Partners

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Lewisham Refugee & Migrant Network

Empowers of sanctuary seekers to rebuild their lives, while campaigning to bring down the systemic barriers they face.

"We’d like to thank Lost Voices for working with our young people over our summer activities, producing work (for the banner). …the banner is raising awareness about refugees and asylum seekers in an ever increasingly hostile environment and will hopefully reach those who see refugees and asylum seekers as 'unknown' so that courageous conversations can be held and a better understanding gained"

Razia Shariff, CEO KRAN

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Kent Refugee Action Network (KRAN)

Works with separated young refugees and asylum seekers, also known as UASC (Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children) + young people aged 16 to 24 who have arrived in Kent alone and are claiming asylum.

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Woodpecker Court

Is a specialist post-16 College, in the heart of the East Kent Coalfields. We deliver programmes of learning for the most vulnerable of young people unable to access mainstream education.

"We’re proud to be involved in Lost Voices. …enabling our young people to communicate their stories through the art they produced to create the banner. A story of multi communities coming together to give voice. It’s only by making this kind of work together that we can form a stronger voice of common humanity that may prevail.”

Dom Meehan, Principal Woodpecker Court College. "

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Eythorne & Elvington Heritage Centre

Located in the heart of the Kent coalfield, has long researched & archived the heritage of Kent Coalfield mining villages, for its collection.

"Since World War II and before, this area has contributed hugely to this history (of displacement) and its impact on shaping communities here. Yet their stories remain hidden and largely unseen….Our community members, both old and young …(are) keen to participate … telling their stories through oral history and creative work.”

Colin Varrell, Chair Eythorne & Elvington Heritage Centre."

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NLHF

The museum shares the under told story of the Kent Coalfield from the first discovery of coal to the closure of all remaining pits in 1989, through the words and experiences of the community themselves.

"Congratulations for this amazing achievement (of the banner & event) You have all worked so hard and so much… I am extremely proud to have been part of this project and to have met and worked with you all.”

Gary Cox, ex- miner Betteshanger Colliery.

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Morley College

Founded in 1889 to provide educational opportunities for diverse London communities by Emma Cons, suffragette & social reformer. One of the UK’s oldest & largest providers of adult education.

"Morley College is proud and delighted to have collaborated with the Lost Voices Partners since 2022 on projects giving voice to those who are dispossessed. This is incredibly important work. “

Bishra Iqbal, Vice Principal, Morley College.

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Luminescent CIC

Is a Community Interest Company committed to the empowerment of those who are dispossessed, whether exiles and sanctuary seekers or those internally displaced, enabling them to explore their experiences through the lens of creative arts and history. The company facilitates and makes visible the lost and erased voices of these communities, bearing witness to their journeys from conflict, trauma, and exile to human dignity and hope as a living legacy of memories, images, and heritage. It assists the growth of talent for young people (especially in UK regional areas) in this work through education programmes.