Muslim Women Collectives

The formation of the Muslim Women’s Collective (MWC) in 2007 was a major step forward for Muslim Women’s organisations in Tower Hamlets. It created a unique grouping of 10 voluntary and community, organisations that engage at grass roots level with all members of the community in Tower Hamlets and in particular with the Muslim population. The Muslim Women’s Collective is an umbrella, non-profit organisation which has ten member organisations, all of which are charities or non-profit community organisations. As an umbrella organisation, the Collective offers funders, employers and member community organisations the opportunity to reach the whole of the community of Tower Hamlets, with one single accountable point of contact. The Muslim Women’s Collective has been operating since 2007, and in April 2010 the Collective became incorporated as a company limited by guarantee. In July it set up a social enterprise to run various projects, and this is Pioneering Women Limited.