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KWETU COFFEE.CULTURE.PURPOSE
Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Aim
A specialty Coffee shop providing free barista training and a space for creatives and the community supporting refugees/Asylum seekers
WHO WE ARE
Delivered by the founder of Kwetu Coffee who is a highly experienced barista,At "Kwetu" which means our home in Swahili, we offer barista training in specialty coffee that aims to help refugees and asylum seekers to gain employability skills, learn about the hospitality business in the UK and enhance their confidence.
WHAT WE'RE DOING
This training will equip them to work in other cafes or lead on running other branches of Kwetu Coffee in the future.
This also gives our team members the opportunity to interact with people from the host community so both parties learn about cultural literacy.
A NEW SPACE
A warm, friendly and welcoming space where we invite people from all backgrounds to come, connect with people from different backgrounds and learn about world cultures through the food and drinks we will serve and the world art and music we will present in the cafe.
“This is a chance for me to learn a new employable skill and considering that I am not able to enroll to school yet, I look forward to putting my time and focus on the training.
It's good for my mental health when I can access any form of learning“.
LAURA (REFUGEE)
From live performances to art and craft sessions and stand-up comedy and poetry nights, intertwined with coffee tasting, we run regular community events curated to foster a sense of community and belonging, and celebrate cultural diversity and the richness that refugees bring to the host community.
This cultural exchange hub will thus support refugee creatives to showcase their arts and raise social or cultural awareness around issues that matter.
REEWARDS
£100: A Hoodie and a big thanks (Sizes: Small / Medium / Large / XL)
This project successfully funded on 7th May 2026