Manchester City of Sanctuary - The beauty of cultivating smiles

“Music gives me a good feeling. It is so nice that we sing together and I have found new friends from the class. It is important to be together and the singing gives us peace and calm. For now, most of us need peace”. Tarane

Manchester City of Sanctuary provides creative, physical and social activities for refugees and asylum seekers. They are informal sessions posted in a WhatsApp group to come along to if you want to. They are ways to make and see friends, and a respite from difficult circumstances.

Rahul, Activities and Development Coordinator, said “People come to the groups speaking a huge range of languages and so we have the pleasure of learning songs in different languages. There is no pressure; we want these activities to be fun. We also danced to Chic last week for an hour!”

“I’m happy to help and it is great that people can express themselves. The beauty of City of Sanctuary is that we can cultivate smiles.”

Find out more about Manchester City of Sanctuary - https://manchester.cityofsanctuary.org/