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Breadwinners

Breadwinners Impact Report 2025/2026

Breadwinners supports young refugees and people seeking asylum into work, research, storytelling and community through selling organic bread at markets across London and Brighton. Its Impact Report 2025/2026 - its biggest year ever - shows 62% of participants progressed into work, training or volunteering, 92% improved their wellbeing, and GBP 132k paid to young refugees for their work.

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Breadwinners is a charity supporting young refugees and people seeking asylum through work experience, confidence, community and a platform to change narratives about refugees - by selling organic bread at weekly markets across London and Brighton and through wholesale. Its programmes are shaped by youth-led Participatory Action Research.

Key Metrics

Progressed into work 62% of young refugees progressed into work, training or volunteering.
Improved wellbeing 92% of participants improved their wellbeing.
Paid to young refugees GBP 132k paid to young refugees for their work - for every GBP 1 donated, GBP 1.92 was paid to a young refugee across the charity's history.
Youth-led research 19 young people and 4 volunteer mentors led the Participatory Action Research project, gaining paid work to design the survey and gather community feedback.

Key Outcomes

  • Young refugees gained paid work, confidence and community across 23 weekly markets in London and Brighton.
  • 75 young people raised their voices, changing the narrative about refugees through work, research and storytelling.

Geography

London

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