At Integration Station, we champion the journey of new and emerging communities in the North East of England, with a focus on supporting refugees and migrants to integrate, develop, and contribute meaningfully to their local areas.

Our team brings together extensive expertise in funding, delivering, and evaluating community-driven projects. With a strong foundation in business management and collaboration with charities and grassroots groups, we support community members to establish structured, sustainable organisations that can access further funding and deliver impactful programmes.

• Purpose-led support – Empowering refugees and migrants through tailored capacity-building, vocational learning, and volunteer placement opportunities.

• Entrepreneurial ambition – Helping individuals realise their business goals by guiding them through formation, constitution, and project delivery.

• Community-driven evaluation – Measuring impact and iterating our approach to continuously deliver meaningful outcomes.

Our dedicated staff bring professional experience in business management, non-profit operations, and community development. We have worked with many refugee-led community groups to help them formalise as organisations and deliver funded programmes with confidence and credibility.

Led by Dr. Sirak Hagos (Director), our team offers compassionate leadership and strategic focus to drive positive change in Gateshead.