Cafe Hope BBC Radio 4 interview with Rossana Leal

Community Connections Cafe Hope

18 May 2026

Banner Content
Banner Content

Our founder Rossana Leal joined Rachel Burden last week for a powerful, personal conversation about fleeing Chile in the 80s, and how that journey became the heartbeat of the Refugee Buddy Project's work with people seeking safety in the UK today. Cafe Hope is Radio 4s virtual coffee shop for people making change happen in real life, and this episode is all about welcome, solidarity and what it really means to stand beside someone starting again.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002whzk

Logo
Core Values

Generosity, respect and solidarity are at the heart of everything we do.

© Refugee Buddy Project. All rights reserved. Designed by Pinpoint. Charity name: The Refugee Buddy Project Hastings, Rother and Wealden. Charity number: 1191436 (Registered in England & Wales). Registered address: The Observer Building, Unit 7, First Floor, 53 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DT

Logo
Core Values

Generosity, respect and solidarity are at the heart of everything we do.

© Refugee Buddy Project. All rights reserved. Designed by Pinpoint. Charity name: The Refugee Buddy Project Hastings, Rother and Wealden. Charity number: 1191436 (Registered in England & Wales). Registered address: The Observer Building, Unit 7, First Floor, 53 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DT

Logo
Core Values

Generosity, respect and solidarity are at the heart of everything we do.

© Refugee Buddy Project. All rights reserved. Designed by Pinpoint. Charity name: The Refugee Buddy Project Hastings, Rother and Wealden. Charity number: 1191436 (Registered in England & Wales). Registered address: The Observer Building, Unit 7, First Floor, 53 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DT