Finding a Future

About Finding a Future

In our podcast series Finding a Future Obayed Hussain and Tayyibah Mota, from PYF’s Involved team, talk with professionals about their work supporting newly arrived young people in Coventry. PYF’s Involved team provides a range of services for refugees and asylum seekers including civic orientation and English language support on arrival. We help with school work and provide activities to make young people feel welcome and settled in their new home. This series was made possible with financial support from BBC Children In Need. We are very grateful to all those who participated.

Publisher

Positive Youth Foundation

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Nov 2022

Latest episode

3 Nov 2022

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Nov 2022

   Episode 5 (Final Episode) - The youth work approach: Hear what Positive Youth Foundations youth workers have to say. With Obayed Hussain and Tayyibah Mota

   Obayed Hussain, Manager of PYF’s Involved team, and Tayyibah Mota, Programme Lead, talk together about PYF’s work and some of the challenges newly arrived young people face in Coventry.

2. 

   3 Nov 2022

   Episode 4 - My Story: One young person's remarkable story of determination to succeed in the UK. With Elmakawi Tuto, Positive Youth Foundation

   Elmakawi Tuto, who works with PYF’s Involved team, talks to Tayyibah about his life since he and his family were forced to leave Sudan at a young age, and his determination to make a successful life in Coventry. (31 mins)

3. 

   3 Nov 2022

   Episode 3 - The International Context: What role do international organisations play in resettling refugees in the UK? With Zainnab Makele, UNHCR

   Zainab Makele, a protection officer for UNHCR in London describes the organisation’s role and the work they do to support resettlement of refugees to the UK and other countries around the world. (30 mins).

4. 

   3 Nov 2022

   Episode 2 - Mental Health: What are the mental health needs of refugees arriving in Coventry? With Dr Feroz Ahmed, Senior GP at the Meridian Practice

   Dr Feroz Ahmed, GP Clinical and Safeguarding Lead, Meridian Practice, Coventry describes the work of his team providing medical support and screening for newly arrived families and why some young people face longer-term mental health challenges. (31 mins).

5. 

   3 Nov 2022

   Episode 1 - Co-Ordinating Resettlement: How does Coventry City Council coordinate refugee resettlement in Coventry. With Peter Barnett, CBE

   Peter Barnett, CBE, Head of Libraries and Migration, Coventry City Council talks about the background to the city’s support for refugees arriving under the UK Government’s Resettlement Scheme. (26 mins).

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