Areas of work
Learn about our main focus
- Increasing awareness of the realities of irregular migration through television, film, social media, podcasts, civil society and community organisations.
- Enhancing knowledge about the mental health crisis linked to West African irregular migration to the UK and helping to develop appropriate and integrated government and civil society responses.
- Exploring micro-solutions to develop individual tailored futures for irregular migrants.
- Mentoring, visitation, pre- and post-departure counselling services for detainees and individuals released into the community.
- Rerouting though life skills programmes, including money management, skills workshops and sourcing appropriate online skills and educational courses targeted at market needs and lucrative income streams.
- Strengthening support for deportees including reorientation on arrival and reintegration.
- Involving local communities and West African diaspora groups in developing rerouting solutions.