It's a warm Wednesday afternoon and Muhammed Elmi sips from a bottle of cola as he sprawls across the sofa in a city centre café.
The community engagement associate, dressed casually in a t-shirt and white Nike trainers, jokes it's very different to the usual can of Coke he'd pick up from his local shop at home in Toxteth. Just the day before he had celebrated his 26th birthday - choosing to spend it in the community before seeing friends in the evening.
He explains: "It was more satisfying spending it in the community and going about my usual day. It was one of the best birthdays I've had in a while." Muhammed, or Mo as he's known to people in Toxteth, meets the ECHO after sitting on a panel discussing the Waterfront Transformation project around Canning Dock.
