Blogs and Articles
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,…
5th August, 2024 Amina MWRC is alarmed and worried by the ongoing Racist and Islamophobic incidents across the UK. Over the past week, we have witnessed disturbing scenes from the Islamophobic marches and riots. The resulting violence, destruction, and instability are a troubling reflection of the current political climate, and harmful narratives promoted by certain…
Exciting News – Amina MWRC has been shortlisted as a Finalist in The Herald and GenAnalytics Diversity Awards, to be held on Friday, 13 September in Glasgow. The Herald Award helps to build awareness of diversity issues, while celebrating organisations and individuals who actively work towards equality for all. Amina – the Muslim Women’s Resource…
For Honour-Based Abuse Awareness Day, Amina MWRC hosted the Tell Her Story Exhibition in collaboration with Glasgow Women’s Library. At the exhibition, we were joined by Soma Devi, author of the White Dove, which tells her story of honour-based oppression and her journey to freedom and safety. Read the blog by Soma Devi below. I…