MEND Volunteer Mohammed Owais Kolia has provided PPE equipment from Knights Pharmacy and Lexon Pharma to support local communities and charities in order to reach out to the most vulnerable. Both Lexon along with Knights are contributing PPE parcels to various communities across various cities...
MEND Leicester have supported their local communities, dropping off PPE gloves and Face-masks essentials for Covid -19. Katie Wray, one of the lead organisers of Christ the King Foodbank were one of the community groups who received our Covid 19 essentials. The foodbank is one of the oldest in...
Yesterday, the BBC reported the arrest of two men in Sheffield for posting racist stickers bearing the logo of the far-right Hundred-Handers group and claiming to link migration with the coronavirus pandemic. Increasing levels of racism surrounding the coronavirus crisis have been reported ever...
During this global pandemic, many Muslim communities across the UK have been mobilising to ensure that burial procedures remain in line with Islamic guidelines yet take into account the Public Health England guidance related to COVID-19 management. MEND is highlighting and championing the work of...
On Saturday 11th April, MEND Manchester hosted their second online webinar as part of the Let’s Talk About.. series. Dr Shazad Amin, Consultant Psychiatrist, presented on how COVID-19 can affect the mental state and what we, as individuals, can do to recognize this in ourselves and in others in...
The world is facing a health crisis that few have seen for over a century since that of the Spanish Flu of 1918. In March, in response to the pandemic, the Government enacted emergency legislation to deal with the impact of the current coronavirus crisis. While there is no doubt that the...
During these unprecedented times MEND continues to empower volunteers with the necessary knowledge to develop their policy-based literacy to further support MEND’S objectives. Last week, the first of many remote workshops were hosted by MEND’s community team. The sessions were conducted over 3...
Due to these unprecedented times, WFCOM took the initiative to recruit volunteers who were willing to help with burial procedures due to the growing number of deaths caused by the COVID-19. Volunteers were invited to attend an initial training session conducted remotely on the 1st April. The...
On Saturday 4th April, MEND Manchester hosted an online webinar with Dr Jawad Amin, inviting healthcare- related questions from the audience during this global pandemic. Dr Jawad gave his advice on how those who live with vulnerable people can best protect themselves, how useful face masks are and...
MEND has partnered with HIMMAH Foodbank in Nottingham to provide support to the most vulnerable during the Covid 19 crisis. There are many people & families who will struggle to get basic food and essentials because of the current pandemic. So, if you know of anyone who may require a food...
