# THE ZAY INITIATIVE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1182725
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 1, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1182725


## Contact

- **Address:** Flat 41, Alder Lodge, 73 Stevenage Road, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW6 6NP
- **Phone:** +447555055055
- **Email:** assistant@reemelmutwalli.com
- **Website:** www.thezay.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE ART BY THE CARE, MAINTENANCE, PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS ARE THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT OF ETHNIC TEXTILES AND TRADITIONAL COSTUMES OF THE ARAB AND ISLAMIC WORLDS

**Activities:** The Zay Initiative creates awareness; providing a platform for cross-cultural understanding and tolerance across the globe by promoting the findings of research projects and studies centred on traditional dress and body adornment. This is done through exhibitions and collaboration with museums and galleries to display the traditional articles of dress from the UAE and other Arab countries.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bahrain
- Egypt
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £2591 | £1651 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3978 | £1799 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £7203 | £4881 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £19329 | £25470 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £11140 | £4210 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dr REEM TARIQ EL MUTWALLI — appointed April 1, 2019
- MAE NOAF AL-KALAMCHI — appointed April 1, 2019
- NADIA DIAB-SHAMARI — appointed April 1, 2019