Women Of Courage, Women Of Hope

An event celebrating International Women’s Day, Women of Courage and Women of Hope, took place at The Curve in Slough in March. Local dignitaries in attendance included Slough Mayor, Cllr Siobhan Dauti and Cllr Puja Bedi. This was then followed by a powerful panel discussion, with speakers Hangama L.Saam (Founder ‘AWAZ’ – Afghan Women’s Group); Samina Hussain (Founder ‘Sakoon Through Cancer’); Carmen Peets (Brahma Kumaris); Naweeda Naqvi (Slough Council of Voluntary Services), Melanie Lovegrove (Thames Hospice); and Bindu Channaveerappa (Author and Founder ‘Cybersecurity for Business Analysts’).  Over 100 participants came to share and hear wonderfully inspiring stories of courage.