Stephen founded Facework in 2016 when he worked with young people in alternative education settings. 

Having been born and brought up in India and Nepal, Stephen has a strong commitment to thinking globally, acting locally.  

Stephen heads up Facework's training programmes as well as the resources and consultancy services.

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Laura has worked with Stephen at Facework for over 4 years, originally joining the  Community Workhub on a free membership. 

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She is passionate about helping other young people discover their strengths and as well as now being a Director of the company and heading up our Spaces programme she also supports the free 'Facework youth members' who we sponsor at our Hatch workspace. 

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When war broke out in Ukraine in 2022, Halyna came to Lewisham in South London with her 2 children.  

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As part of the care to Ukraine families, Lewisham council asked Facework if they could provide a year's internship. 12 months later, Halyna and a colleague Mariana worked with Stephen and have developed Facework Ukraine, an award-winning programme which to date has helped 120 Ukrainians get into work or further training. 

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Maryam overseas our Facework Futures programme which supports local Afghan, Syrian and Iraqi refugees in work or further training. Originally from Iran, Maryam came to the UK 25 years ago and has years of experience working in nonprofit organisations, providing services for refugees. She worked in media and communication and brings many transferable skills to our new programme.

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Steve has worked with in the voluntary sector for over 30 years in a variety of roles including housing, mental health and work with refugees in North London.

Steve has also worked in Sri Lanka where he is a trustee of a locally grown community project in Columbia called Asha Trust. 

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Matt has very many years of experience in business, both in the UK and Europe most recently in technology.

He brings a wealth of experience to Facework and like Isaac - another non-Exec Director acts as both a critical friend and advisor to Stephen and Laura.  He is currently developing exciting school-based management learning systems. 

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Isaac was a participant in the Lewisham Changemakers programme which Facework runs.  He says, "South London is where my London journey began. Being part of the fabric of the community and supporting Facework and the community is something I relish. I look forward to bringing a professional standard to my work and expertise in photography to showcase all the amazing people, groups, and changemakers that support this thriving region of London."

Marina was a participant in the Facework Ukraine programme for over 6 months before showing us her remarkable social media and content management skills. We therefore were delighted when she agreed to help us with Facework's Social media and marketing work and work with Laura to grow our 'Hatch' brand at Peckham Levels.  check out our

@Hatch_hubs Instagram account. 

We are delighted that Edy is working with Facework on an initial 3-month internship. 

Recently graduated from Leeds University with a first in Philosophy and Politics, Edy is supporting Stephen and Laura in both building Facework's Workspace offering and learning on the job.  

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Mariana is a lawyer and barrister and worked at Facework in 2022/23 establishing the Facework Ukraine programme,  In 2023 she returned to  Ukraine but continues to support Facework and  organised a Facework summer camp for youth and teachers. We hope that after the war, we can continue to work with Mariana and support youth in Ukraine as they find work and re-build their country. 

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