Our Members

The Members of the Network of Migrant Innovators.

We are a group of creative, visionary community leaders. We work to support migrant, refugee, and BAME communities and individuals.

Ake Achi

Aké is leader of Migrants at Work, championing migrants employment rights, based

Arun Bector

Arun Bector, BME Housing Consortium. “We work with BME, Refugee and Migrant

Damayanthi Muthukumaranage

Damayanthi is a feminist illustrator and a human right activist. She is

DIYODI MENON

Diyodi is a human rights activist and he is an active member

Families in Conversation

Families in Conversation is a course for parents, to become more self

Hussien Ibrahim

Hussien runs ‘Tuition Centre’ - an after school support programme for families

Jacques Matensi-kubanza

Jacques Matensi-kubanza has been supporting families from the French community and local

Laura Nyahuye

Laura runs Maokwo, and delivered Create and Talk project through MiFriendly Cities,

Loraine Masiya Mponela

Loraine is a community organiser at CARAG. CARAG is a grassroot community

Mary Thomas

Mary Thomas runs Pandendere Community Sewing Group in Wolverhampton, tackling social isolation

Nathan Ndlovu

Nathan (CARAG) is a Solicitor & a Community Organiser. He sits on

Simplice Odette Nkonge Mbomba

Simplice Odette Nkonge Mbomba represents the African French Speaking Community Support group,

Supported by:

Tamsin Koumis is the Project Manager of MigrationWork CIC’s part of the MiFriendly Cities project and has been supporting the development of the social innovation projects and of NOMI.

Melvin Lyons has been working with NOMI on network development, strategy, and outreach, as well as supporting members with project and service development. 

This development of the Network of Migrant Innovators was funded by the MiFriendly Cities project, which was co-financed by the European Development Fund through the Urban Innovative Actions initiative.