Building media careers. Amplifying lived experience.

The Refugee Journalism Mentoring Project supports people with lived experience of forced displacement from a journalism/communications background to build a pathway into UK media and communications careers.
Developed by IMIX and funded by The Rayne Foundation, this six-month pilot programme connects refugee and asylum-seeking journalists across the UK with host charities, professional mentors, and hands-on training to help them rebuild their careers and tell their own stories in their own words.

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They also receive one-to-one support from both an IMIX mentor and a working UK journalist, and take part in professional workshops, newsroom visits, and peer networking sessions. Mentees complete real-world communications tasks – like writing blog posts, making social media videos, and conducting interviews – that directly support their host organisations while building their own portfolios.

By investing in the skills and stories of refugee journalists, the project increases the media capacity of small charities, strengthens regional voices, and brings authentic lived experience into UK journalism.

We are proud to be working with brilliant mentees from around the world, host charities across the UK, and a growing network of media professionals committed to fairer, more representative storytelling.

Interested in partnering with us or becoming a mentor? Get in touch