LINKING WOMEN AFRICA

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LINKING WOMEN AFRICA

• PRESENTATION

Together for the Best
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Background

• In April 2007 a group of African women decided to
  create an organisation. The idea came after they
  faced many difficulties on getting information
  and advice as well as on accessing training and
  service providers for our families

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Our Membership

• Up to date we work with 35 women and 18 children.
  The group welcomes all African women

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Our Aims and Mission

• To provide information ,advice and training to
  African women in west end Newcastle
• To raise awareness about services available to
  them
• Our mission is to help African women to develop
  confidence and skills enabling them to become
  more independent and participate fully in the
  society

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Joint Work

• We work closely with organisations like the
  Participation Unit, New deal for community, city
  council,sure start,health works Newcastle,
  Newcastle education department , regional refugee
  forum, children services

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A Need of Learning

• We are keen on learning and we went through
  different training. Recently we have been trained
  on safeguarding children

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Linking Communities

• We want to act as a bridge between our community
  which is hard to reach and services provider

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Our Difficulties

• Lack of fund
• Lack of trust from funders as a new group
• Lack of venue

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Hopes for the Future

• We are hoping to run an information advisory
  session and get our own centre
• We will take part of the training ran conjointly
  by children's services and health works Newcastle
  around community development work and how to get
  involved in Participation in Childrens Services
• Support from different service providers,
  including Childrens Services
• Thank you for your attention