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Nov20

A Heart-Warming Start to the Term: Connection, Joy & Community at Shpresa Programme

Since September 2025, the Shpresa Programme has been buzzing with life, laughter, and community spirit. All our planned services started right on time and have ...

Nov20

Proud of Our Community; Leadership in Action

Celebrating This Term’s Jack Petchey Award Winners At the Shpresa Programme, we are committed to youth empowerment, community engagement, and cultural enrichment. Our programme provides ...

Jul24

Power to Prosper – Summer Action Meet-Up

The power to prosper meet up held a meeting discussing critical issues the system faces and the need for change. Power to prosper is a ...

Jun24

Visiting the SSE Offices – Shpresa’s Third Cohort of the Leadership Programme

As a part of Shpresa’s Leadership Programme – The third cohort of Leaders were invited to The School for Social Entrepreneurs to meet Alastair – ...

Apr28

Merita Avdyli – A Transformational Journey Through the Shpresa Leadership Programme

Merita Avdyli, the Founder of Successful Mothers CIC, embarked on a remarkable leadership journey as part of the first cohort of the Shpresa Leadership Programme. ...

Apr27

Honouring the life and legacy of Luljeta ‘Luli’ Nuzi

Luljeta, or Luli as those who felt her radiating energy called her, dedicated her life to empowering refugees and migrants. Luli was a visionary and ...

Apr25

Leadership: It Starts With Us

Leadership is choosing to care, when it would be easier to look away. It’s raising your voice, even if it shakes. It is believing in ...

Apr17

Celebrating Inspirational Women from Shpresa Programme

This year’s Barking and Dagenham Women’s Empowerment Month shone a well-deserved spotlight on two incredible women from the Shpresa Programme, whose dedication, leadership, and passion ...

Mar24

Shpresa Programme Leadership A Journey of Legacy and Empowerment

Shpresa Programme has always been a place of hope, a home for the community, and empowerment machine for individuals, particularly those who are facing the ...