A few words
About Us
History
Community Group created in 2015 as a result of identified needs by Refugee and Migrant women. Registered as a CIC in 2019.
The structure of Baobab is a Board of Directors; the majority of whom are experts by experience, and paid workers. We are a 9-strong, part-time, term-time and full time working Staff Team, We also have a number of sessional Workers who are mainly interpreters, and Influencer Group members.
Many different nationalities are supported. The majority of women we advocate with are from Ethiopia and Eritrea, which stems back to our first casework years being in the Birmingham Women’s and Children’s’ Centre, rooted from the Calais jungle. Women are also from Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Egypt, Cameroon, China, Congo, Guinea, India, Ivory Coast, Iraq, Iran, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Kurdistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, South Africa and Vietnam.
.Volunteers include Advocates, Interpreters, Fundraisers, Directors, Influencer Group members.
Membership, includes women who have accessed services and want ongoing information and assistance, which is provided through our WhatsApp Group which has over 100 members. As well as our newsletter subscribers of over 200 members who access information, advice and updates on issues affecting women we assist.

Who We Are
Meet The Team

CMWH Housing Worker
Agnes Tanoh
Agnes is responsible for co-ordinating the Coventry Migrant Women’s House; running meetings and supporting residents with house matters.

Financial Resilience Advocate
Bridget Obi
Bridget is involved because she loves to challenge inequality in the society. She brings knowledge, energy, creativity, and compassion to the project.

Development & Fundraising
Beth brings organisation, focus, lots of spreadsheets and occasionally fresh baked bread as skills to the team!

Influencing Coordinator
With her lived experience of the system, Espoir is adept at understanding issues women face, utilising empathy and knowledge she articulates these to stakeholders and others working to create change.

DA / NRPF Advisory Group Coordinator & Advocate
Mireille is involved with Baobab as she wants to contribute to Baobab growing up positively. She brings knowledge, listening and understanding skills to women, finding out the best way to support.
Mohinder Kaur
Mohinder is an adept and astute casework mentor. She has developed and improved systems and staff for a significant time.
NRPF and Asylum Policy Advocate
Sarah is involved because women connecting to Baobab give her energy to challenge social injustices, and knowledge about the world. She brings experience, loyalty, hard work and persistence.

Creative Wellbeing Artist
Sheva is vivacious, creative and 100% committed to the work that Baobab do with refugee and migrant women.
Talha cares about others and creating a more equal world. She brings organisation, listening, form filling, french Language and accounts logic and experience to the project.
Community Interpreters
Speaking Arabic, Albanian, Amharic, Farsi, Hindi, French, Punjabi and Urdu
counselling & therapeutic team
Directors
Amrita Dhinsa: Activist, qualified barrister & solicitor.
Amrita is involved because she believes in Baobab’s work and vision. As a director she can input into strategy and draw on her experience in regulation, law and policy.
Amandas Ong, anthropologist and researcher.
Amandas brings several years of trauma-informed training in conflict zones and difficult environments to her role as a director at Baobab.
Managing Directors, profiled above
Beth Ash
Bridget Obi
Espoir Njei
Sarah Taal
Sheva Martin
Talhatou Diallo
Shadow Directors
Shalom Dula
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