LEADERS of grassroots organisation Kids Against Racism are hoping to launch a letter-writing scheme between migrant and British children to “learn about each other on a human level.”

The group, based in south-east London’s Greenwich, first set up a pilot project called 360 Letters during the lockdown.

Children who had recently arrived in Britain from countries including the Caribbean, Africa and Russia exchanged letters between May and July 2022 with primary school students who were either born in Britain or had lived here for a substantial period.

Co-founders Massy Spencer and Helen Valentine said feedback for the pilot was “incredible” and they are now in the process of trying to establish the organisation as a charity so they can apply for funding to launch the scheme nationwide.

They hope it will create a “ripple effect” to encourage open conversations between young people about migration, particularly ahead of the general election.

Ms Spencer said: “There is miseducation about migration – we want to facilitate conversations between migrant and UK-resident children so that they can learn about each other on a human level.”