Women

London Black Women’s Project

London Black Women’s Project (LBWP) is a specialist and dedicated BME woman only organisation. We can help with information, housing and homelessness, safe space, healing and recovery through art, advice and advocacy, keyworking and therapeutic support.

Marylebone Project

The Marylebone Project provides a life-changing service for homeless women and is the largest and longest-running centre of its kind in London and the UK

Muslim Women’s Association of Edinburgh

Set up at the end of 2005 by a group of Muslim women who found a lack of social activities for Muslim Women in Edinburgh. Entirely run by volunteers, working with women and their families in Edinburgh and the Lothians to build a stronger community through education and social activities.

Nari Kallyan Shangho

Nari Kallyan Shangho (NKS) is a health and welfare organisation working for South Asian women and their families living in Edinburgh.
 
  The vision of the organisation is to improve the quality of life for South Asians and the mission is to provide a common platform for
 
  South Asian women to act collectively to raise health and welfare issues of relevance to them. The core values adopted by NKS are of equality, democracy and participation.

Rainbow Muslim Women’s Group

The group provides learning and social opportunities fro woman from the Muslim community living in the Falkirk Area. The group is open to all women in the Falkirk area
 
The group meets weekly on Wednesday evenings at the Dawson Centre 6pm - 8pm
 
All Members live in the Falkirk Area

Rape Crisis Glasgow and Clyde

We provide emotional support and advocacy to female asylum seekers who have experienced sexual violence (including forced marriage, honour-based violence, and FGM), no matter if it happened in the UK or outside of the UK, and no matter if it happened recently or a long time ago.

Rape Crisis Glasgow and Clyde

Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis are here to support women and girls in the Glasgow and Clyde area who have experienced rape or sexual violence. Whether it happened to you recently or at any time in your past, we listen without judgement and provide the help you need.

Routes Collective CIC

Routes exists to create compassionate, joyful and welcoming spaces for learning and growth. We believe that a connected society is a stronger, kinder and more resilient one. Through the Routes Community, we support women with experience of seeking safety in the UK to grow in confidence, build relationships and access opportunities.  Through our Mentoring Programme and Leadership Training, we work across sectors to develop compassionate, purposeful and authentic professional leaders.

The Routes Mentoring Programme is a four-month programme supporting women with experience seeking safety to achieve their personal and professional goals. Over 10 hours of 1:1 mentoring from another woman, mentees will receive support and championing in the areas of education, employment, confidence or communication skills. Mentees will also be invited to join skills workshops and connect with other women on the programme. We use an inclusive definition of the word women, which includes cisgender and transgender women. We also welcome non-binary people who feel comfortable within our work and who have experience of being read as a woman.

Saheliya Glasgow

Saheliya is a specialist mental health and well-being support organisation for black, minority ethnic, asylum seeker, refugee and migrant women and girls (12+) in the Edinburgh and Glasgow area.

Scottish Women’s Aid

Scottish Women’s Aid is the lead organisation in Scotland working towards the prevention of domestic abuse. We play a vital role campaigning and lobbying for effective responses to domestic abuse.
 
An important aspect of our work is ensuring that women and children with experience of domestic abuse get the services they need, both from local Women’s Aid groups and from the agencies they are likely to contact.
Our members are local Women’s Aid groups which provide specialist services to women, children and young people. These include safe refuge accommodation, information and support.
 
We provide advice, information, training and publications to members and non-members.
Opening times: Mon-Fri, 9am & 1pm and 2pm to 5pm

Shakti Womens Aid

Emotional and practical support, information and advocacy for BME women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse, including forced marriage and ‘Honour’-based abuse. We also provide and/or facilitate training, consultation and awareness-raising for statutory, voluntary & community organisations. Facebook: ShaktiWomensAid - Twitter: shaktiedinburgh

Sikh Sanjog

Sikh Sanjog provides a range of quality opportunities for Sikh women and other Ethnic Minority women and their families in response to educational, recreational, cultural and social needs, recognising the potential for life-long learning, and social and economic inclusion. and supports individuals to access mainstream resources and services. We provide volunteering and sessional work opportunities in our Social Enterprise Community Café. We offer confidential holistic therapies to our service users
 
  The organisation promotes links between the Sikh and the indigenous community and local authorities.

Sikh Sanjog

Sikh Sanjog helps many ‘invisible’ women every year who are facing personal challenges. Whether they need support to integrate fully into Scottish society, advice on education and career possibilities or they require 1-1 counselling services, through our advice, support and encouragement we strive to make sure that we open new doors.

Southall Black Sisters

We highlight and challenge all forms of violence against women and girls, empowering them to gain control over their lives & assert their human rights to justice, equality and freedom.

Southwark and Lewisham Women’s Service (Pecan)

The Southwark and Lewisham Women’s Hubs offer safe, welcoming, one-stop-shop support for those affected by the criminal justice system, and for women seeking support, information, and community.

TARA Service

We work with women to provide trauma informed, practical, and emotional support to recover from their experiences.

The Angelou Centre

The Angelou Centre offers a range of holistic women-only services for black and minoritised women across the North East, providing specialist support for black and minoritised women and children, locally, regionally and nationally.

The Marylebone Project

Within our safe environment women rebuild trust, learn to re-engage with society and through empowerment start to re-build their lives through our all-encompassing service provision.

The Ruby Project

A support and advocacy service based at the Glasgow Rape Crisis Centre which specialises in working with women from black and minority ethnic communities, and asylum seeking or refugee women. We support women and girls aged 13 and over who have experienced sexual violence at some point in their lives, whether it happened in the UK or in another country. We offer culturally sensitive face to face emotional support, regardless of immigration status, plus advocacy support for practical issues facing asylum seeking and refugee women.
 
Women can self-refer to the project, and we accept referrals from organisations over the phone (08 088 00 00 14) or by email (info@rubyproject.co.uk). There is also a drop in every Friday (excluding public holidays) between 10am and 2pm.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Glasgow-Rapecrisis/922020791146717?fref=ts  
Twitter: @RCCGlasgow

Ubuntu Women Shelter

We are a Glasgow - based charity that provides unconditional practical support for destitute women and people of other marginalised genders who have no recourse to public funds and insecure immigration status in Scotland.