Well Grounded Cafe

I had just graduated from university and it became really into myself and stopped going out and stopped interacting with my mates as much and I think it just had a massive impact on my confidence. I then met Wogranded in October 2016. I wasn't good in school, I didn't walk away with a lot of GCSEs. I just arrived in England from freshly released from prison. Wogranded has impacted my life tremendously. Before I met Wogranded I just got my papers as a refugee here in the UK. I didn't really know where I was going and my mental health was quite poor and I lacked all confidence and self esteem. Before I met Wogranded I was at a rock bottom stage and I was back on benefits and then my partner just got pregnant and my mental health and my physical health was up and down in a big mess. Right now I'm the senior coffee trainer for Wogranded. It'such a full circle feeling, it allowed me to be confident in myself. I think the impact that Wogranded has had on my life is so hard to put towards because it always just makes me feel emotional and I feel very grateful because I know that I'm in a position to teach others but I know that I walk away from each programme having learnt something new from people. Wogranded has impacted me for the better because it's rediscovered my confidence that I was missing for a long time. It's changed everything for me. I've learnt a new skill, I've made new friends. I would say there's not a day that I don't use something that I learnt on the course. They give me the tools to set this new path in my life. Just having that little push really encouraged me to set aside my fears and I think from there I've grown as a person. I'm not just a refugee and it's the end of it and I have to just wait for someone to have mercy on me. I felt mentally that I am able to do things. Sometimes you just need a breather and someone to speak to you on a h Now I'm an assistant manager and I'm happy every day that I go to work. I can't believe that Wogranded is. Bye. Now there's two academies or It does make you feel a bit emotional because you are a part of that journey. Get bigger but keep doing the same thing would be incredible because more people will have access to that. It's just amazing how many people they're helping and in terms of getting work. I can see Wogranded going national. I can see them Wogranded's there. The support. They're there. Five years later. It's just a big group of family. My my dad loves what I do. It feels utterly incredible of the growth and development of all the people that we've worked with over the last few years. I feel incredibly proud of what everyone's achieved together. I'm really excited about the future.