Pakistan Forum Nottingham
Contact Name(s): Zahid Mirza
1 Sturton Street
Forest Fields
Nottingham
NG7 6HU
Telephone: 0115 978 3655
Keywords
Pakistan, Pakistani culture welfare, NG7, gender, heritage, language, training, Islamic studies, Urdu, ESOL, IT, supplementary classes, inequalities, issues, empower, overcome
Description
The Pakistan Forum was set up in 1999 as a way of representing and promoting the interests and cultural values of the Pakistani community both within and beyond the Pakistani community. Although it serves a city wide Pakistani community it is situated in Forest Fields and tends to work with people living in the NG7 area. The 1991 census indicates that there is a majority of Pakistani people living in the NG7 area.
Promoting exclusively the interests and cultural values of those who are Pakistani in origin or have affinity with such interest, including advancement of education, health and relief of poverty, distress and sickness. Over the last 2 years a strong emphasis has been placed on working with the whole family bringing men, women and children together. A range of social events have been organised along with opportunities to learn about our history, heritage, culture and language. It has also tried to promote the welfare of the Pakistani community and to relieve poverty and distress beyond the immediate community.
The forum has provided training opportunities in a number of areas including Islamic studies, Urdu, ESOL and IT as well as running supplementary classes for children.
It has become obvious that there are nevertheless gender inequalities and issues, in which it is inappropriate for men and women being together.
There are issues that can only be addressed by working with women on their own and to empower those women to overcome the inequalities they experience.
Definition of Organisation
We target people from an ethnic background
Pakistani and Kashmiri Community
Working in the Partnership Council area (Area 4)
We work city wide, regionally or nationally
We work city wide but mostly in the NG7 area
We have a significant base or project in the area
We are based on Sturton Street