1. -Diaspora women in Cardiff were already involved in the development of their home Countries. -Hayaat was set up to make it structured and official. -We developed a link with a partner Organisation in Africa through the Wales4Africa link programme HAYAAT WOMEN TRUST

2. MENTAL HEALTH AWARNESS MATERNAL HEALTH PROGRAMME

3. Old kitchen demolished New kitchen Diaspora women fundraised for the construction of the new kitchen in the Mental Health Hospital.

4. Challenges Difficult in accessing funding High expectations from our link partners Lack of understanding of governmental procedures Travel information on UK Foreign Office Website Not getting enough feedback Diaspora’s role not yet understood or accepted by Donor Organisations

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