What We Do
ESOL/Languages and Maths classes provided.
Drop in session for free refreshment tea/coffee and African foodbanks are offered when funds or donations allowed us.
Provide children, and adults activities.
Facilitate health forum.
Providing Emotional and family support.
Sewing and Knitting are provided for free and this include experience exchanges. Interpreting and translating.
Other creative activities such as: inspiring talks on information sharing on health promotion, Art and Craft, Job search, Self-employment, Healthy living, Cooking, Exercises, allotment, building self-confidence, engaging in the community, promote equality and diversity, reduce discrimination and foster understanding between minority groups. Food bank, Etc
Recycling (Clothes, shoes, bags, furnitures, food parcels, book and toys, sanitary products, etc.) given away by MEG to homeless, Asylum seekers, refugees, and disadantages migrants. This charitable activity is still on-going and in the regularly basis and for free of charge to these disadvantage migrants (individuals and families).
Our Beneficiaries
Long Term International Migrant (LTIM)
A person who has changed their country of residence and intends to stay in the new country for more than 12 months. N.B. The term migrant is usually refers to Long Term International Migrants.
Asylum seeker
A refugee who has applied for asylum and permission to remain in a country. This will usually be granted if they are deemed to have a well founded fear of persecution in their country of origin.
Refugee
A person who has left their previous country of residence in order to escape persecution or fear of persecution.
Ethnicity
Describes the ethnic group to which a person belongs and is no indication of nationality or immigrant status. However a high proportion of certain ethnic groups are immigrants. Etc.
Public awareness on the stigma and social challenges faced by vulnerable and disadvantages through talks at: Schools, Churches, Community events and distribution of leaflets etc. with the support of St. Chad & St. Mark Church in Wolverhampton.
MEG 2013 Christmas Party for the Community hosted in December at the hall of Wednesfield Library Community Centre in Wolverhampton. Sewing and Session classes in ESOL once a week were hosted at Network House. Computer classes and Helping session in CVs writings which took place at Network House.
2014 HIV awareness among migrants and local communities hosted at the hall of Wednesfield Library in Wolverhampton. June 2014 Celebration of the Refugee Week at White House (Chubb building) in Wolverhampton. Sewing sessions for migrants such (Asylum seekers, refugees and kids) hosted at Wednesfield Library Community Centre.. Plus MEG 2014 Christmas Party hosted at the same venue.
2015 Session classes in ESOL once a week at Wednesfield Library Community Centre. Football event (every Saturday). March Women Day Celebration. June Refugee Week Celebration. Christmas Party for the Community hosted at Wednesfield Library Community Centre in Wolverhampton.
2016 Session classes in ESOL once a week at the Coven Lodge. Football event, March Women Day Celebration. June Refugee Week Celebration. December Christmas Party for the Community.
MEG Agenda and Achievements
2017 Session classes in ESOL once a week. Football event (every Saturday). March Women Day Celebration. June Refugee Week Celebration. Christmas Party for the Community. Art and Craft plus Sewing. Recycling (Clothes, shoes, bags, furnitures, food parcels, book and toys, sanitary products, etc.) given away by MEG to homeless, Asylum seekers, refugees, and disadvantages migrants. This charitable activity is still on-going and in the regularly basis and for free of charge to these disadvantage migrants (individuals and families). All these social activities for 2017 were hosted at Moat House Lane East – Community Centre in Wolverhampton where MEG is currently based.
2018 Session classes in ESOL once a week. Football event (every Saturday). March Women Day Celebration. June Refugee Week Celebration. Christmas Party for the Community took place at St. Chad & St. Mark church. Art and Craft plus Sewing. Plus Food bank twice per week. Plus group discussions once per week. Recycling (Clothes, shoes, bags, furnitures, food parcels, book and toys, sanitary products, etc.) given away by MEG to homeless, Asylum seekers, refugees, and disadantages migrants. This charitable activity is still on-going and in the regularly basis and for free of charge to these disadvantage migrants (individuals and families). But most of these charitable activities for 2018 were hosted at Moat House Lane East – Community Centre in Wolverhampton where MEG is currently based.
2020
Due to covid-19 break down all our activities where on zone, ESOL, Sewing excercises
2021
Due to the Covid Lock down our activities where carried online but we kept supporting the community by donating food bank, tablets, laptops and hot food to vulnerable families and elderly.
2022
During the post Covid period we are getting back to face to face meeting trying to bring the community back together with musics, ESOL, dancing, IT programs, donating tablets and access to wifi for a duration of six months that should help them adapt to the changing social community.
2023
We bring the diverse community together with music, ESOL, dancing, IT programs, donating 300 tablets, 500 laptops, 50 desktops and WIFI for a duration of six months that should help our participants.
OUR IMPACT
We help 2643 people with food security and employment so they can rebuild their lives.
75 Volunteers, 14440 Diverse community people served (12420 Adults84%) and (1850 children 16%)