Employability
Financial Advocacy Service
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…
Read MoreWorld Mental Health Day 2024
🌍💜 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…
Read MoreESOL: Hello to New Beginnings!
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,…
Read MoreMake Your Mark: Volunteering at Amina
On 29th February 2024, our team took part in the Make Your Mark Volunteer Managers Conference in Stirling. The Make Your Mark Volunteering Campaign aims to increase the quantity and diversity of heritage volunteers in Scotland. The theme of this year’s Conference was ‘Inclusion at Every Stage’. The Conference aimed to show inclusion as the golden thread…
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day 2024: Inspire Inclusion
Happy International Women’s Day! The theme for International Women’s Day 2024 is “Inspire Inclusion”. Amina – The Muslim Women’s Resource Centre (MWRC) empowers women by inspiring inclusion each day! We specialise in delivering and enabling women’s rights through free services for Muslim & BME Women in Scotland. This year, we’re sharing FAQs that we have received, including details…
Read MoreAmina x Radiophrenia Podcast Launch
We are thrilled to have collaborated with Riah Naief and Katie Revell at Radiophrenia Glasgow over the Summer for our Amina Podcast. Our podcast was live streamed during an exclusive event held at The Centre for Contemporary Arts on the 24th of August. The Podcast is close to our hearts, and comprises of three episodes that…
Read MoreCost of Living Impact on Mental Health 2022-2023
Everyone is well aware of the cost of living crisis in the UK right now, regardless of who you are, where you come from or what you earn. In fact, The Royal College of Psychiatrists found that the cost of living is now detrimental on the nation’s mental health [1]. In fact, mental health services…
Read MoreBack to School
By: Sara McHaffie Making the decision to return to university later in life can be tricky. Personally, I already balance lots of demands on my time and energy. I work part-time with Amina MWRC on the VAWG (Violence Against Women And Girls) programme. I have three children to look after. I don’t have a lot…
Read MoreI did Accountancy – Do you want fries with that?
By: Farah Khan One day all of us get separated from one another, people get married, some move abroad and some pass away. Days, months, years pass, and our contact becomes rare. One day our children see the old photos or pick up an old valentine card and ask, ‘Who is this?’ And we smile…
Read MoreSuccess is Not a One Way Street
By: Kiran Dhanda Throughout my life I was led to believe that a successful individual is one who is able to attend university pretty much straight after high school, gets married after getting their graduation and begins a family. However, I was never quite able to convince myself to reach any level of motivation to…
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