For our March Food with Friends session, we enjoyed a very special visit to the Historic Dockyard for our belated International Women’s Day celebration. It was a day filled with creativity, learning, and connection. We were warmly welcomed by Jo Valentine, Community Producer at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, who gave us an …
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Last week, we were delighted to host a Community Integration Event, made possible through the generous support of the Community Inclusion Grant. The interactive session welcomed new migrants from ethnic minority backgrounds, creating a warm and supportive space to connect, learn, and feel part of the wider community. WBI’s Director, Anita David, opened the session …
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Let’s start 2026 with meaningful conversations about migration in the UK! Announced at the end of last year, we’re excited to share that the first of two episodes of a new podcast, Migration in Focus, has just been released with support from WBI! Listen here: Migration in Focus – Voices From The UK Hosted by Lara …
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Happy Holidays! And we have a small gift for you. As the year comes to a close, we thank you for your continued support. While 2025 has been challenging for social justice advocates, we are deeply grateful for the solidarity that has helped drive positive change in local communities. To mark the holiday season, we …
This month at Food with Friends, our gathering focused on a topic that often goes unspoken but is deeply important, men’s wellbeing. We were fortunate to have two incredible speakers, Gurdit Singh, Community Engagement Advisor for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police, and Gordon Atkins, Sexual Health Promotion Practitioner, who shared their expertise. Gurdit Singh …
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5 November 2025. This month, our Food with Friends focused on migrant women’s health. Our community researchers, Anita David and Fatma Tuylu, shared findings from their Community Participatory Action Research project, “Migrant Women’s Barriers to Accessing Menopause Care: Insights from Portsmouth” with research participants, stakeholders, and the wider community. This research explores the challenges that …
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Our September Food With Friends event featured Nadera Assim, a Podiatrist and Postgraduate Researcher from the University of Southampton, who shared her expertise on foot health. We had another wonderful afternoon at our September community event! It was great to welcome so many attendees and children to an engaging session all about caring for our …
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25 September 2025. WBI community participatory action research, “Migrant Women’s Barriers to Accessing Menopause Care: Insights from Portsmouth,” explores the challenges migrant women from ethnic minority backgrounds face in accessing menopause support. The findings reveal that menopause remains stigmatised, leaving many women to navigate emotional and medical isolation, misinformation, inconsistent medical advice, cultural taboos, language …
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4 September 2025. Our Food with Friends in August focused on oral Hygiene with Samia Turkistani and Rosanna Orlando of Portsmouth Dental Academy. Migrant children (and the adults too!) enjoyed some hands-on learning about dental care in a relaxed, interactive way that gave them a real sense of ownership of their own dental care. Samaia …
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31 July 2025. July Food with Friends took us on an unforgettable journey to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, where we learnt about sailors’ food and life on ships. We were treated to a guided tour of the legendary HMS Victory and the naval museums. Joanna Valentine and Courtnee Mitchell, Community Officers from the National Museum …
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