# Mwamba

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC050784
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Feb. 19, 2021
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC050784


## Contact

- **Address:** Mwamba Heart of Newhaven Community , 4-6 Main Street Newhaven  , Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH6 4HY
- **Website:** Mwamba.org



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of health'

**What the charity does:** Mwamba is a Scottish charity set up to support migrants, refugees, and marginalised communities to overcome isolation, hardship, and systemic barriers. We provide safe spaces and practical support through projects such as Conversation Cafés, community cooking groups, trauma-informed one-to-one sessions, training opportunities, and wellbeing activities. We also collaborate with schools, universities, and partner organisations to build intercultural connections and skills. Alongside direct services, Mwamba advocates for systemic change in areas such as housing, health, and migrant justice, ensuring the voices of our beneficiaries are heard. Our work is driven by volunteers, community leadership, and a vision of resilience through social enterprise, so that people not only access support but also thrive and contribute fully to society.

**Objectives:** 4.1 To Promote and support women from African and ethnic minority backgrounds residing in Edinburgh and its surrounding areas, in the prevention of poverty, advance health (especially the recent effects of Coivd -19) wellbeing and education by offering 1:1 trauma informed person centred advice, information and a signposting service. By lobbying and working in partnership with other specialist organisations with the aim of meeting the needs of African and Bame women and their families.   4.2 To educate and support women from African and the Bame community in issues that arise for them in relation to domestic violence, sexual abuse, addictions, health issues, isolation, racism, gender and LGBT and the effects that covid 19 pandemic continues to have on them and their families in the community.  4.3 Mwamba will offer training to raise awareness and identify personal traumas especially around long held cultural values that have an impact on how they access services, facilitate intercultural communications to breakdown barriers and provide referral pathways into mainstream services.   4.4 We will use our local networks and events to promote the projects work especially with plans to have a community kitchen which reflects the cultural diversity of the African and Bame community within Edinburgh. Mwamba will publicise our work and share data with other services and organisations.   4.5 Mwamba will conduct research facilitate and collect data (with the consent from service users adhering to data protection) to identify and address issues of barriers to social inclusion and active participation for African and women form the Bame community in Scotland.   4.6 We will create and maintain links with non-governmental organisations and associations in order to provide opportunities for the women and their families. We will write articles about the project and grants received in our newsletter which will reach a wider audience.   4.7 Support will be offered through trained outreach volunteers using a variety of social media platforms and communicating in first language for a more effective communication process. We aim to have a communication café with ethnic minority groups.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** More than one local authority area in Scotland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2025 | £0 | £0 |  -  | 1 |  |
| Nov. 30, 2024 | £55887 | £60432 |  -  | 1 | [PDF](/sc/SC050784/files/2024-11-30-accounts.pdf) (356.5 KB) |
| Nov. 30, 2023 | £42633 | £36112 |  -  | 1 |  |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | £31851 | £32670 |  -  | 1 |  |
| Nov. 30, 2021 | £19393 | £11724 |  -  | 0 |  |