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Adam Baker (Coordinator)

Adam oversees and manages the charity and its activities. He is very much present and involved in the support the charity provides. 

Contact

[email protected]  

07462092732

Working with a team of volunteers and staff who go the extra mile brings me much joy. 

Ashley McKnight (Asylum Support Worker)

Ashley supports our participants through advice and guidance, signposting and making referrals. She supports groups and activities for participants as well.

Working Tuesdays and Thursdays

Contact

[email protected]

07936 935861

I enjoy working for Refugee Roots because of the way they value people

Kanana Mbogori (Asylum Support Worker)

Kanana supports our participants through advice and guidance, signposting and making referrals. She supports groups and activities for participants as well.

Working Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

Contact

[email protected] 

07458982110

 I am excited to bring forward these qualities to this job role and I'm keen to contribute to Refugee Roots' continuous success.

Fawad Mousawi (Asylum Support Worker)

Fawad supports our participants through advice and guidance, signposting and making referrals. 

Working Wednesdays

[email protected]

07541617114

I am really happy to be working with Refugee Roots to provide a place to belong

Antonietta Sacco (Art Project, Admin and Fundraising)

Ant is responsible for the weekly art sessions. She is also our administrator and fundraiser. 

Contact

[email protected] 

07307857879

The arts is a great way of supporting people, it has an amazing ability to connect people which I love. 

Becca Hopkins (Telephone Befriending Coordinator)

Becca has joined our team from having previously worked in Iraq with Tearfund  Becca is now overseeing our Telephone Befriending Service and supporting our volunteers. Enabling volunteers to provide weekly phone calls and support which has also included Telephone English Conversation are among some of the things she is doing.

Contact

[email protected] 

07831203577

Our trustees

Our trustees are; Peter Wenham, Gill Parker, Clive Burrows, Robert Rattigan, Bishop Pangani Thipa and Graham Burton. 

Peter Wenham (Chair)

Peter is the chair of the board of trustees. [email protected] 

Gill Parker

Gill is our Safeguarding Lead. She can be contacted at [email protected] 


Safeguarding

All safeguarding concerns or issues can be raised to Adam, Rose or Gill. 

Published: 9th August, 2019

Updated: 27th November, 2020

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Hyson Green
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