Yorkshire charity Muslim Women’s Council is awarded a team of business experts and funding to tackle the cost of living crisis
Muslim Women’s Council, a Yorkshire charity working to empower women for the benefit of society, has had the impact of its current services and future ambitions recognised with its selection as a 2022 Weston Charity Awards winner.
The award gives the charity the chance to invest in its future with ten months of strategic planning support from a dedicated team of four business experts, thanks to pro bono charity Pilotlight and a core grant of £6,500 from the Garfield Weston Foundation.
Muslim Women’s Council was chosen from over 100 applicants, all of whom are frontline charities delivering youth, welfare or community services in the North of England, the Midlands and Wales. Other local/regional charities to be selected are Staying Put, IMO Charity and The Boaz Trust.
Bana Gora from Muslim Women’s Council said:
"Muslim Women's Council are delighted to be chosen as a Weston Charity Awards winner. The funding grant will enable us to develop our projects and workstreams, and we look forward to working with Pilotlight to improve our organisation in as many aspects as possible."
In congratulating Muslim Women’s Council, Philippa Charles, Director of the Garfield Weston Foundation said:
“The Weston Charity Awards were created in 2014, and have since helped 126 charities across Wales, the North and the Midlands to be effective and to grow their services for people in need. As the cost of living crisis hits families and communities, we see a critical role for small charities in key regions who are supporting vulnerable people in a range of ways. These Awards for nineteen charities are a tribute to their determination to improve lives in the toughest of circumstances.”
Ed Mayo, Chief Executive of Pilotlight, the charity which is connecting Muslim Women’s Council with a team of coaches drawn from a range of businesses and other organisations said:
“An old saying is that the poor pay more. So, while the rising cost of living is a crisis for many people, it is a potential catastrophe for those who are most vulnerable. Muslim Women’s Council has been selected as a Weston Charity Award recipient on the strength of its ambitions and the openness of the leadership team to external perspectives. Working with business experts, the Weston Charity Awards will strengthen Muslim Women’s Council to support people who are most at need in our society.”
