Our Latest News
Stay up to date with the latest news and events happening at Neema Women Community.
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31/05/2023
Hair Product Donation
A massive thank you to influencer and model Pennyfroreal for her donation of hair products towards our Penuria Project.
19/05/2023
Lord Mayor Birmingham's Charity
We are happy to announce that we have been awarded funding from Lord Mayor Birmingham's Charity for our mental health and well-being services. A massive thanks to Faye Goodman from Good Media for supporting us during the application and supporting our application during the decision process.
13/05/2023
Food Parcel Deliveries
Thanks to funding awarded by Birmingham City Council, we are able to expand our food parcel support to reach more vulnerable households. Beneficiary households are given parcels containing fresh vegetables and fruits, meats, pasta, rice, biscuits, shower gels, nappies, and many more. Click on the button below for further description. To receive a parcel and support, please get in touch with our assessment team
24/03/2023
Coffee morning and Engagement session for Long Covid Project III
Today we held our third and final coffee morning and engagement event around Long-Covid. Today's discussions and debates were focused on treatments and support available for individuals with Long Covid-19. We also discussed ideas and opinions regarding support that should be implemented. A massive thanks to all the wonderful ladies that attended the session and agreed to share their opinions with us.
20/03/2023
Crisis Support Scheme
After many months of hard work and planning we are now launching a Crisi Support Scheme for vulnerable women and families. The aim of this unit is to provide emergency support to individuals experiencing extreme hardship or who are at crisis point. For more info and referral click on the button below.
06/03/2023
Hardship Community Grant Fund is now available!
Applications for the third round of the household support fund are now open. To apply please contact our offices using our landline or by emailing suppport.services@neemawomen.co.uk
The application portal is set to close on the 31st of March.
27/02/2023
Coffee morning and Engagement session for Long Covid Project II
We held a coffee morning and an engagment event aroundLong-Covid. Today's discussions and debates were focused on Covid-19 and particularly on Long Covid, and how it impacted our lives on a socio-economic level and health-wise. A massive thanks to all the wonderful ladies that attended the session and agreed to share their opinions with us.
27/01/2023
Coffee morning and Engagement session for Long Covid Project I
We held a coffee morning
The focus of the event was to inform attendees about Long Covid and its clinical representation. We also raised awareness of the support available for individuals suffering from long covid and how they could access it. A massive thanks to all the wonderful ladies that attended the session and agreed to share their opinions with us.
28/11/2022
Community Engagement Project
We were funded by Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Partnership (ICP), to engage with the communities we support to capture the views and challenges of our community so that these insights can influence how the ICS Strategy is effectively implemented. We held a series of workshops and coffee mornings across the city, and were able to meet some wonderful people.
16/09/2022
Household Support Fund II - Closed!
Unfortunately, the Household Support Fund has come to an end. We thank all of our partners for the support they gave us and apologise o all the families we have been unable to support.
We extend our gratitude to BVSC for selecting us as a registered trusted partner. For anybody that has submitted an application before the deadline and has not to received the grant yet, please contact our offices quoting your name and a ref number.
04/07/2022
Amaryllis Project
We have been funded by Hall Green NNS to deliver the amaryllis project. The project aims at supporting 50+ aged women with a variety of programs. Our aim is to reduce the isolation of senior women through activities embedded in heart of the community. We offer regular French-themed quality coffee mornings, mentoring, intergenerational group sessions, and much more.
To find out more click on the button below
27/06/2022
Household Support Fund II - open for application
The Household Support Fund is money given to councils by the Government to help people in need of financial support. For this round, BCC has increased the grant to £200 to eligible individuals. Once again Neema Women Community has been selected as a trusted partner to receive applications for the HSF II. To book an appointment please calll our main office or email us at supportservices@neemawomen.co.uk
15/06/2022
Street Survey I
We decided to conduct a street survey to understand the different needs that women are facing in our local area.
23/02/2022
Household Support Fund I - Closed!
Unfortunately, the Household Support Fund has come to an end. We thank all of our partners for the support they gave us and apologise o all the families we have been unable to support.
We extend our gratitude to Hall Green Families for selecting us as a registered trusted partner.
For anybody that has submitted an application before the deadline and has not to received the grant yet, please contact our offices quoting your name and a ref number.
14/02/2022
Aftermath Project
We are delighted to announce that we have received the National Lottery Community Fund to support the delivery of our Aftermath Project. The project is set to run for the next six months. We are launching weekly holistic group/individual support sessions open to every women and girls. A great opportunity to chat with our professional or to exchange with other people around a table. For more information or to book a session give us a call ay 0121 688 6430 or alternatively email mentalhealth@neemawomen.co.uk
04/05/2022
Neema Women is also in Tanzania!
We are proud to announce that after many years of empowering women and girls in Africa, we have established a NW in Tanzania.