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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...

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...

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.

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...

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....

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.

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...

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.

At AWL, like all small charities we rely on dedicated volunteers to help us to deliver more for the vulnerable groups that we work with. We are grateful for all those who have worked with us over the years and helped with everything from day to day...

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...

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.