Community

Our Migrant-Targeted Employment Support Workshops for 2023 starting this week!

9 January 2023. Happy New Year everyone!   Since February last year, Work Better Innovations have hosted a free, weekly employment support session for migrants in the Portsmouth community. In collaboration with the City of Portsmouth College (COPC) and Workers’ Educational Association (WEA), we successfully ran three series in 2022. Together, we took three cohorts …

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Portsmouth Ambassadors – Opportunity for Migrants to Feel at Home in Portsmouth

12 December 2022. We invited a group of migrants to attend the ‘Portsmouth Ambassadors’ workshop, so that migrants of all nationalities and ethnic backgrounds can get an opportunity to be part of this wonderful initiative and feel at home. The participants were keen to learn how they could get involved as volunteers and share their …

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Community

Food with Friends – A new community project co-funded by Portsmouth’s Community Inclusion Grant

23 November 2022. Work Better Innovations won a Community Inclusion Grant from Portsmouth City Council for a series of healthy eating and education events for migrants over this winter. We are matching this grant from our consultancy proceeds, so there is double going to community service. We were invited to a special reception, honouring all …

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Welcome Wheels – a Community Project for Sustainability and Migrant Integration

Work Better Innovations Supports Welcome Wheels, a Community Project for sustainability and migrant integration 18 November 2022. Work Better Innovations has partnered with local charities and businesses to provide asylum seekers and refugees with refurbished bicycles, donated by the Portsmouth community. As part of the Welcome Wheels Project with Portsmouth City of Sanctuary, Sustrans and …

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Register for a Special Workshop on UK Work Culture with Peter Fincham

Portsmouth-based businessman and part-time author Peter Fincham returns by popular demand to deliver a bespoke session on UK work culture to our third cohort enrolled in the Job Preparation for Migrants’ Workshop. Previously, participants have been able to learn about the UK job market’s expectations and how CVs and cover letters should be presented. Peter’s …

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Our Director Anita David’s Work with ACTION ASYLUM Launched Nationally

On the 18th of October 2022, ACTION ASYLUM, a project that connects asylum seekers to local volunteering projects, was launched as a national project at the House of Commons in Westminster. At Work Better Innovations, we would like to congratulate our Director of Community Engagement, Mrs. Anita David, for coordinating the pilot in Portsmouth with …

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The First Health Inequalities Lead for Portsmouth NHS

Work Better Innovations would like to congratulate our Advisor and community development officer, Shipa Ahmed Khan, on her new role as the Health Inequalities Lead at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. Shipa has been helping our team to make strategic and meaningful community impacts in the Portsmouth area. We look forward to growing our community …

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Join our Job Preparation Workshop for Migrants

On the 26th September, Work Better Innovations will launch its third series of the popular Job Preparation Support for for Migrants programme, led by our Community Director Anita David. Short Introduction Planned in collaboration with City College of Portsmouth and the Workers Educational Association, it has already completed two successful runs, evident in former participants’ …

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