Why For Women?
We have provided a valuable lifeline for women during difficult times both through our online activities and through our face-to-face ones.
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Here are some examples of the impact our work has made:
COMMUNITY AND FRIENDSHIP
Through our virtual peer talking groups, workshops and face-to-face activities we have created a network of friendship and support for women in London and beyond.
IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH
The women who have taken part in our activities have reported a reduction in stress & anxiety levels as well as loneliness & isolation.
PROFESSIONAL HELP
Through signposting and partnerships with local mental health charities and organisations, some women have gone onto seeking professional help for their mental health well-being.
LIFE SATISFACTION
Some women have expanded their skills and learned new ones through volunteering and training courses, and reported an increase in self-confidence and life-satisfaction.
Why is our work important right now?
For women was founded with a very clear message of wanting to make a difference in the
women’s lives so we set up clear goals:
- Inspire and encourage women to be able to manage their own health and wellbeing
and build on this experience to lead and influence others.
- Lead by example – for women to use their own experiences as a springboard of the
changes they seek to make in theirs and other women’s lives.
- For women to develop confidence and capability to become independent
- For women to be able to work on solutions rather than focussing on weaknesses
- For women to learn about mental health, the different aspects of it, how to recognise
conditions, where to seek help.
- Engage a leadership culture to have a significant impact on women’s attitude to
health and wellbeing.
One of our main aims is to provide a platform where adult women from any background can
connect, socialise and form new relationships.
At for women, we believe relationships are powerful and that our one-to-one connections
are an important aspect to individual and societal change. We really believe that strong,
positive personal relationships and social support networks can bring happiness, comfort,
and resilience, and encourage an individual to fulfil their full potential.
Moreover, building relationships with people from different cultures is key in building strong,
diverse communities where every person feels valued and accepted. Culture is a strong part
of people’s lives. It often influences their views, values, hopes, worries, fears etc. so when
building relationships, it is important to have some perspective and understanding of their
cultures.
We also acknowledge the importance of understanding if through our services we are
making a difference in women’s lives.
The best way to measure the impacts of our activities and services is through consulting the
women we serve by asking what is important to them, gather meaningful opinions,
comments, and feedback. Conducting surveys among our service users is an unbiased
approach to decision-making, by analysing results, we can immediately address topics of
importance.
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We regularly do this through a very comprehensive survey every year, and short
questionnaires for each activity every other month. For us qualitative and quantitative data
are essential to our work.
Through the various surveys women have said:
- The programme has met their expectations.
- The programme can support mental health & wellbeing, raising awareness, increase
self-esteem, tackle isolation and loneliness.
- They feel to start something anew (volunteering, training course)
- They feel they are more socially involved.
- Would recommend the activity to their friends.
We record strong case studies of women who have made a huge progress by attending our
activities and through their examples we adapt, review and design the services we offer.