Iranian refugee now helps elderly residents improve their digital skills while he looks for a job.
Saeid Hashemi came to the UK as an asylum seeker from Iran in 2020. He was granted refugee status in 2021.
He gives his time for free to volunteer at the digital training sessions for Lodge Moor Tenants and Residents Association ."We all love him, I love him. He helped me set up Zoom so I can speak to my grandson.Saeid says their reciprocal relationship has helped him to settle into life in Sheffield."The women are like mothers. They bring food, they look after me. They try and help me with my language and revising for exams.
"Most people around here don't understand what a refugee is. When they hear the word refugee, I think something different comes into their head now because they meet Saeid and they learn.Gill Rhodes is the director and lead tutor at Learn for Life and says Saeid is an "exemplary student".
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