Find out what life after Breadwinners looks like and the impact of the programme through the stories of two of our Breadwinners, Khalid and Alex, with invaluable insights from our Programmes Manager, Charlotte Gallagher.
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We wanted to share a blog that our friends at The Conduit wrote in response to the recent events happening in Afghanistan and its refugee crisis, and the role social enterprises play in supporting the refugee community.
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Breadwinners has been shortlisted for ‘Prove It: Social Impact’ category at the UK Social Enterprise Awards.
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From biomedical scientist to bakery owner, I sat down with new Trustee, Baneta Yelda, to find out more about her journey into the world of bread and being a refugee in the UK.
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We are thrilled to announce our two new Trustees. Baneta Yelda is our new Refugee Employment Trustee and Harry George is our new Business Develpment Trustee. Get to know about them and how they will help Breadwinners in this blog!
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We’re thrilled to have made it on this year’s SE100 Index highlighting the UK’s most outstanding Social Enterprises!
Congratulations to our amazing core team, trustees and all volunteers for this achievement!
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‘Here we go, working with Breadwinners. We love the job, we’re no longer beginners.’ Read Ibrahim’s poem about his experience on the Risers Programme and hear more about our talented Risers as we celebrate the end of another programme.
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Claire tells us about Breadwinners World Refugee Day Community Walk, after completing the latest Risers programme cohort as a volunteer mentor. It was a rainy day, full of interesting conversations, laughing, and toasties!
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Volunteer Lubna chats with Endri, currently on the Proofers programme, about his progression from Breadwinners to Proofers and how his work as an online sales representative is teaching him skills to help him progress his life & career.
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Refugee Week is a celebration of the amazing contribution refugees and people seeking asylum make to communities across the world. We chat with two people on our programmes to discuss what they feel refugees bring to the UK, and about their experience working with Breadwinners.
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Read our latest impact report (2020) to learn more about what we do, how we help people and how funding is used in Breadwinners.
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Volunteer Lubna reports on our community event to Thread Ahead’s pop-up clothes store, which gave us a chance to celebrate Ramadan as a community despite COVID restrictions.
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Got leftover sourdough that needs using up? Our quick, mini sourdough pizzas are great lunch or light dinner option and use up any leftover sourdough. We made a veggie version using sautéd mushrooms and red peppers, but just add your favourite pizza toppings for a tasty treat.
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Zoe caught up with Gobika, Breadwinners programme graduate, who is in the process of launching her own business, Namma Party, which provides a handcrafted party-in-a-box to help you celebrate with style. She reflects on how her time at Breadwinners gave her the skills she needed to succeed.
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Volunteer Lubna chats to the newest member of our team, Risers Programme Manager Georgia, about the success of her first Risers cohort and what she’s loved about working with our young people so far.
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Last Christmas, the Fermentarium supported Breadwinners by creating a wonderful festive baking booklet filled with traditional festive bakes. Simon from the Fermentarium tells us about the project and the wonderful recipes inside.
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Breadwinners supporter Ni shared her experience of baking sourdough over lockdown and her refined sourdough boule recipe. Give it a go with our Beginners Sourdough Kit, available now.
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Volunteer Cleo chats to Abdulghaffar about the Risers programme and how it has helped him. He particularly enjoys the opportunity to practice his language skills, which he is hoping will help him go on to open his own business in the future.
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Volunteer Sian interviews Gobika, previous Breadwinner, and Molly, her volunteer mentor, on their experience with mentoring at Breadwinners and what they’ve learnt from it.
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Charlotte, Programmes Manager, discusses with Pouria about his experience with Breadwinners in all three programmes and how it could be improved. This is an impact report created for internal feedback and growth in Jan 2021.
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