Newham Muslim Safety Forum

Description

The Newham Muslim Safety Forum was formed in 2019 to represent Mosques, community groups and activists working to protect and ensure the safety of Muslims living in the Borough. We are passionate about working to promote cohesiveness and diversity and pride ourselves on our work with representatives of other faith groups working for the common good of all of Newham’s community.

Our priority at the moment is helping the poor and vulnerable living in the Borough, through this awful Covid-19 pandemic. Nearly 37 per cent of children in Newham live in poverty and we have the highest rates of malnutrition and hunger in London. This is even more acute during the current period as jobs have been lost and thousands have been furloughed.

So, to help ordinary residents we have organised a community foodbank to distribute essential food items, free of charge. We have received donations of money and food from individuals, groups and local businesses including food items which have helped enormously in our effort to help the needy. We have been strictly following National Guidelines ensuring social distancing and frequent sanitizing along with ensuring that everyone wears a mask.