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14

Jan

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All NewsBAME, COVID, food, Women

HANDI~ Food Connects

Engaging the most vulnerable during the pandemic HAND~ Food Connects Our latest project HANDI and its activities are funded by National Lottery through its urgent response fund. Twice a week cooking sessions and workshops have been taking place online bringing women together. The sessions are hugely popular and much needed respite for women. We also have local chefs and experts who talked and chatted and shared their skills. Food/recipe packs, along with recipe books and dry ingredients were distributed. Weekend cooking session saw families coming together as well, and hot food was sent to the vulnerable and those isolating. Women in…

Reach Out Exhibition – Empowering Women Through Art

07

Feb

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All NewsBolton college, Lottery funded, Octagan, Reach out, Women

Reach Out Exhibition – Empowering Women Through Art

REACH OUT is a Women in Neighbourhood (WiN) lottery funded project which seeks to engage women from a variety of cultural backgrounds & empower them through the medium of art. Launched at Great Lever Connected, the project is co ordinated by Gulnaz Brennan who is also the Founder & Chair of WiN, and was delivered with the support of Anna Kinley, Jenny Vining and Wendy Ann. Women groups from across Bolton created some very inspiring mosaic with ‘Women’ as the central theme. Art has a universal language and is a great medium to connect, engage and empower people. The exhibition…

Inside a Women-Only Assembly in Pakistan

01

Jan

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All NewsEmpowerment, Equality, Issues, Pakistan, Rights, Women

Inside a Women-Only Assembly in Pakistan

In a remote part of Pakistan, one woman is trying to end centuries of discrimination. Tabassum Adnan has set up an all-women assembly known as a Jirga in Swat valley - challenging the dominant male one. She overcame an abusive marriage to campaign for women's rights and has already been recognised by the US government for her work.While some in her community support her, she has also received threats but she told BBC Urdu's Riffatullah Orakzai that she will continue until "her last breath". ( source: bbc.co.uk)

Achieve Gender Equality & Empower all Women and Girls

28

Dec

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All NewsEquality, Fea, Gender, UN, Women

Achieve Gender Equality & Empower all Women and Girls

While the world has achieved progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment under the Millennium Development Goals (including equal access to primary education between girls and boys), women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and violence in every part of the world. Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. Providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity at large. About two thirds of countries in…

11

Oct

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All Newsfood, Obesity, Second helpings, Women

Second Helpings

'Second Helpings' is a FREE course organised by WiN. The main objective is to promote healthy lifestyles through healthy eating. If you are obese or overweight, you have an increased risk of developing various health problems. Even a modest amount of weight loss can help to reduce your increased health risks. The best chance of losing weight and keeping the weight off, is to be committed to a change in lifestyle. This includes eating a healthy diet and doing some regular physical activity. Most people in the UK live where tasty food can be found at almost any time of…