Harmful Practices Training for Professionals

KMEWO (Kurdish and Middle Eastern Women’s Organisation in Britain)Aims & Mission:To relieve the distress and suffering of Kurdish, Middle Eastern and North African women (referred from now on as KMENA) and their children in necessitous circumstances resident in the UK and in such parts of the world as the Trustees may from time to time determine.To promote the human rights of KMENA women through providing information, research and organising conferences and seminars on human rights issues.To promote equality of opportunities of women particularly those within the KMENA communities resident in the UK and elsewhere by providing information and educating the general public on such matters.The four main areas of KMEWO’s work are:Empowerment of womenthrough:One to one support:advice and advocacy, interpreting and translation, distribution of information through newsletters, website and national media, crisis intervention, working with MARAC (Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference), Independent Domestic Violence Advocates (IDVAS), police and refuges.Dedicated Advice Line:providing advice, signposting and referrals on welfare benefits, DV, citizenship, health and educationEducation and training: Reguler ESOL, IT and Confidence Builing courses,volunteering and employment support and awareness raising sessions specifically on FGM, Honour Based Violence (HBV), forced marriages, workshops and seminars.Involving womenthrough participation as Management Committee members, in focus groups and as volunteers in campaigning and lobbying for better changes in policies directly affecting them2-Assisting and informing mainstream service providers and policy makers3-Spearheading campaigning and lobbying movements for positive changes in policies4-Contributing towards establishing cohesive communities

Kurdish and Middle Eastern Women's Organisation

To raise awareness about Forced Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation and Honour Based Abuse.

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