Laura Ndanuko

Nov 12, 2024 | scottishbeacon.com | Laura Ndanuko

By Laura Ndanuko, Migrant Women PressIn October, Radiant and Brighter celebrated 12 years of empowering migrant communities in Scotland, bringing together supporters, partners, and community members to honour the organisation’s journey and accomplishments. Founded by Micheal and Pheona Matovu, Radiant and Brighter has become a beacon of support for migrant and refugee communities, fostering opportunities in education, employment, and social inclusion.

Sep 27, 2024 | scottishbeacon.com | Brian Palmer |Laura Ndanuko

There is, as far as I know, no central register of UK book festivals, but a modest degree of research shows that the current number is well in excess of 100, including the recently held event on Islay. And though these range in size from the larger editions such as  Hay, Oxford and Edinburgh, to smaller events such as those on Islay or in Derby, what they all have in common is a pressing need for both books and authors.

Sep 25, 2024 | scottishbeacon.com | Laura Ndanuko |Hans J Marter

Many women globally are migrating to foreign lands to seek a sheltered future and better opportunities, safety, and education. However, the journey is often fraught with emotional challenges that go beyond the logistical hurdles of resettlement. For working migrant women, asylum seekers and students, the sense of loneliness and isolation can be overwhelming, making it harder to adapt to a new environment.

Dec 1, 2023 | scottishbeacon.com | Phyllis Stephen |Laura Ndanuko |Amanda Eleftheriades

Food is at the centre of everything for most Ukrainians. Many of them have somewhere to grow food at home where “even a window box is used for growing vegetables and not flowers”. Hannah Beaton-Hawryluk Chairman of the Association of Ukrainians Great Britain in Edinburgh (AUGB Edinburgh) working from the Ukrainian Club on Royal Terrace has used this focus on food in many different ways in the last eighteen months.

Dec 1, 2023 | scottishbeacon.com | Laura Ndanuko |Hans J Marter

Entering through the red doors of Garnethill Multicultural Community Centre, you are in for a treat. The facility seems so quiet from the outside, but the laughs and bustle that greet you once you are inside is incredible. On Friday, 24 November, I attended the St.Andrew’s Day celebration here. Upon entering the lobby, people were moving up and down the floors, which was my chance to find my way to the hall where the event was happening.