Funded by: The Clothworkers’ Foundation
Our beliefs
Our primary area of focus
is the ethnic minority communities in Tower Hamlets. We believe that to promote
social inclusion, the members of the community must be made aware of the
activities happening nearby. The aim of Tower Hamlets in Your Hands was
that of bridging the gap between the many projects that take place in Tower
Hamlets and the local people that are mostly unaware of the opportunities and
services available to them. Tower Hamlets in Your Hands aimed at getting
as many people as possible to take advantage of these existing opportunities
and to become involved in the life of the local community.
What We Do
With
the grant from the Clothworkers’ Foundation, we purchased 5 computers and 1
printer copy machine, which we used to engage a group of 20 – 25 people
(unemployed males and females from Tower Hamlets) in IT literacy courses that
resulted in the creation of a blog/newsletter (http://mmwf-newsletter.blogspot.com/). Through the creation of the
blog, we are proud to say that we are now in the position of being able to
promote a wide range of social activities (organized by us as well as by other
charities) taking place in Tower Hamlets and surrounding boroughs. The group of
people involved in Tower Hamlets in Your Hand
has also become responsible for the maintenance of
our
website (www.mmwf.org),
Our Achievements
Thanks to the computers and
printer that we have been provided, we were able to achieve the following
results:
We have been able to involve
as many as 25 young Tower Hamlets residents in the creation of a semi- permanent
editorial office.
A blog-newsletter was created.
Our centre has become
affiliated with the UK Online Centre, which puts us in the condition to provide
Basic Online IT courses.
We have been able to organize
IT literacy courses for elderly people from Tower Hamlets, Newham, and Enfield
(in cooperation with the Armfield Pensioners’ Club).
We have been able to provide
free access to the Internet to people who do not have it in their homes.
We have been able to enhance
the effectiveness of our one-to-one job-seeking guidance sessions. We can now
accompany the theoretical part of the sessions with practical “show-and-tell”
demonstrations of where to find/ how to take advantage of the most common job
market related Internet resources.
We have already trained 76 people (44 of which have achieved some kind of certificate in IT literacy). Moreover, we intend to continue guaranteeing free internet access to all those Tower Hamlets residents interested in visiting our premises at Montefiore Centre, Hanbury Street.
What you said
Below are just a few quotes from the feedback we have
gotten from the participants of the Tower Hamlets in your Hands project. We would like to take this
opportunity to thank everyone who has spared their time to give us feedback so
far. Thank you!
Mr Shirajul Islam -‘I came to know that MMWF offered various IT related activities. I
found the computer lab in MMWF very comfortable and atmosphere was also very
friendly. I would definitely recommend the courses and the opportunities here
at MMWF to my friends.’
Ms Sumaila Aslam - ‘I have learnt a lot
of exciting new things during my course thanks to MMWF and the UK online
centre.
When Mrs. Nilima Howlader and Ms. K.W.
Mani Nilanka Wickramathinlamka first came to our premises they had no
experience whatsoever in usage of computers or Web. They also went on to join
our semi-permanent editorial office, taking it upon themselves to conduct
research on activities taking place in Tower Hamlets focusing on the issue of
Womens Rights.
Ms. Wickramathinlamka tells us ‘When I first heard about this project, I did not believe I would be any use in this project. However, two months into the project, I did become an important part of it. Every moment during the project, was a learning experience for me. I also enjoyed the group work aspect of it. Thank you MMWF!’
Ms. Wickramathinlamka tells us ‘When I first heard about this project, I did not believe I would be any use in this project. However, two months into the project, I did become an important part of it. Every moment during the project, was a learning experience for me. I also enjoyed the group work aspect of it. Thank you MMWF!’
We
believe one of the most crucial things in any project, is to make sure the
participants are satisfied with what we are providing them. Feedback is
important so that we are aware of the areas where improvements can be made.
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