When mum-of-three Lara Besbrode arrived in the UK in 2014, she had no home, no money and no plan.
The 53-year-old decided to leave behind her marriage in Germany following years of unhappiness. With nothing but one suitcase, Lara moved to Manchester with her children and with the help of family and friends she began to rebuild her life.
“I appealed on Facebook and went to charity shops and people made me furniture,” she told the Manchester Evening News. “I gave up my life, my finances and my business to come to the UK. I lost my mental health, my marriage, my business, my everything.
