Read our latest news and stories about the MiFriendly Project and other related news.
Refugee Week: MiFriendly Cities Refugee Entrepreneurship & Skills Event
June 17, 2019
Birmingham is celebrating Refugee Week with a series of events starting on Monday (17 June) which will showcase success stories […]
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Social Innovation Pitch Day
May 13, 2019
On Saturday 30 March, MiFriendly Cities held its Social Innovation Pitch Day in Birmingham, where a panel of judges and […]
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Launching Coventry’s Pop-up Furniture Factory
May 7, 2019
Housing represents one of the most common reasons for migrants and refugees seeking support, but poor quality housing is also […]
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Employers wary of hiring refugees and migrants to help fill shortages need help understanding the law
May 1, 2019
By Catherine Harris, Assistant Professor, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University A recent survey I conducted of employers in […]
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MiFriendly Cities event will see migrant innovators pitch for up to £5000 for community projects
March 28, 2019
As a partner in the MiFriendly Cities project, MigrationWork has invited West Midlands residents born outside the UK to come […]
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MiFriendly Cities Employers Survey highlights recruitment difficulties in the West Midlands
March 13, 2019
Four out of five Coventry employers are finding it hard to recruit staff with the right skills and experience, survey […]
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Social enterprise, community innovation and empowering through language
February 13, 2019
Having moved into the implementation stages of the project, MiFriendly Cities finished 2018 with the successful launch of three initiatives, […]
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Meet social entrepreneur Uyiosa Osawe: Game Changer
February 7, 2019
Uyiosa joined the Evolve Social course with CU Social Enterprise in November 2018, and has now been awarded €5000 from […]
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Reflecting on 6 months of MiFriendly Cities in the West Midlands
October 25, 2018
Managing the complexities of this multi-city initiative has meant six months filled with challenges, learning and innovative developments for the […]
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This project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Urban Innovative Actions Initiative.
