Success Stories

Discover how our learners and volunteer English language tutors have enjoyed their experience at LEAH.

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Learner Stories

Qassim’s story

Qassim is a 28-year-old male who arrived from Cameroon a year ago. He registered with our English class in February 2025 and actively participated in…

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Dora’s story

Dora came to the UK from Hong Kong in 2022. I come from Hong Kong and arrived in London about 3.5 years ago. I have been studying with LEAH at Vestry…

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Waseem’s story

Waseem is originally from Pakistan and is currently seeking asylum in the UK. As someone new to the country, he has been looking for opportunities to…

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Sahar’s story

Sahar is originally from Sudan and is currently seeking asylum in the UK. Since arriving, she has been attending English classes with LEAH to improve…

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Sanryo’s story

Sanryo is a 33-year-old male who arrived from Brazil four years ago. In his home country he’d finished a Human Resources degree at university and…

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Rajah’s Story

Rajah is from Morocco and has been living in the UK for nearly two years. When I first came to this country I really want to work, have a nice life…

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Rukhsana’s story

Rukhsana is a 45 year old female with one child under 5 who arrived from Pakistan with her husband four years ago. She had attended college in…

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Nadia’s story

Nadia is a 45-year-old female who arrived in the UK from Iran seeking asylum in 2022. Nadia was a midwife in her home country and whilst her ability…

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Patricia’s story

Patricia is a 26-year-old female who arrived from Cameroon three years ago. In her home country she was studying a human resources course at…

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Karima’s Story

Karima arrived as a refugee from Syria to the UK. I am from Syria and I fled Syria because of the war. I came to the UK in 2017. My husband came here…

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Inoka’s Story

Inoka is from Sri Lanka. Her daughter who is now 13 was born in Sri Lanka and her second daughter who is 6 was born in the UK. I came to the UK in…

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Agnesa’s Story

Agnesa is from Albania. She has a son who was born in the UK. I came here on my own in 2017 to live safer life. I learnt English in school when I…

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Ashik’s Story

Ashik is from Bangladesh and arrived in the UK in April 2019 to join his wife and children. I am a pharmacist and I was working in a pharmacy in…

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Inas’ Story

Inas is from Sudan and has a young baby. LEAH volunteer, Maggie, has been visiting her at home for several months. Inas is pictured on the left. In…

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Netphis’ Story

Netphis is from Thailand and was referred to us for 1 to 1 support by her health visitor. She lives with her British husband, father-in-law and two…

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William’s Story

William was a farmer before he fled the war in Sri Lanka to come to Britain 18 years ago. He was living in a shelter for the homeless run by a local…

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Eliene’s Story

Eliene is from Brazil and is having one to one lessons at home with a LEAH volunteer. When I arrived in London I was only able to speak Portuguese,…

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Volunteer Stories

The impact of volunteering on everyone involved

Meet Sharon, whose life changed during Covid. She discovered that volunteering impacted her just as profoundly as her students.

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Sharing a passion for learning languages

Meet Radmilla, a long time Hounslow resident originally from Yugoslavia who had experience as a teaching assistant and wasn’t sure what was next for…

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Laughter and learning

Meet Caroline from Kingston who has volunteered with LEAH since 2017 and seen her learners through the pandemic and beyond.

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Unearthing a new career

Meet Amy from Guildford, who initially worked in a garden centre but harboured dreams of becoming a teacher and sought to explore this aspiration…

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Making a meaningful impact

Ready to make a meaningful impact in someone's life while discovering a sense of belonging? Yun Yun, from Richmond, joined Learn English at Home…

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A passionate teacher transforming lives

Meet Cynthia, a retired primary school teacher from Kingston, whose volunteer journey with Learn English at Home (LEAH) is as inspiring as it is…

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A beacon of empathy and hope

Meet Lo from Wandsworth who is building confidence in adults in her community.  …

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Empowering others through education

Did your parents travel to a new country to find a better life for themselves? Meet Nadia from Feltham whose father arrived in the UK on…

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