Alia arrived from Pakistan in 2013 under an arranged marriage. She spoke no English and soon found her life restricted to taking care of her husband’s 16 family members. This is her story: “I immediately had my phone taken from me and I was not allowed outside. I spent the next 10 years cooking […]
Solange Piperno
After I attended the MOT+50 at the Job Centre in February 2024, we were made aware of the transferable skills we might have. So I thought it would make so much sense to improve my transferrable skills and I realised that I needed to learn more about Digital Skills. So I asked my work coach […]
Fatma’s story
My name is Fatma. I came to the UK as a refugee from Sudan. I have a six year old son. It was difficult for me as English is very different to Arabic. The writing is different, the reading is different and the language is different. I was referred to an ESOL class in Streatham by the […]