How Mentorship Fosters Personal and Professional Growth: Abdi’s and Andreas Journey

Abdi’s story is one of courage, growth, and the power of mentorship. In August 2023, Abdi, a young man from Somalia, arrived in the UK via Morocco, hoping for a fresh start. As an asylum seeker, adjusting to a new country was overwhelming, but Abdi was determined to build a new life. In February 2024, he heard about Breadwinners from a fellow asylum seeker and decided to apply to become a "Riser" in the program. He was eager to get experience, gain confidence, and, of course, learn about bread.

Raina KhanFebruary 28, 2025volunteer, mentoring, personal story

Small but mighty: how we use impact management to drive change

We want to share a blog that our friends at Pioneers Post wrote about what we’ve learnt about impact management and how we use data to improve our programmes.

On the Rise: Brighton update

Eight months into our Brighton expansion and we’re going from strength to strength. We’ve supported 10 refugees and young people seeking asylum to gain jobs and work experience. Plus we’ve seen many participants already move onto further employment. We can’t wait to see this project expand.

Our work, Programme ParticipantsGuest UserMay 26, 2022breadwinners, Brighton, bread, volunteering, market, mentoring

Empowering refugees through work, training and mentoring

Making bread is simple, it just involves skill and expertise to make the perfect loaf. Our employability programmes are also simple but skilful. Find out how we empower refugees using the three key ingredients of work, training and mentoring.

Our workGuest UserJanuary 18, 2022refugees, young people, education, mentoring, employment, work experience, training, volunteering

United through football

‘Salsa’, Agustin Salaberry, shares his memorable experiences of taking part in our annual football tournament with Refugee Youth and Eton College.

Personal StoriesAgustin SalaberryNovember 16, 2021volunteering, young people, football, mentoring, charity work, charity

Going from strength to strength - Joy & Natalie discuss the power of mentoring

From visiting the Chelsea Football stadium to practicing writing emails, Joy and Natalie discuss how they brought mentoring alive

Personal StoriesGuest UserOctober 6, 2021interview, celebration, graduation, charity work, charity, mentoring, young people

Volunteering for Breadwinners: How Can I Get Involved?

We are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join the Breadwinners family, from mentoring a young person seeking asylum to writing posts for our blog, we need you!

Learn about RefugeesZoe AllenJuly 28, 2020volunteering, charity, charity work, mentoring

Our Blog: Stories, Recipes + More

Get to know our community through interviews, insights and Tasty recipes