Our Objectives

The organisation’s purposes are:

To establish and develop a Network of Scottish Asian Women from all professions, fields and disciplines drawing upon a wealth of leadership skills, innovation and knowledge with a view to enhancing their own personal and professional development and assisting those Scottish Asian Women in need of support, guidance and mentoring.

This Network of Asian Women will :-

• Seek to raise the profile of Scottish Asian Women in order that their view be sought and recognised by both the UK Government at Westminster, London and the Scottish Government at Holyrood, Edinburgh and where applicable, Internationally ;

• Facilitate consultations between Scottish Asian Women and the Scottish and UK Governments and International organisations;

• Informally educate and train Scottish Asian Women, offering a broader education in the development of literacy and individual skills and understanding through lectures and workshops given by women from the fields of medicine, dentistry, health and nutrition, education and academia, inter alia ;

• Encourage, develop, inspire and teach civic values and encourage Asian Women in Scotland to participate in community and voluntary activity and also to increase their representation and participation in public and political life becoming role models and ambassadors for the minority ethnic communities in Scotland;

• Facilitate meetings, training and work placements for young Scottish Asian Women by creating networking opportunities and encouraging them to develop their social and civic activity with a view to securing long term employment;

• Encourage the promotion of equality and diversity by providing advocacy and campaigning by or on behalf of Asian Women in Scotland;

• Celebrate and recognise the success of Asian Women in Scotland by way of an annual awards ceremony entitled “The Scottish Asian Women’s Awards”;