Taylor Paul
After finishing school in 2018 without the grades he hoped for, Taylor set his eyes on securing a mechanics Apprenticeship. Frustratingly he was continuously unsuccessful, often receiving no acknowledgement or response to his applications.
What...
A Covid-19 Success Story
Emmanuel- 23
"Working with Jonathan Campbell has been a delightful process. He was able to facilitate a job within private equity firm. I believe Jon really takes his time to understand your current skillset, as well as how he may be of assistance....
Shahed's Story
Name: Shahed
Age: 20 years old
Country of Birth: Damascus, Syria
Ethnicity: Syrian
Family life: Mother with health problems that prevents her from working, and a younger brother at school.
Borough of residence: Ealing
Status...
Bashir's Story
The refugees we work with are ordinary people who have had to go through extreme difficulties and challenges to rebuild their lives in unfamiliar territory. Bashir’s story is just one of many. At AWL, we believe that the human resource is essential a...
Mex's Story
Before the war started in Syria, Mex hadn’t had it easy but she had build herself a good life. A mother to three kids, she worked hard for them to ensure they would have a bright future. She studied Pharmacy and worked for many years as a Pharmacist, s...
Tayba's Story
A mother of 8, Tayba is a refugee who, with her family escaped persecution in Kuwait. Tayba needed a lot of support. Her children had to be placed in schools, benefits sorted out, English classes arranged.
Well Done Noel!
Shining a spotlight on Noel Williams who was supported through a Youth in Focus project. Noel has achieved amazing progress and is now a Criminal Justice Consultant who is passionate about using his experience to improve outcomes for young people c...
Comments from Young offenders helped by Action West London.
Aaron 21 years
It's about someone taking a chance on me. No one has ever done that for me before -so I’ve embraced it.
Eric 19
They motivated me by giving me opportunities to do things that I wanted to do. I thought no one would give me a job with a...
Nafisah Graham-Brown - ELATT
AWL has been the main partner on ELATT's Building Better Opportunities project. The organisation has been great to work with- from the leadership (John, Gary and Indira) to the team delivering the project.
Julie, Himalayan Lamps - Acton Market
What I like about the market is that you get so many different nationalities and cultures, so it's multicultural. It’s great seeing the vast array of people that come through the market daily.
Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed – Age: 31 Working West London Project
I joined the Working West London Refugee Project at the end of April 2018 and I joined their ESOL class in May. In the beginning, I only wanted to improve my language skills, but my AWL advisor has been extremely helpful in offering me additional support....
Elgzoli Malik - Working West London
I joined AWL’s Working West London project in May 2018. My wife enrolled shortly after, and we were very pleased with the support we received. The AWL team helped us to write CVs, and we attended the ESOL class to improve our grammar and speaking.