematic drugs, Abdirahim has used his life experience to empower others to reduce harm in their own lives. He is the founder of Coffee Afrik, a highly…
Home cooked food is not only important for health; it is an integral part of cultural identity. Preparing and eating food can help associate with our past lives, create new and lasting memories, provide social connection and enable families to…
This Refugee Week we are celebrating the first graduates of Newham’s Refugee Community Interpreter training programme and the amazing impact they will have in the community. In partnership with Welcome Newham, the charity, REAP, delivered their innovative community interpreter training…
Soofia is motivated by a desire to ensure that multilingualism is an asset in our communities; she welcomes families arriving from overseas, and supports them around their health and wellbeing. She has seen the discrimination and difficulties faced by people…
Jane set up The Magpie Project in 2017 to help local families facing insurmountable barriers to accessing help for their children – such as bus fares, concerns about immigration, lack of information, shame, and concerns that their parenting would be…
Bethan has worked with migrants in east London, including many Newham residents, for over 22 years. Through her work at Praxis she has been involved in identifying the many health problems caused by having restricted entitlement to services due to…
