WIT impact report 2021/22
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Message from the CEO: My MBE shows that WIT’s work to support the Black community is necessary
What you might not know about receiving the Queen’s Honour is that you are asked to confirm if it is “agreeable to you” and you must tick “yes” or “no”. The moment made me pause and reflect on how far our grassroots organisation has come in nearly 20 years and why we...
Grassroots partnership effective in supporting the Somali community
Throughout the pandemic the Covid-19 Somali Test and Trace Partnership has ensured that Tower Hamlets’ largest Black community has had access to vital health services and had a voice in the borough’s crisis response. The partnership, funded by Public Health Tower...
Uncovering the hidden challenges Somali domestic violence victims face
The racism and racial injustices faced by ethnic minority women may have been put at the centre of public discourse through the Black Lives Matter movement, but it is the responsibility of statutory and voluntary sector organisations to meet the specific needs of...
Women’s Inclusive Team receives The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
The Women’s Inclusive Team, a small grassroots charity supporting Black and Ethnic Minority Women and their families in Tower Hamlets, has been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The award...
WIT impact report 2020/21
WIT gives first Covid-19 vaccine at Mayfield House
Hanan, a Somali community leader, has received the first vaccine at Women’s Inclusive Team’s Mayfield House community well-being hub in Bethnal Green as part of a new service to provide Black and ethnic minority Tower Hamlets residents the Covid-19 vaccination. WIT’s...
Video: The story of WIT’s Covid-19 response
Partnership and parity: reflections on our See, Hear, Respond work
We have been collaborating on a truly extraordinary programme with national children’s charity Barnardo’s. The See, Hear, Respond Partnership, funded by the Department for Education, was established to quickly identify and support children, young people and families...
Women’s Inclusive Team marks record growth with new look
After a year of record growth in service users, funding partners and volunteer recruitment, Women’s Inclusive Team (WIT) has revealed a new brand and identity grounded in the organisation’s cultural roots and mission of female empowerment. Since the Covid-19 pandemic...