London Black Women's Project
non-governmental organisation in London
London Black Women's Project (LBWP) is a voluntary sector organization providing support services to BME women in East London. Known as Newham Asian Women's Project (NAWP) until 2017, the organization was established in 1987 to provide women's refuges and other support services to Asian women in the London Borough of Newham.
Newham Asian Women's Project
Newham Asian Women's Collective (NAWC), a predecessor of NAWP, was established in 1981 to campaign for and support the needs of South Asian women in Newham. NAWC found that racism obstructed access to services for South Asian women experiencing domestic violence. NAWC expanded into neighbouring boroughs in East London, resulting in the founding of East London Asian Women's Group (ELAWG).
In 1987 Newham Asian Women's Project was established, opening a hostel providing emergency accommodation to women and children escaping domestic violence. Gulshun Rehman was one of the founders. NAWP subsequently grew to include a resource centre, refuge and second-stage hostel. In 1997 a counselling service was established for girls and women aged 12 to 55. NAWP offered information, advice, counselling and befriending services in the five major languages of Gujarati, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and Bengali.
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