Services
Welfare Advice
& LGBTQ+ Support
If you need advice about benefits and welfare worries or if you want to talk about LGBTQ+ issues, contact our Senior Welfare Advisor, Sodabeh Gashtasebi. She speaks Farsi and English.
Call: 07579 801 365
Email: sodabeh.gashtasebi@mewso.org
Domestic Abuse & Welfare
Advice & Support
Get advice concerning domestic abuse from our Senior DA Advisor, Saher Nadir. We have trained advisors who speak English, Arabic, Farsi, French, Kurdish and Turkish.
See how to Stay Safe. If your need is urgent, call the Police on 999 immediately.
Call: 07421 145 528
Email: Saher.Babiker@mewso.org
Befriending Services
If you're feeling lonely or overwhelmed by life, MEWSo's befriending service provides weekly 1-2-1 chats so women can talk. Our volunteers speak a variety of community languages.
Call: 07579 801 366
Email: office@mewso.org
English Conversation
Classes
Exercise Classes
Weekly Zumba and Body & Mind classes with some yoga. In English with Arabic and Farsi translations. Suitable for women of all ages and abilities.
Call: 07579 801 366
Email: office@mewso.org
Art Therapy Classes
Talking about personal problems may be too difficult for some women, so Art is a way to express your emotions creatively.
Call: 07579 801 366
Email: office@mewso.org
Social Clubs
Women decide what activities they want to do, such as cooking, gardening, sewing, pilates, singing etc.
Call: 07579 801 366
Email: office@mewso.org
LGBTQ+ Workshops
Workshops for LGBTQ+ women to discuss the issues specific to them.
Call: 07579 801 365
Email: sodabeh.gashtasebi@mewso.org