Our stories: James
I am James. I come from Nigerian originally and I have lived in the UK since 2009. I am an openly gay man and the reason why I left my country is because of circumstances surrounding my sexuality. Although I am a gay man, I lived in a heterosexual relationship and I have three children […]
Finding employment: Breaking Barriers
At Breaking Barriers, we offer a unique approach to helping refugees in London find meaningful employment and help them rebuild their lives and integrate into their new home. We believe that every refugee can fulfil their potential and integrate into their new home through employment that matches their skills, experience, and aspirations. Our mission is […]
Reducing social isolation: HostNation
Hi, I’m Anneke and I’m the Founder of HostNation. I’ve been working with refugees since the 1980s when I first volunteered to help Vietnamese boat people in South East Asia. More recently I’ve been a volunteer member of staff at Freedom from Torture where I trained as a befriender myself and befriended a young, unaccompanied […]
Our stories: Ruth
My name is Ruth, and I’m from Nigeria. For me, growing up was not fun at all. I was bullied and I was not shown love from parents. They said they loved me but I was always treated different from my siblings. I went through a horrifying experience, and came to the UK to find […]
Our stories: Baganza
My name is Baganza. I was originally from Uganda, where I was living a normal life just any other young, ambitious woman. I was looking forward to building my life, and with a great, loving family, I couldn’t see anything that would hinder my dreams. My situation changed when I began to realise that I […]
Our stories: Nazir
My name is Nazir, I am 21, and I come from Dhaka in Bangladesh. I came to the UK in September last year. Living at home, it was like a prison. I was bullied all the time. I couldn’t share my feelings with anyone. I felt I was living two different lives. I couldn’t walk […]
Our stories: Daphine
My name is Daphine Adikini and I originally come from Uganda, in the Eastern part of Africa. Life for me back home became hard when my sexuality was found out. I was brutally punished by my own family – taken from traditional doctor to traditional doctor all in the name of healing me. This didn’t […]
Homelessness
Many people think that once you are granted asylum, every problem is solved. This is far from the truth… In fact, for many refugees this is just the start of their difficult journey. Did you know that, once granted asylum, refugees have only 28 days to secure accommodation before they are evicted from where they […]
LGBTQ+ history
This month we have been talking about LGBTQ+ history in the UK – struggles overcome, successes celebrated, and the impact that all of this has on our lives today. The LGBTQ+ community has a reputation for turning historical events into future movements for change. Take Stonewall, for example. The Stonewall riots on June 28th, 1969, […]
Say it Loud founder Aloysius Ssali shares his story with Channel 4 News
Our wonderful founder and director Aloysius Ssali shares his story and the story of Say it Loud Club with Channel 4 from its origin as a secret society at his university in Uganda to the community organisation in London today which helps LGBTQ+ refugees seek asylum and find a community in the UK.