As a partner in the MiFriendly Cities project, ‘MigrationWork’ has invited West Midlands residents born outside the UK to come up with ideas for projects that will benefit the community and local residents – migrants and non-migrants alike. Successful pitches will receive up to £5,000 funding and consultancy support from MigrationWork specialists to get their ideas off the ground.
An inspiring range of pitches for grassroots community projects will be made to a panel of ‘friendly dragons’ at a special Pitch Day event tomorrow (Saturday March 30), at The Studio in Cannon Street, Birmingham between 12.30pm and 4.30pm.
The panel will hear pitches from 17 community groups and individuals, shortlisted from nearly 40 fantastic ideas and the audience will also be able to vote for the projects they feel are most needed within their communities.
The ‘friendly dragons’ on Pitch Day include:
- Cllr John Cotton– Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities, Birmingham City Council
- Dipali Chandra – Secretary, West Midlands Funders Network
- Arten Llazari– Chief Executive, Refugee and Migrant Centre
- Piotr Wolkowinski– Project Expert, Urban Innovative Actions
