Alison Kelly

I have been co-ordinating and managing provision that supports people to access services and learning for 25 years in a variety of contexts and roles.

My work at Voices in Exile also includes deputising for our director, project management, fundraising, monitoring and evaluation, operational management and strategic development, and I chair the Brighton & Hove ESOL Network.

At Voices in Exile, access to justice is key, and we use an asset-based approach in all we do, working with people to identify their strengths to tackle the physical, mental and practical challenges they face. Underpinning my work is the view that education and knowledge are necessarily transformative of the ways in which individuals view themselves and others – and, crucially, how they inform power relationships and the potential for equality.