Victor Koroma
Special Recognition Award from the Pride of Reading Judges
Victor Koroma has dedicated 25 years to advocating for the rights of minority and marginalised communities in Reading.
The award was received on behalf of Victor by Dr Alice Mpofu-Coles, Mayor of Reading.
From 1999 to 2011, Koroma served as Deputy Director of the Reading Council for Racial Equality, providing advice on immigration and employment discrimination. By 2012, he was the CEO of ACRE having merged two organisations.
He established the first major conference on culturally-based violence against women and girls, created the pan-Equalities Alliance in 2014, which monitors hate crime and community safety, and spearheaded the Community Matters initiative with Thames Valley Police.
He was also a founding member of Reading Refugee support group and City of Sanctuary and instrumental in making Reading’s annual Holocaust Memorial Day a civic event.