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'It's the imperfections that count' - photography and poetry workshop part 1
In May we collaborated with our partner, Manchester Poetry Library, on a project with 14 women from sanctuary-seeking backgrounds from...
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Cooking up memories of home
Afrocats work on a special cultural cookery project.
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Maternity Care - session 2
Afrocats help dismantle barriers to maternity support for Manchester's sanctuary seekers.
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Maternity Care - session 1
Session 1 of our maternity project to help marginalised women get access to maternity support.
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Creating community connections
Eden tells her story of how Afrocats changed her life.
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Sharing is caring - busting menopause myths
Our women learn more about the menopause and how to handle it with our partners.
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Fitness Fridays with partner WAST
Afrocats and WAST organise some fantastic Friday fitness sessions for women asylum seekers and refugees.
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We’ve come a long, long way together…
Little Amal, and refugees, are welcome now and always - especially at Manchester Day.
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A cultural cuisine sharing with partner Walk the Plank
Afrocats and Walk the Plank get together for an intercultural foodie event not to be missed.
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'I've spent 10 years feeling unsafe' - Ayeza's story
Read Ayeza's story of seeking asylum in the UK here.
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'If everything was fine, people wouldn’t wouldn’t leave family to go through this' - Bukola's story
Refugee Bukola tells us her story about coming to the UK as an asylum seeker.
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Afrocats and MMU work together on 'The Accent Van' project
Afrocats participants talk about language difficulties, British slang, and challenges they face here in the UK.
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'Afrocats have been so supportive and helpful': Pauline's story
Find out about Pauline's story, and how Afrocats helped her through her difficult time with the UK asylum process.
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'When you can’t speak or read English, you can’t trust your eyes': Jilla's story
Jilla tells us what life was like for her when she came to the UK as an asylum seeker from Iran.
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Meet new team members Maya and Jemima
Meet Afrocats' two new brilliant practitioners.
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Roohi shows off her paintings
Afrocats participant Roohi showcases her exquisite paintings.
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'I am protected by nature, I am nature' - poetry about the natural world
Our adult participants craft poetry about nature from a reference image.
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'I am a river, moving slowly' - Urdu poetry sessions
Poetry sessions featuring Urdu language from Greater Manchester BAME Network.
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'We are Bubbles of Energy' - a unique collaborative poem
Read the unique collaborative poem 'We are Bubbles of Energy' created by our French speaking participants.
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'Through love, thorns become roses' - a special Persian poetry session
A group of Iranian participants explore and write poetry based on their rich culture on our special project.
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