BEfriend Voices

“By going out, I have met a lot of people and built up old relationships”

Befriending Project client Colin and volunteer Taj talk to Bernadette Moore about the befriending experience, what it has meant to them and how it will be missed by them and others, following the sad news that BEfriend is closing. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://befriend.london⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://befriend.london] © BEfriend 2025. All rights reserved. Intro/outro music: "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

“Over time I believe both of them have actually opened up pretty well to me...” A Volunteer’s Story

Faraz Rashid, Linked Minds volunteer, talks to Bernadette Moore about befriending and how he found that his life experience has equipped him with very useful communication skills. As well as visiting two BEfriend clients, he tells us how he has done voluntary teaching abroad and is off to Tanzania to do more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://befriend.london⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://befriend.london] © BEfriend 2025. All rights reserved. Intro/outro music: "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

“It is a chance to step into another person’s world and really listen..” A Volunteer’s Story

Anil Aykan, Linked Minds volunteer, graphic designer, artist and academic, talks to Bernadette Moore about her unique perspective on befriending. Anil gives us a deeply thoughtful insight as she delves beneath the surface of the befriending experience. ⁠⁠⁠https://befriend.london⁠⁠⁠ [https://befriend.london] © BEfriend 2025. All rights reserved. Intro/outro music: "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

“It’s a simple idea really, with a significant impact through the power of connection.” A CEO’s Story

Rachel Hill, BEfriend’s CEO for the last decade, talks to Kevin Derbyshire about her time at the helm, the highlights, the challenges faced by local charities and what has inspired her over the last 10 years . ⁠⁠https://befriend.london⁠⁠ [https://befriend.london] © BEfriend 2025. All rights reserved. Intro/outro music: "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

“I believe that human beings need to socialise, much in the same way that they need to eat...” A Coordinators’s Story

Vince Cirillo, a Coordinator with BEfriend’s Hounslow Befriending Project, which provides one-to-one volunteer befriending to support people who are socially isolated, talks to Kevin Derbyshire about his role. ⁠https://befriend.london⁠ [https://befriend.london] © BEfriend 2025. All rights reserved. Intro/outro music: "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.