About us

Jane
Founder & CEO
Loves creating community events and coming up with new ways to develop the charity. and loves her family and her goats and chickens. Jane founded UareUK in 2015 after she went to North Macedonia and Serbia to help Syrian refugees fleeing the war and regime. Currently studying an MA in Refugee Protection & Forced Migration at University of London.

Ayda
Women’s Champion and Support
A force of nature! Keeping women included, healthy and connected. She not only cooks the best beans in town, she is also full of beans!  The creator of the wonderful weekly sewing group too, empowering women!

John
Mr Garden!
Our garden guru who grows the biggest marrows in Caia Park. A wealth of botanical knowledge, you can find him at the community garden working his magic. Not only are the marrows locally grown, so is John!

Nan
English and storytelling
Nan, our lovely freelancer Nan, who brings words to life in storytelling with our members and informal English. A former BBC journalist who has a Masters in Storytelling, and an ESOL teaching qualification (CELTA). Nan has lived and studied all over the world.