Tsehay
Having previously published a bilingual magazine in English and Amharic, Tsehay, an Ethiopian refugee, was already actively involved in her local community when she applied for her RISE Award . Tsehay has used her Award to produce two children’s books, the first on the experience of being a refugee in the UK and her current book is on nutrition to help promote healthy eating and to provide a way for parents to connect with their children. ‘The Girl Who Smells like Orange’ is aimed at young Ethiopian refugee children and their parents. Tsehay’s books will be distributed to families, schools, community centres, libraries and at events across London with the aim of aiding social integration between Ethiopian and English cultures in her community. Tsehay is passionate about her work and hopes to empower her community as well as educating families on the importance of healthy eating.
Petronelle
Since arriving from the Congo Petronelle has volunteered tirelessly for the benefit of her community. Petronelle has used her training in business and administration to meet the needs of her local community, alongside working for a local Congolese organisation. With a RISE Award Petronelle plans to develop a project which will provide refugee-led support, advocacy and training for all refugees and asylum seekers in Liverpool. ‘Empreinte’ offers three main services: a drop-in centre for information and advice, a restaurant offering cheap healthy meals prepared by the refugee community and a sewing and dressmaking service that will also providing training opportunities. The group aims to grow in strength and become self-sustaining, whilst making the most of the entrepreneurial potential within the local refugee community.
Kwame
Kwame is a refugee from Ghana and has been a community leader in youth and Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) projects in Southwark. With his RISE Award Kwame started a youth dialogue project in South London to promote communication over the use of violence, this project soon expanded into a weekly educations programme with over 85 young people, exploring education, heritage and conflict resolution. Currently Kwame is using his RISE award to run a media training project, working with a group of 20 refugee and BME youth in South London. The project will involve a series of workshops on script-writing, drama performance and video production centred around the issues of conflict resolution and also help youth people develop media industry training and skills.
RISE: UnLtd's Refugee Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs
RISE:Resources for Refugee Projects
