BRADFORD-based Muslim Women’s Council has been awarded funding and support to help the charity tackle the cost-of-living crisis.

The charity, which works to empower women for the benefit of society, has been selected as a 2022 Weston Charity Awards winner.

The award gives the charity the chance to invest in its future with ten months of support from a dedicated team of four business experts, thanks to pro bono charity Pilotlight and a grant of £6,500 from the Garfield Weston Foundation.

The Bradford organisation was chosen from more than 100 applicants, all of whom are frontline charities delivering youth, welfare or community services in the North of England, the Midlands and Wales.  

Bana Gora, chief executive of Muslim Women’s Council, said: "Muslim Women's Council are delighted to be chosen as a Weston Charity Awards winner. The funding grant will enable us to develop our projects and workstreams, and we look forward to working with Pilotlight to improve our organisation in as many aspects as possible."

Philippa Charles, director of the Garfield Weston Foundation said: “As the cost-of-living crisis hits families and communities, we see a critical role for small charities in key regions who are supporting vulnerable people in a range of ways.”

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