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Living Solo Initiative is a community-led organisation that strives to help vulnerable people living alone in the Glasgow area. Through community events and programmes, we bring people together to combat loneliness. Read more…
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Ubuntu Women Shelter is a Glasgow-based charity that provides unconditional practical support to destitute women and people of other marginalised genders who have no recourse to public funds and insecure immigration status in Scotland. Services include: Short-term accommodation Practical destitution support, such as arranging a lawyer, registering with a GP, and providing emergency cash grants Advice and information on education, Read more…
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The International Women’s Group seeks to empower women and enhance their integration. Open to women and girls only. Read more…
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Amma Birth Companions provides support to asylum seeking and refugee women before, during and after the birth of a baby. We offer one to one pregnancy, birth and postnatal companionship, and peer support activities for before and after babies are born. We run weekly parent and baby drop-in, exercise classes, pregnancy and parenting workshops, free of charge for our clients. Read more…
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Glasgow Clyde College’s Community Learning Development (CLD) team delivers English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses in local community venues across Glasgow. Our ESOL courses are offered at a variety of levels for students who wish to improve their English language skills. The courses will prepare you for further study or employment. These skills will increase your confidence in Read more…
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We work with communities to empower them to lead practical and sustainable food-related activities that improve health and well-being and which support them to build stronger, more cohesive communities. We run a range of regular courses and community sessions throughout the year within the communities we work with. Women and girls only, children and young people (Under 18) only, older Read more…
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Support and activities for New Scots in the G21 area and Milton area. Read more…
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Saheliya is a specialist mental health and well-being support organisation for black, minority ethnic, asylum seeker, refugee and migrant women and girls (12+) in the Edinburgh and Glasgow area. We develop our service user’s self-esteem and confidence as well as reduce barriers such as isolation and depression. We do this by using a range of wrap around services including counselling, Read more…
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We’re a group of migrant and local women based in East Glasgow and together we’re creating a vibrant, female-led collective based around our favourite thing: food! By swapping recipes, ideas and skills, we’re making women’s lives brighter. Our not-for-profit organisation brings together women from all over the world, ending social isolation and empowering them to develop their talents- in the Read more…
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Afghan Human Rights Foundation (AHRF) is an independent, non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit organization working to promote human rights and democracy through engaging a variety of arts, and culture-based programs; creating space for dialogue at all levels of society, peace-building, social justice, societal transformation and public participation. AHRFof the UK of was established in 2013 by the founder of Scottish Afghan Read more…
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Power of Play is a project based in Townhead, Glasgow which provides play and family support opportunities to families in the local community. We facilitate a number of play sessions including perinatal groups for new and expectant parents, a toddler 12 week program designed to help your child socialise and develop independence and run frequent parenting groups which are educational Read more…
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FFDNE is a community group led by asylum seekers and refugees formed in 2002, the membership of the group is open to anyone seeking asylum or who has leave to remain/refugees. We are a constituted group and managed by a group of management committee members elected at the Annual General Meeting. Our group is supported by a community worker from Read more…
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City of Sanctuary holds the vision that the UK will be welcoming places of safety for all and proud to offer sanctuary to people fleeing violence and persecution. City of Sanctuary began in October 2005 in Sheffield. In September 2007, with the support of the City Council and over 70 local community organisations, Sheffield became the UK’s first ‘City of Read more…