Pearls of Peace is a 'women's community and development group' based in Northampton.
Provide Muslim women with a voice so they can be heard Provide access to information and support services for domestic abuse etcProvide inclusive events for all to come together and share experience Promote a greater understanding of Islam Work with partners to challenge discrimination and negative stereotype, in the wider community and in mosques Work with partners to support community, helping Muslim women gain education and employment
Why the community needs usWe provide an avenue for women to meet and find out about what's going in the wider society as well as providing informative and enjoyable weekly coffee mornings, these are open to all women. Every week we have an exercise class, followed by a cooking demonstration or an informative talk, children are always welcome and its held at the St James Community Centre. We have Free advocacy services by appointment only, a monthly community cafe and periodically we provide free counselling services.
Our impact on the communityWe see on average 30 women per month for free advocacy advise,this service has been going from strength to strength and we have formed great relationships with many key organisations throughout Northampton. Our monthly community cafe has been open now for six months and we feel that it has been successful in bringing communities together and helping to build bridges. We have testimonials from women who have accessed our free counselling sessions to say much improved they feel as a result.
We are always looking for ladies to volunteer and join us at our regular events such as coffee mornings and some of our larger events. Face painters, ladies that can do Henna, bakers, cooks, and all kinds of general help and support always helps any events we organise to run smoothly Inshallah.
If you would like to volunteer on a long term basis or a even for individual events then please contact us on the following email address: pearlsofpeace@hotmail.co.uk.
