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It’s no secret that 2020 was all about COVID-19 – and for Diversity Matters, this crisis also initially numbed the charity. However, with our clear purpose already being to respond to needs in the local community, we quickly refocussed to do just that – only digitally.  Everyone in the organisation pulled together – apart. From …

The pandemic has offered DMNW the chance to take a unique view of how parts of society works for the minority of people who don’t speak English. We had never wished to be in a situation where we would feel the need to be digging deep into the inner workings of access to support services …

The way we support the community looks a little different at the beginning of 2021 to what it did in January 2020. But our emphasis is the same – giving support to the community in the best way possible, under the current circumstances. At the moment, we know that many individuals and families are really …

It is always a special time of year when we start the preparations for our volunteer celebration. But this year, the planning was suddenly not going to be as straightforward as usual. However, nothing was going to stop us from celebrating despite COVID-19! Constantly working to break down barriers is one of the key things …

Diversity Matters’ Ruhela Begum is driven in everything she does by a passion for building up those around her. Always going above and beyond expectation, Ruhela is a bit of a superhero to the community – and as a charity that has the wellbeing of local residents at its core, Diversity Matters wouldn’t be the …

The Women Supporting Women project has run since 2013 and continues to help women across Tameside gain new skills, support one another and take positive steps for their future. Initially set up with funding from the Peoples Health Trust and the Department of Health’s Volunteer Fund, this project has stood the test of time for …

It may sound unlikely, that a shared Chief Officers role would work in a small charity, but Gemma Gaskell and Rehana Begum, who jointly take up this role for Diversity Matters North West, have brought more to the role, than one person could. In 2015, when Diversity Matters North West (DMNW), then Hyde Community Action, …

The people on Diversity Matters’ board are a force to be reckoned with. Without them, the charity wouldn’t be the success that it is today. But who are they and what do they do to support? The level of professionalism on Diversity Matters’ Board of Trustees is incredibly high, which is one of the reasons …

New project across Tameside matches volunteer buddies with people who have long-term conditions, are socially isolated or suffer from loneliness. The volunteers join the clients to take those first steps to join a new activity or club, when overcoming their thoughts and anxieties are too big a hurdle for them to jump alone. So, if …

Diversity Matters’ Hasina Khanom is a true success story for the charity. Her achievements are extraordinary and the work she has done over the past nearly 9 years, is incredible. But Hasina didn’t seem to be destined for such success to begin with. Coming across Diversity Matters (DMNW) in the first place was a life-changing …