Investment theme: Building skills and confidence
Purpose:
To fund volunteer, administration and publicity costs to enable provision of faith, cultural and linguistically sensitive counselling for 40 Muslim and other minority ethnic women.
Amount awarded: £4979
Location: Glasgow City
Full description
To fund volunteer, administration and publicity costs to enable provision of faith, cultural and linguistically sensitive counselling for 40 Muslim and other minority ethnic women. Muslim women will be able to obtain counselling services that are faith and culturally sensitive, from an agency that is trusted with regard to maintaining confidentiality. Being able to communicate in her first language makes a major difference as apparently even fluent women can struggle to express themselves in a second language when emotionally disturbed. This is of benefit not only to the woman and her family, but also to the wider community as she is able to contribute rather than becoming a drain on the energy of those around her and of resources.
