How Bread helped Khaled start his new life in London

Khaled had his first UK job at Breadwinners Victoria Park Market Stall

“When I started here, I didn’t understand English, I didn’t understand anything about types of bread,” he says. “But now, everyday I am learning, slowly, and I am understanding more and more.”

“I miss my country,” Al Hussein says. “All my family and friends are in Syria, they would come to my house, speaking, joking, having fun. But Breadwinners helps, I’m settling here as I speak with people all the time. I’m learning English, and I can understand how jobs work here.”  

“I have now two families, one family in Syria, one in London.”

There’s something special about being at the bustling market each week, forming relationships with fellow traders and regulars, khaled says.

Read the full article on Munchies VICE and get to know Khaled.