Building Roots in Ayrshire

throughout 2022, the Building roots project has given refugees and asylum seekers in ayrshire opportunities to discover their local green spaces, develop their english language skills, meet new people and connect with their community. the project is run in partnership with east ayrshire, north ayrshire and South ayrshire councils. eSol (english for Speakers of other languages) classes are closely linked with the project and tutors come to activity sessions to assist the participants with their language learning. a flavour of Building roots is provided in a short video one of the group members is from Syria, and he says:

“After a session I feel more brave to talk to anyone as I don’t worry about my accent or lack of vocabulary. Also, I feel more comfortable as now I know that I’m not the only one facing difficulties talking in a new language. I like that I have been sociable, meeting new people every week instead of sitting at home doing nothing.”