UK Asian Women's Centre Wins National Award!

Volunteers from all over the UK were recognised and praised at the Nationwide Community and Heritage Awards ceremony held at the Tower of London on Tuesday November 11.

Eight winners were announced at the ceremony, which was hosted by BBC news presenter Nicholas Owen, for dedicating spare time to supporting their local communities and heritage.  The ceremony was attended by 147 of the country’s most dedicated volunteers who were shortlisted for the awards.  Over the last 10 years the awards, which are run by Nationwide Building Society and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), have celebrated the work of over 13,000 volunteers.

Winner of the Community Individual’s Award
Sudarshan Abrol, Birmingham,
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UKAWC is a charity based organisation set up over 25 years ago by Asian women migrating from South Asian countries. It has since grown and developed to serve an integral part of community life in the UK.

We encourage Asian women to participate in the various services we have on offer. Through this involvement ladies who may otherwise be socially isolated are given the opportunity to engage with like minded individuals with whom they may share certain customs, language, values and attributes. Over this time the group have built a strong communication network, where they have developed friendships with one another and respect for each others differences.

The organisation is run by women who understand the cultural and language background and specific needs of Asian women. We offer advice, support and training, and all of our services are free of charge. As a sign of our quality service to all our clients, we have been successful in achieving the IAG standards, Matrix and we work in partnership with SRB6, Birmingham City Council, West Midlands Education Services (WMES) and City College, Solihull and Sandwell colleges, Institute Of Asian Businesses (IAB), just to mention a few.