Dmusdghub

We are delighted to announce 'Climate change initiatives and environmentally friendly practices' talk with us (SDS) and Global Somali Diaspora - Horusocod (GSD) on Saturday, 25th April at 12pm online through Zoom.

Our topics of discussion will include the climate change initiatives, including the LEAF project in Leicester, good and environmentally friendly practices as well as the impact of climate change in Somalia and the UK.

We hope you can join us and discuss climate change and the impacts on you, your family as well as your environment and beyond.
For more information, please contact GSD at [email protected]/

We look forward to seeing you at our talks. This is in partnership with The National Lottery Community Fund and Dmusdghub

Thank you for your support - Somali Development Services

Dear All,

Below is the repair and mend workshop dates for April.

All are welcome regardless of experience, as these sessions are perfect for individuals with little or no experience in sewing. Bring along 1 or 2 slightly damaged or torn items, and we will guide you step-by-step in repairing them.

We have some sessions dedicated to repairing children's clothes and separate sessions for adult clothing. Excited news, we have a new session called Recreate and Design, where you can upcycle your old and unworn garments into something new.
Your imagination is the limit; we can't wait to see what you make and design.

Starting on:

Tuesday 7th April - Repair and Mend (Children's Clothes)
Tuesday 14th April - Repair and Mend
Tuesday 21th April - Recreate and design
Tuesday 28th April - Repair and Mend (Children's Clothes)

Let's be creative whilst we protect our planet by recycling, reusing and reducing.

This is thanks to the LEAF Project in partnership with Dmusdghub & The National Lottery Community Fund

Thank you for your support- Somali Development Services

We have had a great few weeks visiting our LEAF Partners and seeing what they have been up to!

🌳 Saffron Acres Project have been running their Ember and Earth sessions. We joined in and worked together to make a willow chair - doesn't it look fantastic?!

🍪 We joined ZamZam Unlimited at one of their sessions tor young people, and made some art out of recycled materials and some healthy cookies!

🌱 Somali Development Services showed us how their community garden at their office is coming along. We also dropped into their repair and mend workshop, where everyone was getting stuck into repairing clothes they had brought from home.

This has all been made possible with the National Lottery Community Fund providing funding for to engage people in taking positive action on climate change 💚

Amazing workshop as part of ! 🌱

has received funding from to engage people in taking positive action on climate change in some of Leicester’s most deprived communities.

Here at Saffron Acres we have already got the ball rolling with the Ember and Earth project, Learning with Nature and Willow Craft workshops, but we are just one of 5 partners, who all have amazing things happening across the city.

As the project progresses and we create the LEAF Network, you can receive updates on all of the work and the different partners' events by signing up to the mailing list:

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/g49hT1Sy3u

Calling all Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland! 🗣️🌿 We have a LEAF event coming up…

Come along on Wednesday the 25th March for an interactive workshop on sustainability behaviour change delivered by DMU’s Dr Andrew Reeves. Learn practical steps on how we can adopt more sustainable behaviours, connect with other community groups and help shape our future sessions so we can collectively drive climate action 🌍✨

To sign up, please scan the QR code or use this link: https://forms.office.com/e/78jdKJJMJR
Alternatively, you can email [email protected] and book you space 🙌🏾

This event is a part of a series from our partnership with Saffron Acres Project Somali Development Services One Roof Leicester Leicester Nirvana and ZamZam Unlimited and funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.

Please feel free share with others who might be interested. We look forward to seeing you there!

Christina Wigmore