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Ramadan Iftar Charity The Politics of FGM Loan Sharks Forest FC in EPL Princess Royal Training Award 2021 Pages 24-25

Editor’s Welcome Our presence in the community of Nottingham has brought us so much pride and joy in what we do to make a difference in the lives of some of the people we work with. We have been engaging and interacting with new and emerging communities as well as already established communities and societies around the city and county. Such remarkable and amazing things that Mojatu Foundation does, have paid dividend in the form of royal recognition.

The last two years have been very difficult for everyone, going through a horrific coronavirus pandemic which has taken away loved ones, jobs, houses and mental wellness from us. This would be very difficult to restore considering the financial, social and psychological implications around the whole issue.

Sadly, it has been more challenging and frustrating for underprivileged people, migrants running away from war, natural and manmade disasters, and vulnerable groups. Hostile wars around the world continue to affect these groups of people with no signs of a brighter future. African migrants running away from war and persecution are caught between the enclave borders of Spain and Morocco. The recent loss of lives as a result of inhumane treatment from the Moroccan Police force stormed social media platforms. A few voices have been heard condemning the tragedy while these crimes go unabated.

Such crises have intensified our resolve to helping people within our communities who have lost literally everything as a result. They have lost their homes, thrown away from their cultures, lost their jobs and human status of right to their fundamental human rights among others. Mojatu will continue to partner with them in changing their lives in the best possible ways we can through our partners.

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Editorial Group Editor: Frank Kamau – frank@mojatu.com Managing Editor: Pa Modou Faal - Pa@mojatu.com Design: Robert Borbely - robert@mojatu.com Photos: www.freepik.com Contributors: Penny Cooper | Caroline Mwangi Pa Modou Faal | Jamie Morris | Maia Mason | Paula Pontes | Ophelie Lawson | Madelaine Trudgian Karen Modupe | Thomas Gregory | Mellonie Page Linda Tsungirirai Masarira | Beth Ann Maye | WKM Accountancy Services | Vinnie Jarman & EIML Henry Baptist | Ben Adeniji IT | Social Media: Amanda Duke Accounts: Thierry Karume - accounts@mojatu.com Admin: Penny Cooper - penny@mojatu.com

Contents News & Sports PRTA Award................................................................... 4-5 Lord Lieutenant Sir John Peace.................................. 8 Nottingham Forest FC Ends The Long Wait.........10 Mojatu Foundation Ramadan Iftar 2022...............12 Kenyan Anti-FGM Nurse Wins Global Award.14-15 Community Muslims Celebrate End Of Ramadan......................22 PRTA 2021 Award Celebration........................... 24-25 Our Covid 19 Work COVID-19 Induced Stress ...........................................27 The Politics of FGM.......................................................28 Arts & Culture A Multi-talented Black Woman in The Arts..........29 Suntou Susso – The Multi-talented Musician......32 Food & Health Loneliness And Mental Health..................................34 Business & Finance Beware of Loan Sharks................................................36 Avoiding Cash Flow......................................................37 Education & Career Making Investment In Africa Simple......................38 Edrissa Touray – A Rare Community Gem............39

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MOJATU FOUNDATION RECEIVES PRINCESS ROYAL TRAINING AWARD (PRTA)

PRTA 2021 Celebration and Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration - By Penny Cooper

Mojatu Foundation were celebrating their success over receipt of the Princess Royal Training Award 2021, a fantastic achievement, and alongside this award a commendation for the inclusivity and diversity of our training. Wow, what a success story. It seems fitting to celebrate the award on the weekend of the Queens Platinum Jubilee celebration.

After filling out an application, and being interviewed

by City and Guilds, and a few delays due to COVID 19, we received the award on 28 April 2022, at the Mansion House in London, presented by Princess Ann herself. In receipt of the award were Julia Paul, Angela Wathoni and Cecily Mwaniki, Mojatu Foundation’s representatives.

What a surprise it was to the team when we were acknowledged with a further presentation for our inclusivity and diversity in training.

Recognising the magnanimity of the award and the immense contributions and efforts invested in this accolade by the entire staff (past and present), volunteers, partners and funders, Mojatu Foundation held a thanksgiving and appreciatory party on Friday 3 June 2022. The day was chosen to celebrate the award along with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration.

We were honoured to have as our VIP guest, the Lord

Mayor, Cllr Wendy Smith, at our event. She graciously entertained our guests and pictures were taken with the Lord Mayor and guests for the first hour of the evening, when the Lord Mayor had to leave. In attendance was a respected corps of dignitaries from the wider community of Nottinghamshire, partners, ethnic minority groups, community leaders and a cross section of the community.

We had a group of Ugandan students in attendance who were on an exchange visit programme in the UK with Nottingham Trent University, an institution we enjoy flourishing partnership. It was exciting for the students to get their picture taken with our Lord Mayor, a great souvenir to return home with. The event also availed us the opportunity to engage the students about our work in FGM before their return to Uganda.

A little background of Mojatu Foundation One of our organisation’s core goals is to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in a generation. Mojatu Foundation organised training for faith leaders in Nottinghamshire and Young persons, to become volunteers as FGM Ambassadors working in the community. Research demonstrated that both faith

Nottingham connected leaders and young persons were two key areas to reach an audience we might not otherwise have been able to reach in our quest to disseminate information regarding the dangers and implications of FGM. We trained the various groups over the period of a year and supported them to return to their congregations and pass on our message to “End FGM Together”.

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their communities. Through a variety of awareness raising methods such as conversations, handouts, workshops among others, they helped families to speak out and come forward for help.

This award was about the team, the volunteers, staff, partners, funders and the community of Nottingham at large. WOW, I say again, as Chair of Mojatu Foundation, what a marvellous evening it was.

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FGM PROJECTS - By Caroline Mwangi

FGM Projects is a department within Mojatu foundation, that is involved in advocacy and policy change campaigns, research and the provision of a range of support services to victims of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and gender-based violence, asylum seekers and refugees. These services include: one on one counselling, training, skill-based support programmes and support in accessing health, social and legal services and humanitarian aid.

Advocacy and policy change campaigns

change and provides impact to the society.

Support Services One-on-one Counselling: We provide one-on-one counselling to survivors of FGM, victims of genderbased violence and refugees and asylum seekers. In the delivery of this service, we are keen to create a space for our clients to share their experiences without fear of judgement. The information shared is treated with utmost confidentiality.

Our advocacy and policy change campaigns aim to influence policy change and the development of laws in the UK and internationally. Our team employs a collaborative strategy by working closely with various professionals, policy makers and relevant partners, to tackle FGM, gender-based violence and to advocate for the rights of asylum seekers and refugees. Some of the notable events that the department has organised include: a campaign held on September 2016, where we worked closely with local councillors and other partners to spearhead a zero-tolerance stance towards FGM, in Nottingham. This resulted in Nottingham, being the first city, to make this declaration in the UK. FGM survivors were also greatly involved in ensuring the success of the campaign.

Trainings: We provide specialized trainings on genderbased violence and FGM. Our training sessions are credible and customized to the needs of our trainees.

Notably, we were awarded the Princess Royal Award in 2021, for our commitment to training and development.

We organised a Zero Tolerance Awareness Conference in February 2022 in collaboration with Nottingham City Council, Fearless Youth Association (FYA) and Equation.

The event marked one year since Nottingham city declared its zero-tolerance stance towards FGM. The aim of the conference was to raise awareness on FGM and to encourage individuals and organisations to improve and intensify their efforts in the eradication of FGM.

Our FGM trainings are conducted regularly on members of the community including religious leaders, youth, men and women. Our approach in these trainings is community-based and community-led. This includes incorporating training sessions that educate the community on the harmful consequences of FGM, the aim being to stimulate collective reflection of the social norms that underlie the practice of FGM, with a view to inducing a collective shift in the adoption of new social norms. The trainings also aim to empower community members to be change agents in the eradication of FGM.

Research Our department conducts a disciplined, in depth and objective analysis of various issues affecting the society.

These include but are not limited to FGM, genderbased violence and an inquiry into the violation of the rights of refugees and asylum seekers. We aim to deliver evidence-based research that influence policy

Our free online domestic violence training course is accredited by Open Awards. This training course provides an understanding on the definition, forms, cycles and impact of domestic violence. Our course is specifically tailored to create a space for our trainees to talk freely about their domestic violence experiences. It further aims to encourage reporting. We also sensitize our trainees on the various support services available to them and support them.

We also provide FGM trainings and support, based on community-based research and understanding to local authorities and professionals in schools, universities, health, social and legal fields. These trainings are aimed

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Skill-based support programmes: We coordinate a programme called ‘Women’s Skillshares Coffee Morning’ every Thursday from 10am to 1pm. This programme creates opportunities to learn a new skill and chat. There are different activities every week and both women and children are invited.

Support to access health, social and legal services: Mojatu is registered as an immigration adviser by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner.

Hence, we are qualified to provide advice on asylum, protection and immigration on this project. Legal support forms are available on our website, to be duly

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filled by our service users. An assessment is done to determine if a case warrants free services or otherwise.

A service support form is also provided on our website, through which any other service including health and social services, or support may be provided.

Humanitarian aid: We organise various yearly projects, in collaboration with the relevant partners, through which we provide humanitarian assistance including food, clothing and other supplies to people in our community who are in need. The 2022 Ramadhan project is a good case in point. This project was designed to feed about 300 families in Nottingham, who were greatly affected by the Covid 19 pandemic.

The main aim of the project was to tackle poverty and build community cohesion.

DOZENS OF AFRICAN MIGRANTS KILLED AT THE MELILLA BORDER - By Pa Modou Faal The last weekend of June 2022 has been one of tragedy, distress and inhumane treatment by the Moroccan and Spanish authorities on African migrants trying to cross into Spain from Morocco through the Melilla border which is the only land border between Africa and Europe.

some life-threatening injuries.

The heavy-handed treatment of police on migrants who risk their lives over the six metres high barbed wired fence, running away from persecution, war and degradation, has left the world in shock and distraught.

The African Union Commission, African heads of states and many international organizations have expressed their dissatisfaction and dismay in the way these people have been treated in that zone. They are calling for full and thorough investigation in the incident and to hold responsible those involved in the inhumane and unprofessional handling of the migrants.

Social media images went viral over the weekend with video footage capturing Moroccan Police in riot gear beating and kicking unarmed and injured migrants with batons leading to hundreds sustaining severe and

The footages also revealed some dead bodies lying on the ground in very appalling conditions.

According to media reports, over 25 young people have been confirmed dead and hundreds admitted to hospitals.

The Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) criticises the Moroccan authorities for digging

graves in the outskirts accusing them of attempting to bury the dead without full investigation.

This latest scandal on African migrants comes against the backdrop of two significant scenarios. The first being the accommodative and supportive UK Immigration policy for refugees fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war and that of the EU Member States Immigration policies against nonEuropean migrants especially Spain.

The second is the recent transfer of migrants from UK soil to Rwanda which is met by stern criticism and legal challenges against the UK Home Office. By contrast the world has witnessed African migrants being massacred rather than being accorded the dignity they deserve as legit migrants and refugees.

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LORD LIEUTENANT SIR JOHN PEACE RECOGNISES VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

By Pa Modou Faal

The Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire Sir John Peace on Saturday 25 June, hosted over hundreds of organisations from across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire who have been participating in voluntary services geared towards improving and uplifting the lives and livelihood of the people around the city and county.

The summer reception ceremony, which was held at The Manor, Caunton, Newark, brought together his Deputy Lieutenants, Mayors, respectable dignitaries, awardees, volunteers and a cross section of people from the county of Nottinghamshire.

According to Lord Lieutenant Sir John Peace, one of the greatest benefits apart from recognition of organisation is “meeting with each other, some coming together and doing things together to make your organisations stronger”. “We also have young people organisations who have done excellent work in the community and will be presented with special award which is added to the awards this year”, said the Lord Lieutenant.

Sir John Peace described his deputy lieutenants as “very special people who are doing a great job in Nottinghamshire by identifying organisations and individuals who they think are worthy of Queen’s Awards.” He thanked them for the amazing work they are doing in the community and for their part in the Queen’s Jubilee celebration.

The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award with the equivalence of MBE. It was instituted during The Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002 with the objective of recognising voluntary service providers that have contributed immensely to the development of their local communities.

This year’s Queen’s Award winners: Nottinghamshire Scout Council: provides opportunity for volunteers to be trained and to work with young people including boys

and girls across the county. The Lace Market Theatre, which is an amateur theatre group run by volunteers, this year celebrated its centenary. The theatre contributes to enriching and educating the lives of the community in theatre and creative arts over the period.

Since he introduced the Lord-Lieutenant’s Award for Promoting Voluntary Service in Nottinghamshire in 2016, Sir John Peace annually awards deserving organisations.

This year’s winners of the Lord-Lieutenant’s Award are: Stop The Violence Media Campaign (Violence Reduction Unit) commissioned a social media campaign in 2019 to address key themes within the scope of serious violence such as weapon enabled violence, criminal exploitation of young people as well as sexual and domestic violence.

Bluecoat Beechdale Academy. Spectrum WASP (We Are Special People) was founded in 2009 and they provide various programmes and activities, and life skills for children and young people with special and additional needs and their families so that they might develop more confident and interactive life learning skills. Nottingham Army Cadet Force has been operational for over 70 years with over 600 young people from 12-18 years which is entirely staffed by volunteers many of whom are former cadets, parent cadets or ex-army.

University Hospital Youth Service facilitates a young group in Lenton with long term illnesses afternoon dropin sessions in the Queen’s Medical Centre children’s ward and supports sessions for children with similar illnesses.

Gedling Youth Council is a body of young school goers with the role of investigating local issues of concern on behalf of their peers and act as a consultative group. They make recommendations for service organisations such as the District Council and the Police to improve their engagements with young people and raising the profile of young people in civil society.

Worksop Sea Cadets, Pulp Fiction Movie Guard. Other winners include West Bridgford Squadron Air Cadets, St Johns Ambulance of Calverton, Inspire Youth Arts, Mansfield.

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST FC ENDS THE LONG WAIT

By Pa Modou Faal

Nottingham Forest Football Club this season ended the 30-year long wait to reclaim the city’s prestige at the highest level of football in the country. The wait has been so long that every year, the Robin Hood spirit rekindles the love, support and trust in the supporters towards their gallant club and players.

Until Sheffield United’s strength awakened the fierceness in the players and officials, Nottingham Forest sent the alarming warnings to whoever was going to Wembley to meet them in the play-offs for onward qualification to the English Premier League (EPL).

Despite their recent presence in the EPL, Huddersfield could not deny the hungry young lads from the Midlands their ascension to the highest ranks of national football. The panic, fear yet zeal and tenacity, struck both players and fans during their home game against Sheffield United at the Forest City Ground stadium after a long and tough contested game which ended in a penalty shootout. The scores became frightening as the grip was on the verge of being loosened after a remarkable comeback but the discipline as a TEAM kept them going, defying the critics while Samba’s gloves became the saviour.

Forest was at the near bottom when the new gaffer Steve Cooper took over in September 2021. What became a worry ended into a success story. Cooper is quoted saying that Nottingham Forest reminded the world “how special and magical a club they are after their fight to return to the topflight Premier League football”.

Following their Wembley Victory, they converged on the Nottingham City Ground at the Market Square where they were greeted and celebrated by thousands of Forest fans. All of a sudden, the City Ground and its surroundings turned red in the colours of the club. The club officials and players celebrated together with the fans and thanked them for their support all the way.

Nottingham has joined other cities across the country to host tens of thousands of EPL football fans in the city which will attract massive economic growth and

boost investment in housing and hospitality. Local businesses will experience increase in sales and the branding of the city for tourism will flourish.

Sports especially football, is not just a game that is played for people to watch and players to win trophies, it is also a financial benefit to the private and public sectors.

Here is a brief history of Nottingham Forest Football Club: • • • • • •

1978-79 European Cup Season: Forest won 1-0 against Malmo FF 1979 European Super cup Forest won Barcelona 2-1 aggregate 1979-80 European Cup: finalist against Hamburg winning 1-0 1980 European Super Cup Forest lost to Valencia CF in a 2-2 aggregate away goal disadvantage.

1983-84 lost heavily at UEFA Cup semifinal 0-3 to Anderlecht RSC in Brussels leading prior to the game by 2-0 1995-96 UEFA Cup: quarter-final stage – lost 2-7 on aggregate to Bayern Munich. (Last European appearance.

Won Continental league titles, 1 Super Cup In 1977, Forest was promoted to the topflight and the following season they won the league title (the first in the club’s history), making Brian Clough one of only four managers to have won the English league with two clubs.

Clough stayed on as Forest manager for another decade and won two more League Cups (1989 and 1990) and reached the FA Cup final in 1991 but could not repeat his earlier successes.

In Clough’s last decade at the club, Nottingham Forest won the 1989 and 1990 League Cups and were losing finalists in the 1991 FA Cup Final. The club relegated from the Premier League in 1993, after which Clough retired from football.

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KURDISH NEW YEAR CELEBRATION

By Pa Modou Faal

The Kurdish New Year which is otherwise known as Newroz was celebrated by the Kurdish community living in Nottingham. The event which was held at the Meadows Community Centre brought together men, women and children of the New and Emerging Kurdish Community in Nottingham to dine, dance and wine in celebration for witnessing another year in their lives.

Newroz like any other culture, is celebrated with the objective of forging and fostering good neighbourliness, promotion of peaceful existence and love and respect for each other. It also coincides with the Persian new year holiday and the beginning of spring.

The Kurdish community in Nottingham is a new member of the ethnic minorities of the city which exhibits the hospitality, friendliness and accommodative attributes of the city of Nottingham and its residents.

There was a display for traditional Kurdish food and drinks blended with the Kurdish traditional attire and dance. It was also graced by members of the community who work with them in the city.

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w v MOJATU FOUNDATION AND PARTNERS DELIVERED IFTAR (MEALS) DURING THE HOLY MONTH OF THE 2022 RAMADAN

By Pa Modou Faal

The Ramadan Iftar charity is an initiative of Mojatu Foundation which started in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the whole world coinciding with holy month of Ramadan. The outbreak of the coronavirus then brought about so many uncertainties leading to panic and many forms of difficulties not only to Muslims who were observing the holy month of Ramadan but the entire human race.

Mojatu Foundation deemed it fitting as part of the organisation’s social responsibility to reach out to those who were really struggling during the holy month and provided them with iftar (end of fasting meal).

For the last three consecutive months of Ramadan, Mojatu foundation and partners have been involved with the local Muslim communities in Nottingham. This year, our network increased, and the number of meals delivered exceeded five hundred every week.

Every Friday of the month of Ramadan, we delivered healthy hot halal meals, fruits and water to those in need. This year, we extended our benevolence to one of the most vulnerable communities, the refugees and asylum seekers.

The feedback and testimonials have been great and very much encouraging that we pray to witness another holy month of Ramadan so as to continue such initiative. The Ramadan Iftar charity would have been meaningless without the partnership and participation of the following: Partners: End FGM, FYA, FMB, GAIN, Al Huraya, IDF, NCVS, PAK Foods, Makkah Foods, Braai King.

Volunteers: cooks, drivers, members of staff, volunteers and placement students of Mojatu, FYA, FMB Radio as well as the Angolan Women Association UK.

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KENYA REJOICES AS ANTI-FGM CHAMPION IS NAMED WORLD’S BEST NURSE By Jamie Morris

her work in empowering women at risk of FGM. Upon winning the award, Anna said: “I feel extremely happy and privileged to receive this prestigious award. My heartfelt gratitude to the jury members and Aster DM Healthcare for providing me with this opportunity to tell my story.”

The 31-year-old underwent FGM when she was 12, and escaped forced marriage at 14.

A Kenyan activist campaigning against female genital mutilation has been awarded the honour of “the best nurse in the world” at a prestigious ceremony in Dubai.

Anna Qabale Duba was selected from over 24,000 nominees to win the first-ever Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award and a total of £205,000 in prize money for

She now works as a nurse in the northern county of Marsabit and runs a school in her home village to teach young women and their parents about crucial sexual health issues.

The MA Epidemiology graduate was the first woman from her village to receive university education – an opportunity supported by her late brother Malicha, a soldier, to whom she dedicated the award.

“He used every coin he had to take me to a private Kenya Methodist University to pursue my nursing career, but unfortunately he was killed while I was just in the first semester of my study,” she wrote in a Facebook post shortly after her victory.

“I couldn’t mention him in my winning speech because I could have broken down in tears. How I wish he is alive today to see how his younger sister is making him proud.” Aster Group founder Azad Moopen gave his “heartiest congratulations” to Anna for her historic victory.

“Her contribution to the healthcare community and to the field of nursing has been remarkable,” he said. “We truly hope that her story continues to inspire many.”

He recalled that the decision to launch the Global Nursing Award was inspired by a conversation he had with a nurse he met during the

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pandemic, who told him: “Nurses are like curry leaves to food. We lend the essential flavour, but have no recognition beyond that.”

Today, however, Kenya’s resilient nursing community certainly has a reason to feel seen.

Anna returned to her home country alongside fellow Kenyan finalist and MCRH colleague Dida Jirma Bulle, who was awarded £4,000 for his efforts in fighting Ebola and improving maternal and health outcomes in the country.

“I feel great to have reached this far because, at one point, I never expected this to happen,” Dida said. “But it happened because of our commitment and the sacrifices we made in service delivery at all levels.”

continued. “Nursing is a calling, and the services we normally give as nurses are services to humanity – and that supersedes everything. So, we have to serve and be encouraged – not fatigued – because at the end of the day, we are going to make it.”

whatever the circumstances, they have made it possible where many people may not have dared.

I want to congratulate them and Kenya as a whole.”

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Marsabit’s Governor, Mohamud M. Ali, was among the exuberant crowds that gave both of the winners a warm welcome upon their arrival back in Kenya.

“As Marsabit, we feel a deep sense of accomplishment,” the Governor said, congratulating Anna and Dida.

“These are very dedicated staff – they’ve been working under very difficult conditions and some areas are very hard to reach, yet they have always been doing what is expected of them and

for Anna came Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe, who commended her “hard work and fearless spirit”, and MCRH Director Liban Wako, who said: “This award means so much to young girls in Marsabit – that they too can achieve their dreams.”

Quoting the Kenyan actress and Black Panther star Lupita Nyong’o, Anna said: “No matter where we come from, our dreams are valid.”

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STRENGTH IN UNITY - UNITED AND COMING TOGETHER TO BATTLE AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE!

By Penny Cooper

Here are a few bits of news on Climate Change and associated topics impacting on Climate Change, to give you an idea of what is happening now.

McDonald’s - has opened a net zero carbon restaurant in Market Drayton, powered by wind turbines and solar panels. Insulated by British sheep’s wool, and cladding made of recycled goods. It is hoped that we will see more of these around the World. Carbon Disclosure Project offered praise of McDonalds; their actions being welcomed.

Ash and Larch trees dying from Phytophthora Ramorum - this is a fungal-like organism that causes the death of a wide range of shrubs and trees. This has led to thousands of hectares of felling around the UK, 30,000 ash trees, 6 million in Wales, hundreds of thousands on Isle of Arran, at a time we would wish to keep every tree possible. There are simple steps you can take to help limit the spread of plant diseases when you visit woodlands, parks and gardens. Tree and plant diseases can live in mud and water. Brush off all mud and dirt from walking boots, buggies and bike wheels, before you leave the forest and make sure you clean thoroughly before visiting other forests.

Drones that plant trees – British Engineers have created a robot which can plant up to 100,000 trees a day, and this is being used around the world on abandoned sites.

Solar Power – Despite being located in countries which could use this kind of energy, many countries have 0% solar energy use. The United Arab Emirates, Benin, Bahrain, Botswana, Kuwait, Libya, Mongolia, Oman, Qatar, Turkmenistan, Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Brunei Darussalam, and Singapore are all 0% users. China is the foremost user of solar power installing more than 30.1 GW of photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2019. The United States, India, Japan, and Vietnam rank next on the list of top solar producers.

Wind Farms – cost-effective and clean energy!! China leads the way in onshore wind farm energy, five times larger than any other country. The US comes second in line.

Removing CO2 from the atmosphere – It is estimated that concentrations of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere have risen 48 percent since the start of the industrial revolution. It is possible for the equivalent

of giant vacuum cleaners to remove CO2 from the atmosphere, storing it underground and, in some cases, supplying it back to specific industries, like fertilizer for farmers or carbonation of drinks.

It’s like Meat but grown in Labs – Cultivated and cellbased meat, not a new technology, but a new way of looking at a traditional industry. Young entrepreneurs are rearing fake meat in labs, and may one day replace the beef we eat, all those steaks we have consumed, which is so harmful to the climate.

Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint at Home Continuing from my last article, maybe you could try some of the following.

Draught excluder at base of doors, curtains at windows.

These are two areas where heat sensing equipment shows leakage of heat on a regular basis.

Insulate your loft, much has already been done

by Government incentives to effect this change to residential housing, through free insulation projects.

Spend less time in the shower and save about £12 a year.

Keep turning off the lights, £15 a year and how about reducing the time and temperature that heating is on and high, perhaps put on an extra layer of clothing and turn the heating down.

When cooking, use lids on pots, it will cook more quickly.

Use a microwave to heat food rather than the oven.

When filling the kettle, maybe only put enough water in there for the number of cups you will be filling up or pour excess water into a thermos flask for use later.

Apparently if your freezer is iced up, then defrost your freezer, it will work more efficiently.

Here’s one for the guys amongst us, just to stereotype, buy a smaller TV, LOL! Switch everything off at night, avoid standby and chargers left plugged in but not in use. There are so many of us out there, and if we all looked to reducing energy use, we can have a big impact on climate change.

If you have any other ideas on Climate Change, please drop me a line at penny@mojatu.com and I will feature them in our next issue.

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THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ByMaia Mason

Climate change has been a hot topic for a number of years now, with young activists such as Greta Thunberg, Dominique Palmer, and Leah Namugerwa fighting for legislation to combat it.

According to Greenpeace, the world has experienced a 1-degree Celsius change since 1880, and while this may not sound like a lot, it has had catastrophic impacts across the globe- the ice caps are melting, the reefs are dying, and forest fires are tearing through wildlife and destroying not only nature, but homes and businesses as well.

In the UK, many people feel detached from the effects of climate change. In comparison to many other countries, we do not see the effects of it as much as others- less temperate climates are suffering as a result of the actions of Western countries’ complacency.

In Brazil, the impacts of cattle farming and the beef industry is having a detrimental impact on deforestation. The Rainforest Partnership (2016) claimed that 80% of deforestation in the Amazon is as a result of the beef industry. They state that 24-25 million hectares of forest in the Amazon have been cleared for the purpose of producing soy, and 80% of this goes towards animal feed for livestock.

Concepts such as ‘Meatless Monday’ have been created to tackle this issue, allowing people to reduce their meat consumption for the sake of both their health and the planet without being completely vegetarian or vegan. MondayCampaigns.org states that ‘livestock production creates more greenhouse gases than the entire transport sector- all the cars, trucks, planes and trains in the world’- a staggering fact when considering that most people associate their carbon footprint with their usage of flights and fossil fuels.

As well as this, the sea is becoming an increasingly hostile environment for its wildlife, becoming more acidic and filled with waste by the day. Microplastics have been found in many species of fish that are used for human consumption leading to these microplastics

being found in human digestive systems.

Gamarro et al. suggest that ‘5 trillion plastic pieces of different sizes weighing about 250,000 tons are floating in the oceans’, which is particularly dangerous due to their resistance to degradation and the possibility of them having carcinogenic properties.

You may be asking yourself, how is this relevant to the UK? Despite the most famous ocean plastic issue being the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, 6000 miles away from Britain, the problem is not as distant as you may think.

Murray and Cowie (2011) found that 83% of Norway Lobster, which is caught just off the coast of Scotland, has microplastics in its stomach. And since this was a study done 11 years ago, it would not be implausible that the problem has got significantly worse since then. Our plastic consumption is not only ruining wildlife through water acidity and plastic waste, but ruining consumers’ chances at having a healthy life.

So, what can we do to help?

First of all, it is important to educate yourself on these issues to see how impactful and important they are to everyone around the globe. Reducing your carbon footprint is also a massive step in the right direction for everyone- using public transport more, eating less meat, and switching to using more eco-friendly methods of heating and producing electricity can be the end goal for many.

If this is something you are interested in, the tool ‘Carbon Calculator’ by ClimateHero is a great place to start. However, for a lot of people, these things can impact your financial health and may not be realistic for many beginner climate activists.

My main advice would be to get political, sign petitions, and put pressure on the government to do something to combat these issues. We have a responsibility to look after Earth, we are its guardians, not its owners. To quote Mike Berners-Lee, it is important to remember that ‘there is no Planet B’.

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w v ANGOLAN WOMEN VOICE ASSOCIATION UK

By Paula Pontes

What inspired this association?

secure in an uncertain world.

Angolan culture is one filled with generational connection that can be experienced during our cookouts, music, dancing and generally mingling together in various spaces. When the global COVID -19 pandemic hit and the UK government announced the lockdown, it was as if the world stopped. As an Angolan woman, my world stopped. My world of being surrounded by people who shared my cultural connection all of a sudden turned off.

After much thought and realisation that lockdown restrictions would go on longer, I sought a solution for a sense of community. Angolan Women Voice Association UK was my solution to bring my community together online with plans to be in person when lockdown restrictions ease.

As a people, we are not one to call to check if you’re OK, we knock on the door to check if you’re OK. Everything we do is in person.

When we mourn, we mourn together, when we celebrate, we celebrate together. I yearned for that connection with people in my community, yet I needed to feel

My first goal was to build an online community for Angolan women to elevate, encourage and empower them throughout the pandemic through digital positivity. As the community grew, I realised we needed more than just positivity.

We started off with daily workouts that were live stream based in order to start our days positively and healthy.

We then started our sessions of “I am empowered because…”, where

we invite individuals to share their stories and demonstrate how they feel with the aim to motivate others.

Once lockdown restrictions were relaxed, we were able to secure a location to hold events for our community. We started our senior and children creativity days to have a space where Angolan (and Portuguese speaking people) could come and unleash their creativity.

As we engaged in the activities, we realised there are needs in the community that we currently could support with: 1 to 1 support and counselling, signposting, Portuguese and cultural classes and more.

For support and participation, please contact us via email paula@ mojatu.com or through the editor of Mojatu magazine.

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MEET THE COALITION, FIGHTING AGAINST CHILD LABOUR IN TANZANIA - By Ophelie Lawson In Tanzania, children who suffer with poverty are neglected, exploited and their rights are easily violated as the majority are from disadvantaged families and minority groups. Often, they carry adult responsibilities like being the head of the family and being responsible for taking care of their parents and grandparents, grandparents who might also be extremely ill. To make money for the family, they usually have to work in horrible and dangerous areas.

Whether it be having to sell goods on the street, all day long, or having to work in the field. This can affect their physical and mental development physically.

The issue of child labour in Tanzania is, according to local organisation working against child labour, not well addressed. It has not been recognised as a priority by the governments.

MEET THE COALITION The Tanzania Coalition Against Child Labour was first initiated in April 2021, motivated by the worldwide effort to eliminate child labour, with a heartfelt concern for the children of their country.

“There are children here, you can see them in the streets, they are always here. They do not go to school nor receive an education. Instead, they are having to sell goods to make money for their family. Some come into town during the day to work, some just live in the streets” says Schola, the founder of the coalition.

The coalition stand strong with children and believes in saved them from the worst forms of child labour.

Schola said, “we were motivated and excited to bring change in our own societies and the global community in general. Unfortunately, in Tanzania, the fight against child labour has not been a priority yet” Redefining Child labour - What is child labour?

The term “child labour” is often defined as ‘work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development. It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially and/or morally dangerous and harmful to children; and/or interferes with their education and deprives them of the opportunity to attend school.

Whether or not particular forms of “work” are seen as “child labour” depending on the child’s age, the type

and hours of work performed, the conditions and the country.

In Tanzania, for many the term ‘child labour’ is very confusing as the global definition of child labour doesn’t necessarily apply in an African context, more specifically a Tanzanian context. One of the coalition’s main objectives is to start a national dialogue. How can Tanzanians come together to find a definition of child labour that would work in their current context?

“Our concern and dedication to this coalition are based on the fact that Child Labour is a global issue that needs strong team play to fight against it. The latest Global Estimates indicate that 160 million that are in child labour are in hazardous work that directly endangers their health, safety, and moral development.” said Schola.

Schola asked, “a child that is helping their parents at the weekend to make ends meet, would you consider that to be child labour? Or a child that is not getting an education because he had to work in the field to make money in order for his family to survive ? How do we as a country make sure that it is not the burden of the child to provide for its family?”.

“We hope for a better future of every child to stop child labour so that every child can have the opportunity to go to school, to play and to reach their goals”, he said.

Majority of working children are despised and, in some cases, even sexually abused. Sometimes it even goes as far as them being separated from their parents to go to work or being kidnapped to work in fields. Majority of children are paid less, or not paid at all. In some cases, they are also sued and imprisoned for claiming their wages.

“For a long time, Tanzania has been backward and out of the international conversation on child labour mostly to the grassroot level. We want to bring change to our country and join the global community in their effort to eradicate child labour.”, said Schola.

In June, the coalition organised for the second time in a row, the World Against Child Labour. “Our aim is to push the country and politicians to plan strategically to eradicate this issue as well as the international organisations”, Schola concluded.

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YOU NEED KNOW ABOUT THESE w TO v 10 HUMANITARIAN CRISES OF 2022 – PART 1

By Madelaine Trudgian

The UK is becoming more nationalistic, this is obvious in every aspect of society from Brexit to asylumseeker policies to how the Covid-19 pandemic has been handled. This is reflected in the media, with limited coverage of humanitarian events that do not involve the UK directly.

So, often we don’t know about these key issues, how little we are doing about them and how our country may even be making them worse.

Covid-19. Now this has obviously been widely covered in our media but what about in other countries? Due to the pandemic the number of people living in extreme poverty (living on less than $1.90/ day) has increased from 7.8% to 9.1% after a 20-year downward trend, counteracting progress for many countries and enhancing the difficulties in already fragile and conflict-prone areas. Massive global inequality has been highlighted by the pandemic and the implications will result in an increase in the need of humanitarian aid. A quick turnaround is not looking likely for many indebted countries that lack access to vaccines, with significant, long-term, economic affects. Predictably, the economic impact compounds financial inequality globally, with women who are more likely to be employed in unreliable lower-paid jobs being the most affected. These sectors include domestic work and food services. Women were also more likely to be forced to drop out of their jobs to care for family members.

Online hate. This may seem slightly out of place when considering Humanitarian Crises, but the real-world consequences of online hate are hugely impactful and are becoming more widespread as technology globalises, spreading quicker. The consequences of online hate range from suicides to encouraging physical violence such as stabbings, bombings, and mass shootings. With the victims as disproportionately women and minority groups. Social media platforms do not effectively spot and block this. Hate speech online has been used, for example, in Ethiopia to advocate ethnic violence. It has also been used by (mainly authoritarian) governments to impact and manipulate elections. Social media is too widespread for this to be solved through moderation. Legislation, however, is controversial when considering the level of censorship needed would make content too dull, one-sided and impact human rights including freedom of speech.

Haiti, Myanmar, and Afghanistan, due to political conflicts.

All these events worsened existing crises and will make 2022 aid responses harder. The President of Haiti was assassinated leading to emerging gangs and violence compounded

by 2 natural disasters in august 2021, displacing people and leading them to need food aid which will last well into 2022. There was a military coup in Myanmar that are harder to engage and negotiate with. An armed resistance appeared with increasingly violent crackdowns with civilian deaths displacement and food shortages with aid workers being targeted. The Taliban resurged in Afghanistan, with spreading hunger and donors are reluctant to deal with them. Women are disproportionately affected under this regime that revokes many of their rights resulting in increased gender-based violence, reduced employment opportunities and access to aid and healthcare.

Asylum seekers and migration. Western countries are making it far harder for people to seek refuge in their countries, reinforcing global inequality, contradicting international law and causing humanitarian crises at borders. This is most obvious in Eastern Europe with the use of military to fortify borders and remove migrants from their territories, leaving people stranded and in need of humanitarian aid.

Provisional measures on the right to seek asylum have been introduced by the EU which arguably weakens asylum protections suspending or blocking this right.

Famine: 45 million are on the brink of famine with 283 million short on food. The countries most affected include Yemen, Nigeria, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Southern Madagascar, countries in the Horn of Africa and Burkina Faso. Levels of nutrition-related deaths are high being compounded by existing conflicts and extreme weather conditions. There is a concerning level of inaction despite UN pledges and G7 agreements. Furthermore 2021 saw significantly rising food prices including a 38% rise in the price of wheat, a 40% rise in the price of maize, rises in the cost of energy, labour, shipping and fertiliser. Increased fuel prices and container shortages have contributed.

Scarcity and strains on supply chains have resulted from this, with developing economies involving individuals that spend a high proportion of their income on food, and disproportionately women, being the most effected.

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TRAVEL & WORK FOR THE PRICE OF TRANSPORT ALONE

The secret behind work exchange

Travelling has become easier since the introduction of work exchanges.

- By Ophelie Lawson

looking for a financially friendly experience with local organisations.

Those in search of such an opportunity usually discover them through other travellers, locals, and through platforms such as Worldpackers, WWOOF (worldwide opportunities and organic farms) and Workaway.

Through such platforms you’re able to access important details provided by the host themselves so you’re aware of exactly what is required before committing, these companies also enable you to locate fellow members and read previous travellers reviews or contact those who have visited in the past.

Also referred to as work travel or voluntourism, work exchange programmes are a great way to travel on a budget while sharing abilities and free time in return for accommodation.

Work exchange is most commonly an informal agreement made between two parties; hosts are in search of workers; travellers are in search of accommodation and life-changing experiences. All the travellers need to do is travel to the place. When you do work exchange, not only are you able to see the world but also to learn the real value of money.

Depending on the host’s specifics, perhaps even food and other benefits like living amongst natives who can provide an authentic experience and the best advice about the best local foods, what to see and where to visit are all included. Getting an authentic taste of life in a new place isn’t all you gain, learning new languages, experiencing different cultures, learning new skills, connecting with other like-minded travellers from all over the world are just some of the advantages.

You also get to learn and understand how to manage working life in unfamiliar places that often force you out of your comfort zone. Hosts sometimes require certain qualifications or work experience for the work involved previous references from other hosts also help the host to get a better idea of the traveller and the types of work they’ve done previously. Specialised tasks such as photography/ videography for example, might require a higher level of experience. Receptionist work, cleaning, caring for animals and duties that are easily learned generally do not require any kind of previous experience other than the will to learn and contribute.

Keeping in mind that life experience is also valued.

This means experience gained through spending time caring for younger family members will help when you decide to assist in an orphanage due to previous informal experience. Those carrying out an exchange are often in a foreign country to their own and are

The interesting thing about work exchange is that you’re able to gain insight into such a variety of different fields that are otherwise rare to come across unless you’ve studied that specific trade. An example of a typical work exchange is through hostels, in which the traveller would usually be expected to greet guests, manage the checking in and out of the hostel, assisting with advising visitors. Many of the hosts provide really out of the ordinary lodging opportunities like camping, living on a boat, living on a farm or in a caravan.

From learning to build with mud in Thailand, studying multiple species of Mushroom in The Himalayas or building cenotes in Mexico, work exchanges offer many different kinds of experiences. For those who want to discover new continents like Africa, work exchanges are a good way to do so.

Most hosts were travellers before they became hosts, which means they are most able to provide an atmosphere that is beneficial to others and are most able to be empathetic during challenging times that perhaps only a traveller could comprehend. Regardless of the kind of help you can provide or your skill set, the most vital asset you can possess is a genuine desire to contribute and collaborate with your host. This will enable you to get the most out of it, and get you positive reviews from your host, which will help with future opportunities.

Work exchanges are without a doubt, the best way to significantly reduce travel cost and travel on a budget.

This is the biggest benefit that ultimately, you can get to travel in exchange for work.

Work exchanges are all about connecting and sharing; connecting with natives, the land and other likeminded travellers who see the importance of giving back to the country that they have the benefit of experiencing. Work exchanges are about adventure, exploration and having the opportunity to share skills, language, culture and ideas that bring us together.

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MUSLIMS CELEBRATE END OF RAMADAN A look at The Gambian Community in Nottingham

By Pa Modou Faal

Imam Baba Njie Eid al-Fitr is one of the two most important days in the Muslim Ummah. It is celebrated to mark the end of a month long fasting and supplication to their creator, ALLAH (S.A.W.). The month of Ramadan is a period when Muslims keep fast from dawn to sunset staying away from food, water, sexual intercourse, bad deeds and speech to honour the blessings ALLAH grant them yet glorify his omnipotence, omniscience and benevolence. This day is celebrated by Muslims all over the world because they are promised purity from the sins and eternal reward of Jannah (paradise) by ALLAH.

At the end of the month, the community converged on the playing ground in Basford to mark the end of Ramadan in a congregational prayer. Delivering his summon to the joyous congregation, Imam Baba Njie, Imam of the Gambian Muslim Community in Nottinghamshire reminded the congregation that Allah is the greatest and deserved to be worshipped and mindful of as a day will come when everyone will return to Him, and every soul will be recompensed for what it had earned. Imam Baba said the day is one of “remembrance and glorification of our Lord and Creator, Allah as well as a day of happiness, rejoice and celebration”.

During the month of Ramadan, the Gambian Muslim community in Nottinghamshire hosted iftar (fastbreaking) at their Mosque in Sneinton with a view to coming together as a community and looking after each other during the blessed month. Members of the community contributed both in cash and kind and provided tradition Gambian meals to worshippers every Saturday night spanning the whole month.

“Be assured people that our sincere devotion and obedience during Ramadan in the form of fasting, performing night prayer, helping the poor and the needy, forgiving those who wrong us among many other good deeds, will be rewarded immensely by Allah and Jannah (paradise) is the ultimate goal. “ Imam Baba Njie reminded the congregation of quotes from the Quran and Hadith saying:“Those who follow the right path, Allah will increase them in guidance and bless them with piety. Those who say their Lord is Allah and they remained steadfast, there will be no fear concerning them nor will they grieve. They will finally enter paradise where they will live forever as a reward for what they did.”

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He told them that Allah does not look at your physique nor at your face, rather he looks at your heart and your actions.

Imam Baba Njie seized the occasion to urge the young children to focus on their education, seek knowledge and barakah (blessings) from parents, teachers, elders and the community at large. He reminded them of the temptations that await them outside their homes and advised them to stay away from violence and unruly behaviours.

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Imam Baba encouraged the young children to emulate the good examples of their parents, teachers, brothers and sisters. He said that “children should have no hatred, no envy, no going behind the back of each other, but should rather love and care for one and other”.

The venerable Imam also reiterated the need to show kindness to parents, the elderly and peers. He also urged parents to be vigilant and step up as role models to their children.

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mojatu.com PRTA 2021 AWARD CELEBRATION

By Penny Cooper We were celebrating our success, but only because of all those present and a few who couldn’t make it, bringing our objectives to life. This award was about the team, the volunteers, staff, partners and funders, all of whom were invited and without their participation, we would not be where we are today.

A BIG THANK YOU to the Lord Mayor, Councilors and all the respected dignitaries and protocols who turned up.

We had a line-up of entertainment ranging from live performances to international music. Thanks, and appreciation go to everyone – performers, volunteers, members of staff and the general public.

A wonderful spread of delicious variety of food was generously laid on for our guests, volunteers, staff, partners and funders.

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COVID-19 INDUCED STRESS! WHAT EXTRA MILE WOULD YOU GO TO IMPROVE SELF-CARE AND WELLBEING?

By Karen Modupe Individuals can develop stress by merely thinking about the potential risks involved in contacting Covid 19 alongside the loneliness that accompanies quarantine/ isolation from loved ones; these factors may affect the way individuals care for themselves such as lack of interest in physical activities, eating healthy diet or reaching out to their support systems.

The lack of interest in such healthy activities in turn affects their wellbeing and coping mechanisms when in such a situation. In this light more emphasis should be placed on the importance of self-care, hence more awareness is being created for individuals to care for and appreciate themselves more.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has different definitions for the term selfcare. WHO referred to ‘self-care as the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and to cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a health-care provider’ (WHO 2009). ‘It also means taking all the steps you can to take care of your physical health and well-being, including hygiene, nutrition, managing stressors, and seeking medical care if needed’ Have you ever wondered why when exposed to the same stressors, some individuals react differently?

Some are healthy while others are not as healthy.

The renowned sociologist Aaron Antonovsky, defined salutogenesis as the concept of stress oriented to coping resources. Antonovsky postulates that individual life experiences help to shape one’s sense of coherence. This means that a strong sense of coherence assists one in mobilising resources to cope with more stressors and manage tension effectively.

Consequently, health is understood as a self-regulation process which helps face everyday situations including Covid19 induced stress. Therefore, paying attention to self-care can strongly improve our overall wellbeing.

The foundation of wellbeing starts with physical selfcare. Other aspects are emotional, mental or cognitive, social, and spiritual selfcare.

Physical selfcare The interaction between our mind and body determines our physical selfcare. It refers to the extent to which we go to meet the needs of our body in order for it to flourish. This includes everything from having personal care, exercising, having a good diet, and maintaining physical health. What comes to your mind

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Emotional selfcare Emotional intelligence (also known as emotional quotient EQ) is similar to emotional self-care. It is the ability to be conscious of our emotions and be able to identify what we feel, how we feel and allow ourselves to incline into such emotions without discrediting ourselves or our emotions. Ways to improve self-care includes: 1.

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Practising effective communication, Allow yourself to feel your emotions and practise positive coping strategies to relieve stress, Indulging in gratitude, self-compassion and empathy.

Setting healthy boundaries (this may mean saying no to people who bring negativity into our lives.

Practise breathing exercises Seeing a therapist if needed Practising positive affirmations.

Mental self-care How you think and the information you fuel your mind with has an overall effect on your psychological wellbeing. Everyone has an inner critic, and it can hold on to our self-talk which influences our thoughts and sense of wellbeing. According to chef Ruth Reichl, “One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don’t know how to do, to keep learning.”

Mental self-care involves stimulating your mind and also knowing when to give your mind a break. It can be developed by fuelling your mind to inspire good thoughts, improve your knowledge and positive wellbeing. Examples include 1.

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THE POLITICS OF FGM

It is a Human Rights Abuse

By Thomas Gregory

With school closures during the long COVID-19 isolation period, there have been more opportunities for FGM/C to continue undetected around the world, including in the UK. This has reinvigorated international efforts to end the practice. FGM cases regularly violate fundamental universal human rights under the UN Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR) including ‘the right to health’ (Article 25), ‘the right to life liberty and the security of personhood’ (Article 3), ‘the right to an adequate education that includes proper knowledge of the cultural practice’ (Article 26) and freedom from cruel treatment (Article 5).

Most often, young girls or babies are forced, duped, or strongly encouraged by parents and the wider community (who do not always have accurate knowledge about the health implications) to have their clitoris removed. Indeed, without falling down the rabbit hole of what “rights” actually are, causing unnecessary pain and long-term health complications (without their full knowledge and consent) is inherently undesirable across all cultures.

However, there are some challenges to the campaigns against FGM in academia that challenge this understanding of rights. Some argue that the campaigns to end FGM are neo-colonial and racist because they are forcing communities to change against their will. They say that it is patronising and uninformed to make decisions on behalf of women and girls in practicing communities.

However, FGM/C is significantly motivated by the sexual control of women, rarely involves any kind of informed choice and obviously negatively impacts the health of women alone. FGM/C is not only detrimental to physical health but is a manifestation of gender inequality.

Indeed, there are plenty of examples of women actively campaigning against the practice. It is important to treat different cultures equitably, however, this should not mean criticisms cannot be made about any cultural practices that cause objective harm to someone’s healthy body. Another challenge is that it is hypocritical for the West to condemn FGM because it is similar to labiaplasty operations in the West.

Of course, this parallel is feeble because the clitoris is often removed, with all its health negatives and cultural issues, and cosmetic surgery patients choose to go through the procedure with free and informed consent. Of course, there is still a critique to be made

about how our culture may encourage young people to desire labiaplasty anyway, but it remains that cosmetic surgery is quite different to FGM. I think it would be a shame if we lost sight of the real harms of FGM due to this minority academic opinion, which ironically is rarely argued by FGM victims themselves. Genital cutting regularly causes a plethora of immediate issues including pain, bleeding, and keloid scarring. Mistakes can also happen during the procedure, like removing excess flesh, tearing the urethra and transmitting HIV/AIDS from dirty blades.

Infibulation, accounting for 10% of FGM/C rates, introduces further issues like the ineffective passage of menstrual fluid or urine.

Moreover, FGM/C is nearly always done to children and regularly causes emotional trauma, partly because most cases include removing the clitoris, where the pain of cutting is most severe and is intended to reduce sexual pleasure. Moreover, while FGM/C is argued as identity-giving, marking adulthood, it can also negatively impact a victim’s sense of bodily identity.

Many feel that a part of them is missing emotionally and physically.

Additionally, it is indisputable that both women and their babies are negatively impacted by a multitude of childbirth complications. Infant mortality rates increase ‘by 15% for type 1, 32% for type 2, and 55% for type 3’ because scar tissue cannot stretch, and pregnant women may still be infibulated, which risks breaching both the rights to life and health of children and mothers. Regarding infibulation specifically, girls have to lay with their legs tied together for weeks to heal, which is an example of cruel treatment.

Therefore, FGM/C also breaches Article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child which orders states to abolish traditional practices that are ‘prejudicial to the health of children’. Consequently, FGM/C cases are often a multi-levelled human rights abuse, and most of the international community agree, including the governments of some practicing communities.

Overall then, despite some weak arguments from a sometimes over-cautious academic community, FGM is a human rights abuse and we should not shy away from that. As a global community, we should care about this, regardless of our sex or race – it negatively affects human beings.

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A MULTI-TALENTED BLACK WOMEN IN THE ARTS

By Mellonie Page

Hi, I’m Mellonie Page; I am an established singer/songwriter, recording artist and newly qualified hypnotherapist. Some of you may have attended my performing arts workshops over the years at various schools, colleges, youth clubs, community centres, arts organisations, theatres and churches.

Singing and teaching singing is my first love, and I am passionate about harmonies and working with groups – the larger the better. The biggest group I had the pleasure of working with was a choir of 150 children and young people, for the Millennium Gospel Concert, held at the Royal Concert Hall in 1999. I was part of a team who organised the event which was the biggest Gospel concert in the East Midlands at the time. We also established the Windrush Awards in Nottingham.

One of my personal highlights was singing at Malta’s biggest festival.

Drama and dance are also a wonderful way to help people express themselves. I have had the pleasure of working with some super companies as a freelancer. I danced with the young people from a theatre school at the 02 Arena in London, sang in a choir with over 1000 members; got them show ready and chaperoned them at some prestigious West End Theatres.

Black Mime Theatre was one of the biggest black theatre companies in Europe. I became part of the BMT family whilst studying Contemporary Arts at Nottingham Trent University. On tour in a show called Dirty Reality, I honed my skills as an actress, workshop leader, writer and director. The Artistic Director, Denise Wong taught me skills that would last a lifetime. It was a trial by fire but an experience I treasure and take with me everywhere I go. She was a lioness, a great leader with high expectations and standards who knew how to get the best out of every player and help you face and slay your performance demons. One day I will tell you about Tallulah and how she helped me overcome mine.

Music has been more than putting pen to paper and striving to record the next big hit. I have found the arts and music, to be cathartic. My process of healing from a tumultuous and traumatic past. As a people, we have had to navigate through overt and subtle racism, erasure of large parts of our culture and history, inconsistent opportunities to assist generational financial growth, microaggressions and misogynoir.

There is also more for me to deal with on an individual basis. We all have our own personal challenges. This sexist, ageist and often racist industry I find myself in, can be soul destroying. One must constantly prove oneself. You are only as good as your last performance or recording. You are expected to come up with interesting and diverse material daily, thanks to the ever-hungry machine that is social media. This kind of pressure can take its toll on your mental health.

I choose to write songs about what I see, experience and hope for. Sometimes I write so that you will question how you treat others. My journey has by no means been plain sailing. There have been some turbulent seas and rocky paths. I often find myself walking through molasses and crying out for help when it feels like quicksand will suck me under. I know what it is like to take cover and disappear for months or even years. I have had my cave experiences and sat in dark tunnels, until I realised that I am the light. The light is in me, and I will shine.

I try to be that teacher who pops in for a day or a few sessions who injects joy, challenges unhelpful thought processes, dares you to dream big dreams and see yourself as the child with a rich heritage. I want to bring a little light into your tunnel, if that’s where you are, and help you see that ‘this too shall pass’, and YOU CAN achieve greatness.

At present, I am a newly qualified hypnotherapist, parttime student counsellor, performing arts and mental wealth workshop facilitator, writer and I perform old school reggae with the Mellonie Page Band.

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By Pa Modou Faal

June 22 marks the arrival of Afro-Caribbean on the soil of the United Kingdom now called Windrush Day. Three years after WWII, Europe was ravaged by the destructive war resulting into destruction and human capital deficit. On 22 June 1948, the British Empire brought strong men and women from the West Indian islands to help in the reconstruction of their parent colony. Over half a million Caribbeans were shipped to the United Kingdom over decades which later became home to them.

As we celebrate Windrush Day, we should be continually reminded of the people who are still fighting for their liberation and restoration of their human dignity.

Affected people of the Windrush generation continue to be stateless in a country that became their home after living and working there for decades which is the United Kingdom.

The Windrush Scandal which came as a result of the tenacious journalistic investigation on families and generations of Windrush carried out by Gentleman, revealed the States authorisation of discreet arrestation, detention and deportation of people of West Indies origin , notably Jamaicans, whose documents have not been rightfully processed and updated.

The scandal brought about shame and distraught not only to the government and its operatives but to many who had not been aware of such dehumanising treatment on people who know only Britain as their home yet being whisked away to a foreign land, they have no clue about; despite being their ancestral land.

The state that they expected and trusted would have protected them, turned its back on them.

framework and had lived and worked in the UK for over 50 years. The ‘liability for removal’ letter was the decisive step yet most shocking moment for victims of the Windrush generation. This was news to many when the scandal broke.

The letter emanated from the Home Office indicating that “you are specifically considered to be a person who has failed to provide evidence of lawful entry to the United Kingdom […] therefore you are liable for removal’. These letters were sent to people who joined the parents, who were then “British Subjects” which had an equivalence of British citizenship and on the other hand citizens of the Commonwealth which represented the Empire.

The Immigration policy which was famous in 2010 during Theresa May’s era as Home Secretary was described to be ‘really hostile environment for immigrants’ as some opined that it was meant to target a certain group of immigrants on grounds of illegal residency to reduce the number of immigrants and remove undocumented persons.

The Windrush phenomena is one of neocolonialism, exploitation and a political travesty which benefits their political orgy and capitalistic satisfaction. They have been deprived and denied their political and social rights and human rights.

The 2014 Immigration Act empowers officials to arrest, detain and deport undocumented people. The Act becomes a threat to members and families of the Windrush generation which is discriminatory and deprives them from accessing many services which they had access to earlier.

According to awarding winning Journalist, Amelia Gentleman who was honoured for her bravery and courage in the coverage of Windrush scandal, the letters were sent to many people who joined their families through the Empire/Commonwealth colonies

According to the 2014 Act, if a person’s status is termed “illegal”, he/she becomes deportable. The sad part of being deportable means appeals against the decision has to follow the deportation process which is done outside the UK territory.

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SUNTOU SUSSO THE MULTI-TALENTED MUSICIAN

By Pa Modou Faal

Suntou Susso is a famous traditional Kora player who applies his traditional skills in the arts to capture the attention of his followers while entertaining them to the maximum. Suntou’s musical background draws back to an ancestral lineage of the well-known Gambian Mandinka griot family which is renowned for entertaining people during prestigious ceremonies.

Kora is a traditional Mandinka instrument which prides its roots from the different empires of West Africa - Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. The Kora is a 21-string instrument made up of cords, cow skin, mahogany log, and some other metal rings.

Touring his debut album Kanefonyo (Never give up), Suntou blended the scintillating traditional Kora tunes and Mandinka lyrics with the westernised soul and Afrofunk music to fit a wider audience. At the Metronome in Nottingham on June 9th, the son of the famous griot and Kora player Mamadou Susso, held his fans to their feet the whole evening.

The multi-talented song writer, composer and instrumentalist Suntou Susso, displayed his skills in playing the Kora Instrument with style, humour, glamour, and vigour. He displayed to the audience his skills in the “Jembeh” percussion with danceable bits all night.

Music and Kora are in the DNA of the Susso family which was demonstrated when Suntou was joined by his brother and sister on stage. This was not expected by the agile crowd but a performance that was one of masterclass. His family is gifted with talent, voice, and humour.

His sister’s reverberating voice rekindled the audience’s dance appetite, and everyone rose to their feet. In a solemn yet emotional praise and acknowledge of support, Suntou introduced his brother whom he said is his role model in the musical industry, Saikou Keita.

Saikou is an international artist who tours the world and has released many albums international. He was emotional and excited but did not shy from entertaining the audience. The multi-talented family put up a highly respectable performance leaving everyone happily entertained.

The humble and charismatic Suntou stayed at the end of his performance to sign autographs for his fans and took the opportunity to promote his album. It was a night of traditional yet fulfilling entertainment as well as manifestation of strong family bond.

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AFRICA LIBERATION DAY 2022

By Linda Tsungirirai Masarira

Theme: Preparing For a Leap Forward To World-Wide Pan-African Unity, Neo-Colonialism Must Be Dismantled!

“Today, African Liberation Day (ALD) is a permanent mass institution in the world-wide Pan-African movement. As an institution, it is stronger today because the masses of African people are stronger, and ALD is their day.

As a day of work in the area of political education and organization, it reflects the fact that we have not obtained our freedom, and thus it is a day to reaffirm our commitment to Pan-Africanism, the total liberation and unification of Africa under scientific socialism. At ALD we also deepen our understanding of other just struggles and affirm our role in the world socialist.” … ALD https:// africanliberationday.net/about/ Lead on Africa Day

By Linda Tsungirirai Masarira President, Labour Economists and African Democrats (LEAD) This morning, I celebrate Africa Day with all Africans. I wish we could give this day more reverence as African people as we do to some holidays like Christmas and Easter. We are all Africans first before we belong to any nationality thus the importance of recognizing our Africanness first.

We are at a stage in time where Africa is under siege, yet millions of us are not paying attention. The recolonization of Africa agenda is now on full throttle yet some of us still choose to side with the neocolonialism. Wake up Africa and save your continent.

The contentious question would be, how do we build the Africa we want, when we have the majority of the African populace ignorant of their culture and heritage.

Our people have no self-determination and still have a deep-seated colonial mentality.

As the continent of Africa gathers today in celebration of our blackness and African heritage, Labour Economists and African Democrats (LEAD) cries out over the complete vilification and downgrading of the African people by the ruthless white supremacy racists and Islamic terrorists. Over the past 59 years Africa focused on the decolonization agenda, the struggle against apartheid and attainment of political independence for the continent. On the occasion of The Golden Jubilee headed by the African Union (AU) the continent re-dedicated herself to the attainment of the Pan African Vision. It is in light of this that the Agenda 2063 was founded under the Pan Africanist guidelines. Fifty years after the first thirty-

three (33) independent African states took a landmark decision to form the Organization of African Unity, we are looking ahead towards the next fifty years. This is the most painful thing that Labour Economists And African Democrats (LEAD) finds nothing to celebrate. The idea is good, but the implementation worries as it proves lack of seriousness and the willingness to perform.

I urge my fellow African leaders from both ruling and opposition parties to stop being mere planners but rather start implementing the unity Agenda for the purpose of improving Africa. History demonstrated through the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland that unity is productive than anything else. The hallmark of foolishness is not merely the production of failed results but not learning anything from previous mistakes.

Kwame Nkrumah in a speech to the Ghanaian National Assembly made his views loud and clear when he said, “This new Africa of ours is emerging into a world of great combinations – a world where the weak and the small are pushed aside unless they unite their forces” (Webster Boahen and Tidy, 1967:383).

We must unite for economic viability, first of all, and then to recover our mineral wealth in Southern Africa, so that our vast resources and capacity for development will bring prosperity for us and additional benefits for the rest of the world. The war against exploitation and destruction of Africa was the pre-eminent in Nkrumah’s speeches and writings. He lamented about the division between African leaders and saw failure in division and success in unity for all African states and people. This clarion call for unity against imperialist and neo-colonialist interests fell on deaf ears and today, the IMF, EU, China, the United States of America and multinational corporations, are wreaking havoc in Africa, without any regard for the peoples’ well-being.

Neo-colonialism is a monster that must be resisted if Africa is to make strides in its efforts to overcome its socio-cultural, economic, and political predicaments.

Many African leaders still strongly believe that the problems of Africa can solely be solved from outside Africa as epitomized by their reliance on former colonial masters thereby proving that they do not have an independent mind of their own. As LEAD, we believe it’s high time that Africa seeks to harmonize her resources to move from being labelled as Third World. To read more: www.africansrising.org/lead-on-africa-day/

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LONELINESS AND MENTAL HEALTH

By Karen Modupe

Peplau and Perlam in 1982 suggested that loneliness is the disparity between one’s intended interpersonal relationship compared to the actual relationships they already have.

Humans are inherently social beings that thrive in small units hence loneliness is an unpleasant emotional response to the feeling of being isolated or alone.

Most times loneliness creates a feeling of emptiness, unwantedness, unworthiness, and the feeling of not being loved. It is described as the equivalent of physical pain, hunger or thirst which yearns for social connection in order to maintain the formation of social connections needed for the survival of our genes. Hence when one feels lonely, there is usually the urge to reach out to or reconnect with someone.

In 2018, Cigna conducted a national survey, and it was discovered that the level of loneliness had reached an all-time high. The research indicated that almost half of 20,000 U.S adults sometimes or always feel alone.

Forty per cent of participants also mentioned that the relationships they have with people are not meaningful and often feel isolated.

If loneliness is not attended to, it could affect our physical health; for example, hypertension, coronary heart disease (mainly amongst women) and our mental health, leading to certain mental health conditions such as depression, sleep problems, anxiety, and low selfesteem, low self-confidence.

What can cause loneliness?

Low self-esteem is often characterised by a lack of selfconfidence and feeling bad about oneself and often exhibiting the feeling of being unlovable or incomplete or awkward. These ill feelings that one thinks about themselves often make them hesitant to engage with other people, and even if they do, they do not feel worthy enough of other people’s time and attention this brings about having fewer intimate relationships with people thereby increasing loneliness.

Lack of self-assertiveness; being self-assertive is to be able to stand up for one’s rights and that of others politely without passively accepting wrong. When an individual lacks assertiveness and decides to be passive-aggressive instead of

assertive, then it is difficult to build or maintain intimate relationships which invariably increases the feeling of loneliness.

Social anxiety is also known as social phobia. It is the feeling of being nervous in engaging in social behaviours such as going out on a date or attending a party, etc.

Feeling nervous about certain activities such as giving a presentation is normal, but when one begins to feel anxious, self-conscious, embarrassed, or overly worried toward everyday interactions depicts social anxiety.

Being anxious around people all the time makes it more difficult to make new relationships or maintain existing relationships, thereby increasing loneliness.

Trauma is an emotional response sustained like anxiety or fear due to a distressing event such as bereavement.

Losing a loved one can suddenly induce the feeling of being lonely. Due to fear of losing a loved one, people also find themselves detaching from people they love because of the hurt of experiencing loss. Again, if a child was abused by a specific gender, there is every tendency for that child to withdraw from similar genders hence reducing social connections and in turn becoming lonely.

Values confusion: personal values go a long way to defining who we really are. They are the characters and behaviours that motivate and guide our decisions and actions. Being around people with whom we share the same values is a way to engage with people, which helps to reduce loneliness. In the event that one’s values are confusing, it is easy to identify with people who have conflicting values thereby feeling disconnected and very lonely.

Poor self-awareness: self-awareness is the ability to be conscious of one’s individuality, thoughts, actions, and emotions. With poor self-awareness, one begins to experience more negative emotions due to the inability to properly align one’s reactions or thoughts to a situation. Feeling disconnected from oneself due to poor self-awareness could increase the feeling of loneliness.

Read the full article here: https:// mojatufoundation.org/mental-health/

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THE ULTIMATE PARED Down Skin Care Routine with Only 3 Products

By Beth Ann Maye

The skin is your body’s largest and most visible organ.

No wonder so many people prioritize skin care.

According to Statista, 1.68 million people in the U.S. spent at least $500 on skin care products during the last 3 months of 2020. But what if experts told you that it doesn’t take a vanity full of pricey products to give your skin exactly what it needs?

“We don’t believe in dumping the kitchen sink at people’s skin,” says Morgana Colombo, MD, FAAD and a co-founder of Skintap. “We believe in using things that are needed and have good active ingredients that have proven efficacy.” Though those ingredients may vary from person to person, the building-block products remain the same.

Here’s what a pair of dermatologists say everyone needs to care for their skin. They also dished on niceto-haves and items you can skip.

Must-have skin care products Angelo Landriscina, MD, FAAD, says it’s easy to complicate things with so many products out there.

When it comes to skin care, more isn’t always merrier.

You “can actually make your skin worse by using too many products,” he says.

A morning skin care routine is as easy as 1-2-3 (products). Landriscina advises people to apply the following three products in this order in the morning: cleanser, moisturizer, sunscreen Landriscina says you can ditch the sunscreen at night and simply reapply cleanser and moisturizer.

Cleanser Landriscina and Colombo agree that it’s essential to wash your face thoroughly with lukewarm water and a gentle cleanser before applying any other products.

This allows you to start with a clean slate and prevents other products from washing off.

start with something designed for sensitive skin, as that’s least likely to cause irritation. If you know your skin type, Colombo suggests opting for something designed for it.

For example, people with oily or acne-prone skin often do best with a foaming cleanser, whereas people with normal or dry skin typically prefer gentle, nonfoaming options. Colombo suggests Cetaphil Dermacontrol Foaming Cleanser for oily skin and Cerave Hydrating Cleanser for dry skin.

Moisturizer: Landriscina explains that the skin is designed to keep the outside out (dirt, bacteria) and inside in (organs, bones, and joints). However, it can lose water. That’s where moisturizer comes in.

“Using a good moisturizer repairs skin barrier function and holds in water,” Landriscina says.

Landriscina recommends: La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5 for those with dry skin. | Naturium Multipeptide Moisturizer for people with normal skin. | Neutrogena Hydroboost Gel Cream for those with oily skin.

Sunscreen: Though some moisturizers have SPF 15, Landriscina and Colombo say it’s essential to apply sunscreen and reapply it every 2 hours if you’re exposed to the sun.

They recommend a broad-spectrum sunscreen, which blocks both harmful UVA and UVB rays. Look for one that is at least SPF 30.

“UV rays and UV radiation are the primary modifiable risk factor when it comes to skin cancer risk,” Landriscina says. “Using sunscreen every day consistently the correct way is one of the best things you can do to prevent skin cancer.”

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, according to the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AAD).

Landriscina suggests keeping it basic and avoiding something that strips the skin. However, figuring out what that means for you may not be an exact science.

“It has to form an even film over the skin,” Landriscina explains. “Putting skin care products on after it can disrupt it.”

“It’s a trial and error thing,” he says. Plus, what works now may not be best for you in 10 years.

Follow this link to read more on skin care:

“The right fit may change,” Landriscina says. “As we get older, our skin gets drier.” He says your best bet is to

https://www.healthline.com/health/beauty-skin-care/ the-ultimate-pared-down-skincare-routine

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BEWARE OF LOAN SHARKS!

By England Illegal Money Lending Team with compliments to Vinnie Jarman – Liaise Officer

You might think that loan sharks can only be found in television soaps and movies - but they are much closer than you think. Loan sharks are a menace in all communities, including here in Nottinghamshire. We want to warn residents of the dangers and what they can do to avoid getting caught in their trap.

Loan sharks are illegal lenders who target vulnerable people and make huge profits from charging extortionate interest rates. They’re known for sometimes using violence and intimidation to enforce repayment on loans, but the shark could be anyone – another parent at your children’s school, your nextdoor neighbour or a work colleague.

Loan sharks are very cunning and manipulative people.

They will often befriend their victims, offering to help them out with a quick fix loan, but the consequences of borrowing from these unscrupulous lenders can be devastating. Don’t be fooled by these predators – they can quickly turn nasty and threaten you with violence if you don’t meet their demands.

Warning signs to indicate that you could be dealing with an illegal lender include giving no paperwork upon the agreement of a loan, refusing to give detailed information about a loan, intimidation and threats,

taking items such as a bank card or passport until the debt is paid, and taking things from you if you do not pay on time.

The England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) is a dedicated team of specialists aimed at tackling loan sharks across England and providing specialist support to their victims. Working alongside police forces and local authorities, they have helped thousands of people escape the clutches of these criminals and wiped out nearly £90 million worth of illegal debt.

If you have borrowed money from a loan shark, or if you have been paying back such a loan, you are not in trouble for this. It is the lender who will have committed a criminal offence, not you.

If you or someone you know is affected by illegal money lending, you can contact Stop Loan Sharks for support on 0300 555 2222 or visit www.stoploansharks.co.uk.

Live chat is available on the website between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Credit unions are a safe ethical option for borrowing and saving money. They’re local, friendly and not-forprofit.

Find out more at www.findyourcreditunion.co.uk.

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AVOIDING CASH FLOW PROBLEMS

By WKM Accountancy Services

Cash flow problems in small businesses It’s common that most small businesses will have a cash flow problem at some point; luckily these can be prevented with planning and preparation.

Causes of cash flow problems Identifying cash flow problems early could mean the difference of your business being a success or not.

Some of the main causes of cash flow problems include: • Low profits or (worse) losses - Your profits are your major source of cash; if your business is not profitable you will not be able to cover the cost of all your businesses expenses. This could lead to you taking out a loan you can’t repay, or worse, your business closing down. Low profits could be for a number of reasons such as; you’re not charging enough for your products, or your marketing is not working well.

• Too much stock- having excessive inventory is bad for cash flow. It’s important to fine-tune your inventory so stock is there for the shortest time possible. You should monitor your inventory carefully • Seasonality - your business may be affected by seasonality meaning you might receive more business more months than others; businesses usually face the greatest costs during their quieter months. This should always be taken into consideration when deciding how to manage your cash flow.

• Poor financial planning- If you don’t create a financial plan and budget beforehand your business is likely to suffer from cash shortages. For example; if your business gives a long payment term to customers but you still have expenses to pay, you’re not going to bring in enough money to cover the costs. No matter what you do you’re always going to be behind • High overhead expenses - With prices rising, Overheads such as rent, telephone bill and utilities can get out of hand. To combat this, it’s important to review all these expenses and cut back where possible and perhaps find cheaper providers. Every business should audit their expenses regularly to stay on top

How to improve cash flow So now you know some causes of cash flow problems, how can you improve your cash flow? Here are some tips to get you started • Create a cash flow forecast - A cash flow forecast will give you an estimate of when money will be coming in and out of your business; whilst it’s not exact, it allows you anticipate what your cash flow will look like in the future so you can take appropriate action. Your accountant can help you to prepare this and provide insight into areas that you may have overlooked • Have robust debt recovery procedures - It is vital to any business to have a good debt recovery system. If you’re not receiving money for your goods or services that money is not being injected into your business which can be catastrophic further down the line. It’s important to stay on top of these debts; the longer they go unpaid the harder they are to collect.

• Invoice accurately and promptly - It’s important to get the basics right and make sure your invoicing is accurate and on time. Invoicing errors could mean you get paid late or incorrect amounts resulting in problems for your cash flow • Credit check customers - It is important to credit check all customers when giving them credit, it’s also a good idea to ask for and check their business references • Reduce expenses - As mentioned above its import to keep track of all your expenses. You should only be purchasing business-critical items. For more expensive items it might be a good idea to look into a payment plan to spread the payment which could free up some extra cash.

• Get a good business credit card - Consider getting a good business credit card to pay suppliers and make purchases. The advantage of this is you have longer to make payments. Some cards also come with cash back features.

• Offer incentives for customers to pay faster Offering a small discount to customers who pay their bill early or charging a penalty for those who are late can help to keep your cash flow on track.

• Work with an accountant- Working with an accountant should be seen as more of an investment than an expense. They can help you anticipate and plan for future cash flow problems so there will be no need to worry further down the line.

If you need some support, please contact us on: Phone: 0115 8240555 Email: info@wkm-accountancy.co.uk Website: https:// www.wkm-accountancy.co.uk/contact/

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ZIDICIRCLE: MAKING INVESTING IN AFRICA SIMPLE By Ophelie Lawson

Launching a business that aims to support African businesses by enabling entrepreneurs in Africa to raise capital internationally in the form of business loans through an online platform is quite an innovative challenge, but not an impossible one. And it’s a challenge that Fridah Ntarangwi and her company, Zidicircle, are willing to take.

Fridah’s business, Zidicircle, echoes well with the hope of all my fellow African sisters and brothers. By allowing investments to be made simple and creating a platform that directly connects investors and businesses in need of growth capital, Zidicircle is giving a chance to African businesses to prosper, supporting the economy into progress along its way.

a traceable outcome in terms of social-economic development. To minimise the risk of failure, Zidicircle also offers business coaching and monitoring.

“Even an investment of as little as Euro 500 can affect so many on the value chain. Think of a casual labourer in a small manufacturing company who is paid 3 Euros per day, yet has a family of 5 to feed, clothe, educate and shelter. If the company receives a good capital injection and they are able to pay their workers a decent salary, look at how many household benefits, it means happy employees, more productivity, more taxes…isn’t this wholesome social-economic development?”, she lamented.

And this is just what Africa needs.

Fridah gave me the opportunity to interview her about her inspiring company. From putting down her first business plan to finding her very first investors, she tells us everything about Zidicirle.

Zidicircle It all started by putting down a business plan.

Then, gather inspiration by talking to other players in the market. After getting herself a business coach, she joined an incubator (TEC Europe), a group/facility established to facilitate young European start-ups during their early months.

In Swahili, Zidi is a name meaning to exceed. Zidicirle is a social network/web not only for entrepreneurs but She went on saying that “we believe that for a business also for investors together with partners. to prosper it needs not only financing but to be driven Initially, Zidicircle started off as an advisory/consulting professionally. We coach them to make them ‘investor firm supporting both debt and equity transactions worthy/ready and continue to monitor and coach them flowing into small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in during the investment period as well”. She said that this emerging markets. But after realizing that creating is possible through their pool of coaching volunteers a peer-to-peer online lending platform where and local partners. Fridah Ntarangwi further noted hat international investors could fund African entrepreneurs to be able to deliver affordable financing, one needs directly was more sustainable, the business decided cutting edge technology that reduces middlemen that it will rather go in this direction. intervention to deliver low-cost financing and that is Zidi’s priority.

From small businesses to medium size companies, Zidicircle helps to finance any African company with Read more: https://mojatu.com/community/news/ a need for growth capital, but who can also prove zidicircle-making-investing-in-africa-simple/

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EDRISSA TOURAY A Rare Community Gem - By Pa Modou Faal Completing secondary education in the late 1990s in The Gambia when the first and still the only university was at its every formative stage, limited Edrissa’s opportunity for higher academic education.

Realistically, the asking tuition fee and the limited government entry scholarship positions puts it beyond his reach. Luckily, the Gambia College offered him a three-year Advanced Diploma in Education graduating a ‘Qualified Teacher’ with the Higher Teachers’ Certificate.

The diploma guaranteed him employment as a secondary school teacher of English language and Agricultural Science. Upon leaving the shores of the Gambia in 2003, Edrissa enrolment at Leicester Business Academy to study Business Management and became an associate member of Association of Business Executive (ABE) after a successful attainment of Levels 5&6 qualifications in 2008.

He returned to the classroom as a student from 2015 to 2017 at Central College (Nottingham) to undertake a CACHE Levels 2 and 3 qualifications in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools. While working as a Classroom Practitioner at Windmill L.E.A.D in Sneinton, Mr. Touray enrolled at Nottingham Trent University to study a BA (Hons) Education – Policy and Practice and was a member of the university’s class of 2020. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in education at Nottingham Trent University.

Edrissa’s professional teaching career started at Ndungu Kebbeh Basic Cycle School in The Gambia as a subject specialist teacher of English Language and Agricultural Science for students in Grades 7-9 (School Year 7-9). Upon retraining in the UK, he embraced the educational cultural differences and adjusted to the change in pedagogical approaches when he was fist given an opportunity at Windmill L.E.A.D Academy in 2015 as a student volunteer on classroom contact work experience.

Acknowledging his appreciation to Ellie Green (then headteacher), he recollected the speed at which the school confirmed his longerterm contract just a month into his probation where he remained January 2021. As a Teaching Assistant, he supported Special Needs children (including those on the Autism Spectrum) and high behaviour profile children requiring tailored support. A vital experience that will become an essential tool in his locker as he took up a more challenging job in February 2021 with Fearless Youth Association (FYA) as a Youth Development Manager.

FYA engages young people on the dangers of knife crime and awareness training and delivers employability skills

development training for young people who are not in education, employment, or training (NEETs). Addition to his management functions, Edrissa is a tutor of Recognizing and Safeguarding Against Knife Crime and Business Administration Skills Level 1. Both Qualifications are Open Award accredited. He is also an Internal Quality Assurer at the training centre.

As part of FYA’s youth employability skills development drive through the UK government Kickstart Scheme, Mr. Touray coordinates a holistic employability support program for running cohorts of youths (16 – 24 years) to enhance their skills levels. The scheme enables them secure and retain jobs. He also sits in Voluntary Sector Organizations (VSOs) and Government Statutory Body meetings including Employment and Skills for Area 4 subgroup and Nottingham (Central). He also provides support through a referral partnership between FYA and East Midlands Probation Services to young offenders of knife crime who serve custodial sentences in knife related crimes.

He delivers a 6-week knife crime awareness training with the objective of providing them with opportunities as well as to reflect on their lived experiences and environmental factors. He also provides training for professionals and organisations working with young people and knife crime victims at trauma units of QMC, youth workers of Nottingham City Council and other organisations. Edrissa is leading an FYA – Child Protection Alliance (CPA) partnership project in The Gambia which is a skills transfer project that will see CPA design and deliver a Safeguarding and Child Protection training content to all children and young people practitioners in The Gambia.

Aside his professional life, Edrissa believes in collective positive action through community and continues to offer voluntary services to the Gambian Community in Nottinghamshire as Secretary. He is one of the pioneers of the popular annual Gambian Community Fundraiser event at Forest Recreational grounds in Nottingham.

Volunteering brought him much closer to young people hence his interest in welfare and development. This prompted him to start ‘weekend community academic intervention help scheme’ that provides supportive tuition in English Language and Math across KS1 -KS3 at Greenway Centre in Sneinton since 2016. This scheme grew into what is now registered with the Company’s House as Tailored Education and Community Consulting Service Ltd (TECCS) from 2020.

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HIDDEN VOICES – Is the Housing Crisis Affecting our Community? - By Henry Baptist Pathway Housing Solutions There are more and more people struggling to access housing, and increasing numbers of people sofa surfing, in precarious housing, living in poor conditions, or at constant risk of becoming homeless.

For vulnerable people, young people and children, this can have serious negative effects.

of the market, and as the housing crisis worsens, and the cost-of-living spirals out of control, the disproportionate impact on the BME community remains hidden.

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In the last five years, there was a 22% increase in statutory homelessness. Among white households it rose 9%, whereas homelessness among black, Asian and minority ethnic (BME) households rose 48% (Shelter, 2017).

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11% of homeless people applying for help are Black, even though Black people make up just 3% of households in England.

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A person who is from a BME background becomes homeless or is threatened with homelessness every eight minutes.

WHAT WE HAVE REALISED From our work in the community, Pathway Housing Solutions has observed housing inequalities and barriers to housing services in Nottingham’s BME Community. We have come across people ‘temporarily’ staying with family and friends, sofa surfing, living in unsuitable housing such as garages, allotments, or on a friend’s floor! We have also found that many BME people are choosing not to access housing advice and support services.

Few studies have been conducted that explain why this is the case, and so we have decided to investigate the housing crisis from the perspective of BME people, and to seek solutions to the housing challenges facing the citizens of Nottingham. Working with University of Nottingham, and supported by national and local partners, we are launching a 10-month research project, and a series of topic-specific community events and webinars including Alternative Routes to Accessing Affordable Housing.

RESEARCH LAUNCH EVENT People from BME backgrounds are more likely to live The launch event (online and in-person) will take place at in overcrowded conditions. the University of Nottingham on the morning of Thursday • In Nottingham, two thirds of approaches for 14th July, where preliminary findings from a scoping study housing assistance were from single people and one will be presented. The event is open to anyone with an third from families. Of the single people, 2/3 were interest in housing, and in finding housing solutions. males but only ¼ were from a BME background Keynote speakers on the day will come from Nottingham (Nottingham City Council, 2017).

City Council, BME National, Shelter, and Nottingham • With the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise evictions Arimathea Trust. For booking details contact info@ after the amnesty expiration, the effects on the BME pathwayhousingsolutions.org.uk community are unknown.

Research Survey – Ethnicity Housing Disadvantage & Homelessness: We are inviting people to complete this survey https://forms.office.com/r/VynPfNPG8G and it only THE PROBLEM takes a few minutes. The survey’s aim is to investigate the The housing system is confronted with several challenges opinions of Nottingham’s BAME population on the issue of including increasing homelessness, not enough new housing housing inequalities within the city. We acknowledge that being built by Councils, more people waiting on the housing BAME is a contested term, but the survey is interested in register for years with little chance of being offered a home, the experiences of people of colour living in Nottingham. rising rents, tenants struggling to pay their rent, people living All information will remain anonymous and will be in cramped and overcrowded housing, and so on. analysed by Pathway Housing Solutions to inform strategy At the same time student housing is appearing all over the and reports. All participants must be aged 18 or over and city, the cost of buying a house is pricing local people out be a resident of a Nottingham City Council ward.

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THE PONDERER

By Ben Adeniji

Why you should be happy that you’re feeling sad.

What’s your idea of happiness?

The absence of challenging emotions? Of hard times? the absence of all our genocides, atrocities and evil acts?

I certainly used to think happiness laid in the removal of certain emotions and thoughts. The truth is everything in this world, most importantly us humans possess the yin and yang at the core of our beings. So, when striving to improve ourselves our goal isn’t to remove the bad, instead it’s to achieve harmony between the good and the bad.

Without that spot of black in the yang you wouldn’t know what white is. It’s in the contrast between the two that black and white find their definitions.

From this I started to understand that darkness is the SOURCE of light and hate is the source of love.

The night leads into the sunrise, a trespass comes before forgiveness.

I used to wish and strive for a life of just the yang, just the good, something looking like this: Ignore the black outline because we’re removing the yin, how would you know that there’s a circle there at all? The white would just fade into the background of the page. You would have nothing. A life which is ALL good is a logical contradiction.

Attempting to remove the darkness,

the yin is like expecting your body to function with half its organs.

Instead of running from the parts of ourselves we don’t like, we need to turn around and give all of it a big bear hug.

half your emotions.

Instead of saying “go away fear!” Say “hello fear, how are you today?”Treat that fear and any other negativity like it’s part of who you are because it is. Use mindfulness to comfort the feeling like a mother taking care of her crying baby.

In my own life when I’ve just been a pleasure seeker, it’s not long before I need bigger and more extravagant pleasures to feel the same level of satisfaction.

Chasing Happiness

The word “positive” implies the feeling is something to be sought and chased after. But when you Achieving Harmony chase after happiness it becomes more elusive and since you’re Some heavy stuff I know but stay running from sadness, it becomes with me tehe. harder to understand it.

With porn for example, it’s not long before the “normal” stuff just doesn’t When you sit with that feeling, do it for you. I get used to whatever comfort the baby until they’re calm, I’m polluting my mind with and then then you can look deeply into its I find myself searching for some new roots and what the cause of your type of content to achieve the same suffering is. If you’re always rejecting feeling. these parts of yourself, it’s just going to lead to more confusion.

Pleasure seeking pulls you into this vicious cycle where you’re Good vs Bad? continuously seeking a new high whilst you slowly deteriorate.

I’ve already used the words “good” and “bad” a few times, but I hope Let the Pendulum swing you’re starting to see that they’re one and the same.

Understand that life is a pendulum swing. The swing left to right, happy We may label different emotions to sad, good to bad, is inevitable as “positive” or “negative” but and natural. the word “negative” implies the feeling is something to be avoided, Remember that the swing left is something that is inherently the measure of the swing right, so WRONG. however bad you may be feeling, is also how good you’re going to be No, it’s just the other half of who feeling one day. you are. You wouldn’t survive walking around with half your Accept the pendulum swing. You body, so you can’t survive with can’t fight gravity.

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Facts

• FGM is any procedure that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.

• FGM has been illegal in England and Wales since 1985.

• FGM is a form of child abuse and violence against women and girls.

• • FGM is Non-Islamic, against the teachings of Islam and brings Islam into disrepute.

• FGM is putting the health of our daughters, sisters, mothers and wives at great risk.

• • Over 200 million girls and women worldwide have undergone FGM. • 103,000 women aged15 to 49 are living with consequences of FGM in England & Wales.

• In the UK, an estimated 20,000 girls under the age of 15 are at risk of FGM each year.

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