Read our latest news and stories about the MiFriendly Project and other related news.
MiFriendly Cities Social Innovation Project Fights Labour Exploitation in West Midlands
December 22, 2020
Migrant rights activist Ake Achi is using his lived experience to raise awareness of migrant labour exploitation and what needs […]
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Farisai Brings the Power of Holistic Healing to Wolverhampton Locals
October 23, 2020
Fleeing abuse in Zimbabwe, Farisai arrived in the UK in 2008. During Black History Month, her story of hardships and […]
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Victor’s Story: From MiFriendly Cities Participant to Project Manager
October 12, 2020
“In a World that is often unkind to people of African descent, it is important to remind everyone of the […]
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Asylum Seeker Turned Social Innovator – How Faye Found Hope in Helping Others
October 5, 2020
Faye had to overcome many obstacles to obtain refugee status, but her drive to learn and community-focused mindset has meant […]
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MiFriendly Social Enterprise Helps Coventry Return to Work
September 14, 2020
Over the last 3 months Spring Action Cleaning, a MiFriendly social enterprise supporting refugees and migrants, has been at the […]
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Welcome ‘Spring Action’ to the MiFriendly Family
February 12, 2020
Written by Sahar Sharifi, Communications Officer at CRMC. Spring Action Cleaning was re-launched under the European Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) […]
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Meet social entrepreneur Ali Abdul: How holistic support is helping refugees fulfil their goals
July 10, 2019
Since launching in March 2018, MiFriendly Cities has been developing a holistic employment and skills initiative which aims to go […]
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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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This project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Urban Innovative Actions Initiative.
