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My Story – I went from Jail for robbery…to Cambridge University

Leslie Abrokwaa, 26, served three and half years in prison for robbery as a young man before turning his life around with the help of Salmon Youth Centre. Now Leslie, who lives in Wood Green, is set to start his Youth Work and Theology degree at Cambridge University from September 2017 – a fate he […]

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2017-09-21 11:02
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Leslie Abrokwaa, 26, served three and half years in prison for robbery as a young man before turning his life around with the help of Salmon Youth Centre. Now Leslie, who lives in Wood Green, is set to start his Youth Work and Theology degree at Cambridge University from September 2017 – a fate he describes as “a dream come true” and “nothing short of a miracle”.

Speaking of his criminal past, Leslie said: “A lot of my friends were making a lot of money selling drugs. It seemed quick and easy so I decided to just jump in. I then got involved with robbery after losing my job and ended up with a three and half years prison sentence.

The hardest part of jail was seeing my mum lose so much weight, seeing her fight back tears when she came to visit me, and hearing her say the words, “I didn’t think I’d ever see you in a place like this.”

Leslie now works full time at Salmon Youth Centre, teaching music to young people as a Youth Worker, and performs part time as a rapper under the stage name ‘Forever Skye’.

He says: “I love the job I do. I’ve never had a job where I’m happy to come in, even on days I’m not supposed to. It’s something I’m really passionate about, to be able to sow seeds of positivity in young people and to know that every young person has their own story and their own journey.”

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He is excited about studying part time at Cambridge University and can’t wait to graduate in four years: “Sometimes I still can’t believe it – that after going to prison I’m now working in this great job and about to be studying at Cambridge. I’ve now got to really make sure I finish my degree and make my mum proud.”

 
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