Friends Shukri Adan and Nimo Nur

‘We didn’t want to leave, nobody chooses to be a refugee’: Meet the Somali refugee heroes helping their community in lockdown

Shukri Adan first arrived in London’s Hackney at the age of ten from Somalia, fleeing violence in her dwelling nation. She defined that leaving wasn’t a alternative, and no-one chooses the lifetime... Read more »

Barking and Dagenham charity helping BAME women to be heard

As a toddler refugee from the Somali civil battle, Zahra Ibrahim noticed poverty, dying and destruction of her group and the disempowerment of girls consequently. Galvanised by her experiences, Zahra arrange Excel... Read more »
Peter Hall was passionate about charity and community work

Tributes paid to ‘selfless’ Croydon refugee worker whose ‘fun was helping other people’

Tributes have been paid to a selfless charity worker who could say “hello” in more than 40 languages and would collect donations for refugees on his days off. Peter Hall was a... Read more »
Charlton Athletic boss wants officials to be strong in Gillingham match – South London News

Station assistant honoured for helping runaway children to safety – South London News

By Toby Porter A South London station assistant coaxed two upset people away from a platform’s edge – and helped two sisters aged three and five who had run away from home.... Read more »