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Jamii ya wakimbizi ni miongoni mwa jamii zilizoatiriwa zaidi na mlipuko wa COVID-19 duniani kote kutokana na kuishi katiklka hali ya uhaba wa rasilimali ikiwemo chakula, dawa na malazi. Kwa mantiki hiyo wadau mbalimbali wanoshirikiana na shirika la Umoja wa mataifa la kuhudumia wakimbizi (UNHCR) na ofisi ya waziri mkuu wanashirikisha wakimbizi na viongozi wao kutafuta ufumbuzi wa changamoto hizo hasa katika ukatili wa kijinsia na huduma za afya ya uzazi. Je, wanafanyaje? Mwandishi wetu w aUganda, John Kibego amehudhuria mjadala wa wakimbizi ulioandaliwa na shirika la Internews kwa kushirikiana na Spice FM katika makaazi ya wakimbizi ya Kyangwali.
Licha ya changamoto za ukimbizini hasa wakati huu wa COVID-1, bado kuna mianya ya tabasamu kwa vijana wakimbizi wanojitahidi kushiriki kwenye fursa chache zilizopo. Nchini Uganda katika mji wa Hoima, kijana mkimbizi, Emmanuel Edema kutoka Sudan Kusini ametuzwa baada ya kuibuka msomaji bora wa habari za lugha ya Kingereza kwenye mashindano yalioandaliwa na redio washirika Spice FM.
on todays live show in spice fm studios, Steven and Ricky are joined by Ashley Lowe & Oliver Bell, from Newcastle United Foundation, a registered charity supported by Newcastle United Football Club plus Becky Pruce from Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM).The guys are also joined by Tracy Guy, manager of Newcastle hub's Shelter who are a national homeless and housing charity.
Its a special thursday episode of mentally sound for mental health awareness week! Steven and Ricky take a trip to the comfrey project to talk seperately to Eleni (director), Katherine and Suzanne (session coordinators) & Esther (volunteer) and are joined in the studio by a returning Sean Burn about his new play 'joey'. The guys are also joined for the second time via phone-line with Tracy Rogers, mother of Jerome which the drama 'killed by my debt' is based on, discussing the programmes recent BAFTA win!
todays show is a replacement of the 11th april show that did not get recorded due a fault! Steven and Ricky Are joined by Gunnar Roxen Anglo-Swedish sci fi author, we play a clip that did get recorded of Nicky Robertsons visit on the 11th april and Tony Pendlebury from Recovery4Life joins us in the studio!
on todays live show in spice FM Studios, Steven and Ricky are joined by Lora Coyle, mental health peer support worker from Mind's Well, Darren and Ian from Empowerment Consultancy & Training, anorexia survivor and author Hope Virgo (#Dumpthescales) and Ancha Stoodley, from Grandparents Plus!
on todays live show on Spice FM, Steven and Ricky are joined by Petra and Ali from Darcey's Dream, Caz Lamb who is the organiser of Break The Silence Festival, Sinéad Mc Brearty the chief executive of Education Support Partnership and Matty Jobes from Jobes Gym!
Here's what you'll learn in this episode: Failure shouldn't be your goal. Practice rather than preach. Having hope is one of the best things a human can have. Ammar Mirza CBE is a serial entrepreneur with interests and investments across a number of sectors. Over a 15 year period he has helped establish several hundred new businesses within the North East. As chairman and founder of Asian Business Connexions, a not-for-profit social enterprise that aims to connect, support and promote the Asian wider community, Ammar has helped make a significant social and economic impact across the Globe. He is the Founder of the charity - The PIE Project - Primary Inspiration through Enterprise. Whose mission is to build effective business education links to support the development of young people and strengthen communities. He launched the Primary to Prosperity campaign in 2018 giving people the mindset that we can achieve anything. Amongst a load of other things, he is on the The Business Support Board with the North East LEP, a visiting professor of innovation and enterprise for Newcastle University Business School and he hosts a Business Show every Friday morning on Spice FM. Key Resources: Inspiration North Website - www.inspirationnorth.com Inspiration North Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inspirationnorth Inspiration North Twitter - https://twitter.com/Inspirationorth Inspiration North Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inspiration_north/ Ammar's website - http://ammarmirza.co.uk/ Asian Business Connexions Website - http://abconnexions.org/ PIE Project Website - http://pieproject.uk/ Ammar on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ammar-mirza-cbe-mba-frsa-2132622/ Ammar on Twitter - https://twitter.com/AmmarMirza Asian Business Connexions on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABConnexions PIE project on Twitter - https://twitter.com/PIEProjectUK
On todays live show from the Spice Fm Studios, Steven and Ricky Are joined by Dr Stuart McKirby, a consultant in old age psychiatry at Campus For Ageing & Vitality and Chantal Herbert, from Sister Shack, a collective of all female entrepreneurs. The guys are also joinec by Clair Donning manager of 'Hopeline UK' helpline at Papyrus and Alisar, kev and Lisa from True Colours Theatre who run inclusive classes for disadvantaged children.
On todays live show from spice FM studios, Steven and Ricky talk the stresses of doing the show, ricky talks about the live theatre play Approaching empty and the guys are joined by Jill Dixon from to Paradise for Glen, a sponsored walk in memory of her son Glenn Dixon. The guys also play a three part pre record of their recent trip to Blaydon Shed to see Fiona and Dean who run the shed to support men to engage, recover and get involved in a variety of projects.
On todays live show in the Spice FM Studios, Steven and Ricky are joined by some amazing guests! Starting with Rosie Fewings & Michael Rickwood, from 'Connecting Communities' (part of British Red Cross) Brian Semple, from Money & Mental Health Policy Institute, Di Keller, head of workplace wellbeing at Be Wellbeing and finally Nicky Robertson, director & wellness therapist from Back To Balance to talk about being and staying motivated!
on todays live show in Spice Fm Studios, Ricky and Steven talk Steven's work at Northumbria university,Ricky talks about his mams birthday and the guys discuss how they overcome the blues. They are joined by some amazing guests: Ben West who lost his brother Sam to suicide and is campaigning on the government to train teachers in mental health first aid,Maria Baranowska from 'Moving On Tyne & Wear',Richard Faulkner, head of policy at Education Support Partnership and Kirsty Dillion, film, television & theatre actress who wrote a mental health Article for huffington Post.
in this special 3 hour xmas edition, Steven and Ricky are joined by Greg Johnson from Tyneside Samaritans, Liz Ritchie co founder of Gambling with Lives and David Williams from Newcastle Couseling Association. The guys also discuss xmas and do mental health news! happy christmas everyone!
on todays live show in spice Fm Studios, Steven talks about his daughter luna being born since the last show! The guys are also joined by Alice fisher from changing lives, graham from down by the river, beano from RT projects (with Steve the musician performing a live song) dan flanagan from dad la soul and Heather Pringle from northumbria domestic abuse service.
on todays packed show! Steven and Ricky are joined by Jill Watkin & James Ward from Changing Lives,Kim Tate, artistic director at Inter-Acting and Peter Maguire, 'mindfulness' practitioner at Mindful Maguire! Also Steven plays a speech he did for Northumbria Universities Social work course where he talks being a carer verses being cared for in relation to social work.
on todays show! Steven and Ricky are joined in spice Fm studios by Lynn Renwick, from Children North EastJoe Douglas, director of Clear White Light a classic theatre gothic story and joined on the phone by Mark Newsome, one man stand-up performer of Blackpool, What A S*** Place To Die!
on todays show, Steven (@geek_apocalypse) and Ricky (@vividricky) are joined by Jonah Morris from Sustrans,a cycling & walking charity+ Matt and Dean from Sage Gateshead. The guys are also joined on the phone by David Miller, from disabilitymatch.co.uk, talking disability and dating, 'The Undateables' and the guys do a little mental health news!
Having announced it in last week's show, The Native Immigrants finally hosted their very first Radio Show this week on Newcastle's Spice FM! They somehow evaded the censors and red tape to deliver TWO hours of non-stop conversation, whilst keeping the local community entertained with plenty of discussion. On the show, they spoke about Jyojo B being back in her hometown, the correct pronunciation of Geordie slang, buying a car, which samosas are better and who'd be the best person to play an Asian Doctor Who. Also with the BritAsia Awards happening this past week, they discuss who won what, and ask what's happened to the Urban Asian scene in the UK. Did it peak too early? Listen in to the FULL radio show here and PLEASE subscribe/rate/review us... to stop the Man shutting us down! Find & follow us on all our links below! Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheNativeImmigrants/ Twitter - twitter.com/Nimmigrants Instagram - www.instagram.com/Nimmigrants/ Soundcloud - @thenativeimmigrants
In the first show of may, Steven (@geek_apocalypse) and Ricky (@vividricky) are joined live in the Spice FM studio with Catherine McKinnell, member of parliament for Newcastle North,John Devitt, director of Recovery4Life and Sana IIyas from Victims First Northumbria!
On the second show of April! Steven and Ricky Are live in the studio to talk all things mental Health and more! Ricky pays a glowing tribute to an old friend of his who died through suicide and the guys are joined by Kirsty Dobson & Donna Lowden who are counsellors at SomeOne Cares and Chris Rollings, headteacher at Hadrian School who recently made alot of news for being vandalised by kids and how the community responded to the crime.
On todays March show, Steven (@geek_apocalypse) + Ricky (@vividricky) are live in Spice Fm's studio, where we are joined by Gareth Beard from Newcastle United Disabled Supporters Association and Farida & Lai Yee from West End Befrienders. They also do mental Health news with Kayliegh and they joke about the sound disturbances happening in the show plus much more!
On todays February show, Steven (@geek_apocalypse) + Ricky (@vividricky) are live in Spice Fm's studio, where we are joined by Laura Napran from Writing For Wellbeing, Maggie & Chelsie from Northumberland Domestic Abuse Services and Jeremy Cripps from Children North East! We also introduce our newest team member Kayliegh to the show and end on Mental Health news!
In this special Episode of Mentally Sound, Ricky and Steven Do an hour of the show for time to talk day! The guys reminisce about previous shows, and share stories about their own experiences about mental health and dealing with their own individual disorders. We hope this helps people talk openly about mental health more frequently, not just for one day. our usual show is broadcast 12 till 2pm on spice 98.8 fm every second friday, you can listen at www.spicefm.co.uk or as a podcast on itunes after the show!
In a special episode of Geek Apocalypse, this is the whole audio of a live broadcast of Stevens other podcast Mentally Sound, broadcast live on Spic Fm! This show is all about mental Health, so Ricky and I talk for this hour special about our experiences dealing with our personal disorders, plus share some stories encouraging people to talk openly about mental Health! #timetotalk
Its our extra long Xmas Special!! Steven (@Geek_apocalypse) and Ricky (@vividricky) are live in the studio to talk all things Christmas! The guys are joined in the Spice Fm studio on this 3 hour edition by Christine Stephenson who made headlines for defending her autistic son, Ian Driver from Veterans Response and Sharon from Community Counselling North East! They are also joined by Sally - Action For Children for fun chat including recent 'memory walk' , Oriana Franceschi to talk xmas schedule for Tyneside Cinema as well as being dementia friendly and we also finish with the last mental heath news of 2017!
On todays show, Steven (@geek_apocalypse) + Ricky (@vividricky) are live in Spice Fm's studio, where Steven talks about turning 30 + we talk to john about stand up/bipolar disorder! We also chat to Kirsty from the Millin Charity, do mental Health News and talk to lucy from Alzheimer's Society North East.
In this horror aware episode of the @_mentallysound show, Steven (@Geek_Apocalypse) and Ricky (@vividricky) talk health, dating and being grateful through age! Plus the guys are joined live in the Spice Fm 98.8 studio with Amir who talks mental Health East vs West treatments as a psychologist, as well as his running of the beacon cafe where we record near. We are also joined by Tom for Mental Health News who also talks Acorn, which is a trade union who helps people with rent and other issues. in the last section, Ali joins the guys to talk about running west End Refugee Service that helps refugees/immigrants entering the country!
On todays show, Steven (@geek_apocalypse) + Ricky (@vividricky) are live in Spice Fm's studio, where Steven Rants about the criticism he has received for not uploading shows, as well as We talk dealing with the summer mental Health wise. We also do Mental Health news and also we play two pre records where Steve interviews Keith about his group Gas Bags, and catches up with old friends of the show Sharon and Cat.
On todays show, Steven (@geek_apocalypse) + Ricky (@vividricky) are joined live on Spice FM 98.8 by Mandy Coppin (Streetwise Newcastle/youth work), Hannah (mens anxiety, who also join us for mental health news), & Fran Heathcote (Public & Commercial Services Union/Save Whitley Bay Job Centre).
Part two of our recent hosted episode! Steven (@geek_apocalypse) and Ricky (@Vividricky) discuss our other podcast mentally sound returning on Spice Fm 98.8 and how that came to be! We talk fantasy drafting and how thats changed over the years (cos we are almost in our 30's) and we reminisce, amongst other things, about guest appearing on bbc radio! Really fun show we had a great time!
We are back! Steven (@Geek_Apocalypse) and Ricky (@vividricky) host our brand new show, live every second friday 12 to 2pm on our new home at spice 98.8 fm! This podcast is the full unedited radio show with music! We play some unreleased pre records, talk about our past history, share a few funny stories and get excited about our new partnership with spice Fm and of course, talk about mental health!