Sudanese Women's Union

Beneficiaries

Black African-Caribbean community
Refugees and asylum seekers
Women
Children and families
Young people
People with learning disabilities
Older people
Homeless people
People recovering from substance misuse
BME organisations
Women's organisations

Activities

Advocacy/representation
Arts and cultural activities
Campaigning
Education/Play (children/young people)
Education/Training (adults)
Environmental issues
Getting people into work
Group outings and social activities
Health information and signposting
Healthy eating and fitness
Mental health and wellbeing
Self-help groups
Supplementary school or after-school club
Welfare and benefits casework

Description

The charity’s object (“the objects”)
Everyone is equally entitled to all rights and freedoms without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, or other status.

1. Sex Discrimination: It is unlawful to treat one person less favourably than another on grounds of sex when offering employment. This also applies to education courses and the provision to the public of housing, goods, facilities and services such as insurance. Advertisements indicating an intention to discriminate in this way are also illegal.

2. Equal Pay: Women employed by the same employer can claim the same pay as men for work of equal value. This right also applies to work which is the same or broadly similar or work which is judged equal by a job evaluation scheme. The same rights apply to men.

3. European Community Legislation: States are obliged to eliminate discrimination in state social security schemes providing protection against sickness, unemployment, invalidity, old age, accidents at work or occupational diseases.

4. Racial Equality: It is unlawful to treat one person less favourably than another on grounds of race, colour, nationality or ethnic or national origins. This applies to employment (including training), education, and the provision to the public of housing, goods, facilities and services, and premises. Discriminatory advertisements are also unlawful.

5. To relieve poverty and advance education amongst women particularly such women who are domestic violence in particular.

6. The provision and assisting in the provision of care, relief, protection, housing, medical expenses for women that are abandoned, destitute, impoverished or who are otherwise in need the within the republic of Sudan and UK.

7. To promote the provision of facilities for the recreation and other leisure time occupation of such women in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving their conditions of life.

8. Campaigns for women’s to get rights