It was during the coronavirus pandemic that Samia Egeh, Mimo Hersi, Zainab Ibrahim, and Muna Noor decided they wanted to do something for the young people in their area. The four women, all mothers, had been taking walks around their local area of Grangetown and, while walking through the park, began speaking to young people - socially distanced, of course.
"We realised while we were walking around the local community in Grangetown that there were a lot of young people just sitting in the local parks, not having anything to do, and not really up to any good," Samia, 49, explained. The women began to speak to the young people they passed while out walking more often, listening to what they had to say about their experiences of growing up in Cardiff.
"They started expressing their concerns. They were talking about their experiences of growing up as young Black boys," Samia said. "I have a youth work experience background and I really, really wanted to support these young people, and so did the other mothers." From there, United2Change was born.
