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15th November 2024 Our Dundee Creative Well-Being Programme is thrilled to have welcomed our women back for the new term! Since resuming after the summer holidays, our sessions have been a joyful mix of creativity and camaraderie, with participants diving into projects like faith-inspired tapestries, knitting, games, and more. This post highlights some of the…
15th November 2024 Our Financial Advocacy Caseworker has been busier than ever, working hard due to the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on women and families. Financial Advocacy is a part of Amina MWRC’s wider Support & Advocacy service. Based on our cases received, poverty rates are highest among Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Black communities, with…
15th November 2024 Trigger Warning: SA, Rape, Suicide, Murder In the last 20 months, over 61,000 people have died in Khartoum, Sudan, of which more than 26,000 were violently killed. The RSF is deliberately poisoning food and carrying out the mass rape and murder of women and girls. There are reports of girls as young…
13th November 2024 Friday 1st November – Thursday 7th November marked Befriending Week 2024. Amina MWRC has a large team of Befrienders who serve as the wider Helpline & Befriending team. To celebrate Befriending Week, Amina MWRC, The Welcoming and Salaam (Edinburgh City Mission) organised an online Befriending Event for Befriending staff and volunteers. The event…
4th – 8th November marks Trustees Week – a time to celebrate the incredible contributions trustees make to their charities! At Amina MWRC, we are grateful to share a commitment to women’s rights and inclusion with our dedicated trustees. Your hard work and passion help Amina MWRC thrive, and we appreciate all that you do!…
?? World Mental Health Day ?? To mark World Mental Health Day, we held a session for our Women’s Friendship Group on loneliness, with CBT counsellor Juliet Mugwanda. We learned how loneliness impacts mental health and gained tools to manage it, build resilience, and strengthen our connections. A big thank you to Juliet for her support…
On Monday, 7th October, we were joined by our members, board of directors and staff, for the Annual General Meeting, where we launched our Annual Report for the fiscal year of 2023 – 2024. Our Annual Report 2023 – 2024 highlights our key activities within our 4 teams: Read our Annual Report here.
7th October 2024 Today marks a year since the attack on 7th October, which Israel has used to justify its genocide in Palestine. In the last 365 days, over 41,600 Palestinians have been killed and more than 96,600 injured, with thousands missing. During this time, Israel has also attacked Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen. As Scotland’s…
1st October 2024 by Sonya Nemec, ESOL Conversation Tutor Goodbye to an ESOL era, and hello to new beginnings! Four years and a few months ago, the world changed. People were confined to their homes and learning went online. For children and students used to getting out and about in order to get an education,…
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