Welcome Back, Hope You Are Well!
We want this newsletter to serve the community. If you would like to submit content, offer support, get involved or give us feedback please email us at: info@mojatufoundation.org.
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Refugee Week
Nottingham Refugee Week is an annual cultural festival that unites communities and organisations across our city. It celebrates the culture of sanctuary we have built here in Nottingham, and is an act of welcome, a gesture of solidarity and a shared celebration with people who have sought refuge here. It exists both to raise awareness of the reasons why people are forced to seek refuge – persecution, war, poverty and conflict – and also to celebrate the contributions made by refugees and asylum-seekers to the economic, cultural and social life of the city.
Mojatu will be manning a stall and a music and arts workshop to show our support for the refugees and alyssum seekers. Any one can join and take part in the festivities. If you are interested and what to know how to get involved please email us using the link below.
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Mental Health
Carrying on from the month of May the mental health theme was loneliness and how loneliness effects different communities. These communities being the BAME, elderly and disabled communities. here at Mojatu we made a collection of videos, getting the point of view from these different communities, explaining what loneliness means to them and how different factors can have an impact on that area of their mental health. Mojatu will be producing a podcast as another form off sharing experiences and spreading awareness.
If you or someone know is dealing with mental health issues, please contact us using the email link below.
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FGM Support
Here at Mojatu we work directly with men and women to spread awareness and fight against FGM. Providing support to FGM survivors through training, confidence building, 1-1 counselling, support in accessing health, social and legal services and in signposting them to access support which is beyond our capacity. Giving those affected with a place to enable confidence building, networking, and in sharing their stories and experiences.
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FGM AMBASSADOR TRAINING
Our community FGM Ambassador training is way of developing a team of community embedded and based volunteers to help end female genital mutilation.
We provide training to community and religious leaders, youth, and men to and enable them to gain confidence, understanding, networks and resources necessary to advocate change and lead the campaign towards ending FGM in their communities. If you wanna to be apart of our FGM team please click the email link below to sign up.
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Women Skill Shares
Every Thursday 10am to 1pm here at Mojatu we host a women's skills share day paired with coffee mornings. Throughout, the women attending will be taking part in a numerous activities, these include: art, sewing baking and learning IT skills. This gives these women a chance to engage and socialize with other women.
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FGM Myth busters
FGM is not an easy topic to navigate. In order to advocate and effectively safeguard the communities affected by the practice, it is necessary to address certain myths that have been perpetuated, and which in turn have prevented the proactive dialogue needed to end FGM in a generation. So here at Mojatu we have made a FGM Myth Busters booklet and FGM guide, in order to shed light on the facts and disproving the fiction regarding the topic. Click before to read the myth booklet and FGM guide.
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Ladies Sports
Every Saturday Mojatu holds ladies sports for women only. This is to improve these women's confidence and self-esteem and creating a safe area for them. The activities taken part include: self defense, Zumba, body combat and many more. if you wish to find out more information or to be apart of these ladies sports Saturdays, please follow the email link below.
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Healthcare, Hospitality & Childcare Courses
We're offering girls and women from African, Caribbean, and New and Emerging Communities’ training in the childcare and healthcare sectors. Our courses are aimed at enabling learners to gain accredited qualifications, hands-on work experience and to move into employment and further training upon qualifications.
To find out more please follow contact link below and if you want to apply today please select the sign up button.
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Legal Support
Mojatu Foundation is recently registered with the OISC. We are thus providing free legal advice. If you would like free legal advice or want to learn more follow the link below and get in contact with us.
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Mojatu Derby Magazine
Please check out the first issue of Mojatu Derby's first issue of their magazine. Bringing issues within Derby to light, covering topics like, "Celebrating Wind Rush Day" and "Are Our Kids Vulnerable At School". To read more on these topics and many more please click the link below.
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Mojatu Nottingham Magazine
The new issue of the Mojatu magazine is out and ready to read. Check out articles such as "Black Students Caught Between The Ukraine-Russia War", this covers the struggles the black student community goes through regarding the war between Russia and Ukraine. " A Long Journey To Safety", this is about the journey of an asylum seeker named Soraya, plus many more. Link below to read more.
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Article: Domestic Abuse During the Pandemic (Saida Barbar)
Domestic abuse involves emotional, physical, psychological or sexual abuse in an intimate relationship or between family members. It is behaviour that is used to control and assert the power dynamic in a relationship. Anyone can be a victim of domestic abuse, and anyone who is forced to alter their behaviour because they fear their partner is being abused.
Being trapped under lockdown rules with an abuser, as well as having reduced contact with any external support systems meant that victims and families experiencing domestic abuse were more at risk than before. Risk factors for abusers to perpetrate abuse such as increased financial pressure and mental health problems only escalates this problem. One fifth of women who reported experiencing domestic violence said that they had tried to leave the situation but were unable to access housing due to increased demand caused by the pandemic.
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Article: FGM in White Communities
Female Genital Mutilation is not an issue isolated to African and Middle Eastern communities. It has occurred in White Christian communities for centuries, dating back to the 19th century as a cure for masturbation. Despite not being mentioned in any religious text, FGM tends to be associated with Black, Middle Eastern and Muslim communities. However, in recent years a number of white Christians in America have begun to come forward and tell their stories and experiences of undergoing FGM. They hope that this will help to raise awareness of how widespread the issue is and encourage others to not be afraid to tell their stories too.
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Women of Nottingham Podcast
Our podcast 'Women Of Nottingham' is a space to celebrate women and share their struggles, hopes and achievements. Shedding light one the remarkable and diverse stories of women in the city of Nottingham. To listen to the newest episode of our podcast, please click the link below.
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The Black Achievers Awards 2022
Its back and its better – The Black Achievers Awards 2022. This year’s black tie event will be on Saturday 15 October and is held in Nottingham. The Black Achievers Awards aim to celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of black individuals across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Its back and its better –The Black Achievers Awards 2022. This year’s black tie event will be on Saturday 15 October and is held in Nottingham. The Black Achievers Awards aim to celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of black individuals across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
Nominations are now live through our website. All nominations must be place before the deadline. The deadline for this year will be Wednesday 31 August, 2022.Tickets for this year’s award event will be released and available only online in a few weeks. Follow our social media for the ticket release date, links below.
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5 And Alive- Get Fit, Have Fun, Lose Weight
Enjoy Your Physical Ability. Monday and Wednesday. Open to all ages, backgrounds and abilities! Wear loose and comfortable clothing
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IF YOU WANT
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Two Monday sessions!
6.30pm
7.30pm
Wednesday
7pm
REGISTER YOUR MONDAY OR WEDNESDAY SPACE NOW
CALL OR TEXT 07915301370
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