B. organises coffee mornings to empower women and improve their mental health. Her support group fosters a sense of community, providing a safe space for women from diverse backgrounds to connect, find strength, and encourage personal growth. By collaborating with…
Aurora is dedicated to addressing health inequalities, with a particular focus on the social determinants of health, such as employment and equitable access to healthcare. She leads community-driven initiatives aimed at improving the wellbeing of residents, especially those from marginalised…
In Newham, we celebrated World Breastfeeding Week 2024 with a focus on the local infant feeding offer of support available to parents and their babies. This includes: • Antenatal classes• Baby Feeding Helpline 07534249611• Baby Feeding Cafes• Starting solids workshops•…
Having lived in Newham for over 20 years, Halima’s focus is on reducing social isolation and encouraging physical activity among the local community, particularly among Muslim women. She started cycling to overcome the limitations of public transportation and found it…
Daniel has lived in Newham for 25 years. He is the founder and CEO of Ayati Mind, which he set up following his own personal lived experience of mental health struggles. He was deeply affected by the suicide of a…
Malathy Muthu has actively contributed to the borough’s wellbeing for over two decades. At Skills Enterprise, Malathy spearheads initiatives in Newham aimed at addressing the social determinants of health, offering comprehensive support to tackle digital exclusion, poverty, mental health and…
Julia lives on a boat and is passionate about people and plants; she studied ethnobotany and has done work in Newham around health creation, equality and the environment. Her work taps into local green spaces, nature-based interventions and green prescribing.…
Mavis works and volunteers for a range of community sector, informal and statutory organisations and agencies to develop innovative and community-based projects, programmes and user-/ patient-led initiatives. She sees it as her responsibility to voice her opinion and help remove…
