WFWP Scotland/UK are announcing this Bridge of Peace Ceremony to take place on 3 October 2015 in Edinburgh/UK #scotland #peacebuilding #latestnews

On Tuesday 27th October, WFWP Scotland/UK restarted the monthly coffee morning after 3 months’ summer break. We invited Mumtaz Unis, the chair of “i women” and the development officer for Ethnic minorities at RNIB, as a speaker. She gave an informative, beneficial talk using her computer screen. She started her talk asking women about “Deaf action”. She explained about 4 types of eyesight loss:macular degeneration, cataract, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. She prepared

WFWP Scotland/UK participated in this year’s “Love culture, Hate racism” event which was organised by MWAE (Muslim Women’s Association in Edinburgh) on Saturday 24th October 2015 at St. Peter’s hall in Edinburgh/UK from 12-4 pm. We used 2 tables for origami workshop, cookery books and handmade crafts. There were several tables around the hall; natural handmade soaps, African handmade products, henna painting etc. A Kenyan storyteller lady who came last year presented some

WFWP Scotland/UK participated in this year’s “Love culture, Hate racism” event which was organised by MWAE (Muslim Women’s Association in Edinburgh) on Saturday 24th October 2015 at St. Peter’s hall in Edinburgh/UK from 12-4 pm. We used 2 tables for origami workshop, cookery books and handmade crafts. There were several tables around the hall; natural handmade soaps, African handmade products, henna painting etc. A Kenyan storyteller lady who came last year presented some

Tuesday 26 May 2015: "We invited a young lady, Shazeen Chinéad Iqbal, from Birmingham. She is a passionate writer, and a professional researcher at the University of Birmingham, in the field of human development. As part of her research, she has begun a project called the Human Narrative Campaign. By combining her research field with her goal of speaking to people around the country, she would like to produce an amazing narrative of our time. She traveled up to Edinburgh f

WFWP UK/Scotland was asked to do an Origami workshop at Kulture Klub’s launch event. It took place on 14th March 2015 from 2 pm to 6 pm at Strathbrock community centre, Broxburn. Four of us from WFWP Scotland participated in this. In the main hall of the community centre there were various stalls; homemade sweets, oriental dresses, accessories, Indian food, etc. Kulture Klub is organised by several young women who want to help youth through activities. There were performanc

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Sushi making After one year, Citadel youth centre invited WFWP Scotland back for a Sushi making session on Friday 21st November from 2 pm to 4 pm. This time they wanted 10 people to try Sushi rolling and 20 people to taste it. Because we had limited time, we prepared most of the ingredients beforehand and we did only the necessary cooking in the kitchen. It was very nice to see some of the staff, and young and elderly people again. A teenage boy, Conner, helped cool down th

WFWP Scotland/UK sent us these two reports about their recent coffee mornings in May and June, by Keiko Fraser-Harris: "Monthly Coffee Morning, May 2014 This month’s Coffee Morning was held on the 27th. We invited Ms. Rosamond Robertson, who participated in the “Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine”for 3 months in late 2011. She came to the“Bridge of Peace ceremony”in 2013 as the main speaker. She was happy to come to the Coffee Morning to talk about her life exp

Feb and March 2014:WFWP Scotland started our monthly Coffee Morning in February. We decided to rent a small room in a Church in central Edinburgh. It is a good location, easy for everyone to reach. On 25th February we had the first Coffee morning. 11 women attended. Mrs. Bongayi Patty, a good friend of WFWP Scotland for some years, came as the speaker. She spoke about her projects, especially helping Zimbabwe rural village children through sending books, stationary, bicycles,