Learner Stories
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…
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…
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…
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…
Inas’s 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…
Netphis’s Story
Netphis is from Thailand and was referred to Learn English at Home for 1 to 1 support by her health visitor. She lives with her British husband,…
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…
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…
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,…
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.
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…
Laughter and learning
Meet Caroline from Kingston who has volunteered with LEAH since 2017 and seen her learners through the pandemic and beyond.
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…
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…
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…
A beacon of empathy and hope
Meet Lo from Wandsworth who is building confidence in adults in her community. …
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…