Refugee tenants

Inspirational stories

Imagine being forced to leave your home country, to drop all your plans and start again somewhere entirely new. This is the reality for the thousands of refugees who have arrived in the UK over the last few years. But despite being displaced in unfamiliar surroundings, the people we’ve worked with have shown us time and again that they have the tenacity and ambition to start a new life in the UK.

Below are stories from people who we have had the pleasure of working with and have since settled and rebuilt their lives here in the UK – or forged a career helping others to do the same.

Mohammed is a refugee who did courses with ACH

Mohammed's Story

Originally from Sudan, Mohammed first moved to Bristol in January 2015. He had a friend who was also living in Bristol; however, when he did move here his friend left for London, leaving Mohammed feeling alone in a new city.
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syrian migrant living in wolverhampton

Mohammed's story

Moving to Wolverhampton as a refugee, Mohammed met some friends who suggested for him to contact ACH. ACH helped Mohammed with a variety of different things when he arrived in the UK. Firstly, Mohammed was given a house to live in.

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female migrant from saudi arabia living in uk

Mariam's story

When she came to ACH, she wasn’t confident in speaking English and needed some help getting set up in the UK.

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Parisa

Parisa's Story

Originally from Iran, Parisa moved to Birmingham in April 2016, having spent 5 months in London.
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Samir is a refugee from Sudan

Samir's story

Originally from Sudan, Samir came to the UK already passionate about accountancy, having studied for an Accountancy degree in Sudan. However, Samir had to leave his home country before he was able to finish his degree.

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A headshot of Deq, from Somalia who now works in Bristol

Deq's story

He has completed several courses run by ACH including, English, Maths, Employability and Health & Social Care. Before this he also completed six other courses in another organisation, showing how hard he has worked in order to benefit his new life in the UK.

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Ishaq is a refugee from Uganda

Ishaq's story

Previously, in Uganda, Ishaq taught physics at a secondary school and had great ambitions to carry on with his career in education. Unfortunately, he was forced to leave his home country and became homeless here in the UK.

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Mariam is a young refugee

Mariam's story

Mariam recently took part in a Starbucks Youth Action course we ran with UK Youth. She has gained valuable skills and confidence to help with her studies and career prospects.
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