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35th Year Brings Award

Shama have won the Charity of the year award at the Niche Business Awards 2021. The award brings new energy…
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His Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, Mike Kapur has agreed to be our Patron

Shama Women's Centre are honoured to announce that His Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, Mike Kapur has agreed to be our Patron. We believe his  understanding  of the challenges that the…
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Shama TeamApril 28, 2026
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King’s Award Ceremony 

Our CEO Khudeja Amer-Sharif , MBA says "I was delighted to receive the Kings Award for Voluntary Service on behalf of Shama Women's Centre on Thursday 26th March. Presented by…
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Shama TeamApril 1, 2026
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Shama’s Celebration & AGM 2025

Thank you to everyone who joined Shama Women's Centre's Celebration Event on Tuesday. It was an amazing day; celebrating the success of our service users and volunteers which was made…
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Shama TeamDecember 4, 2025
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Shama has been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service.

Shama Womens Centre, a group of volunteers based in Leicester have been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service for 2025. This is the highest award a local voluntary group…
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Shama TeamNovember 17, 2025
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Shama Takes Over Leicester Museum & Art Gallery for International Women’s Day

To celebrate International Women’s Day, on Saturday 8th March, Shama Women’s Centre will take over Leicester Museum & Art Gallery for an inspiring day of connection, empowerment, and celebration. This event is a testament…
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Shama TeamFebruary 20, 2025
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Shama Women’s Centres Fashion Show

On October 7th 2023, Shama Women's Centre held a Ladies Fashion Show and raised £1000 for the centre.  The event proved to be immensely successful, with women actively participating, networking,…
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Shama TeamNovember 6, 2023
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Free Wi-Fi at all University Hospitals Leicester sites

Did you know you can get free Wi-Fi at all University Hospitals Leicester sites which include Leicester Royal Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital and Leicester General Hospital? This service makes it much easier…
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Shama TeamNovember 6, 2023
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The Duke of Edinburgh visits Shama Women’s Centre

The Duke of Edinburgh visits Shama Women's Centre We were delighted to welcome His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh to Shama Women's Centre! He took part in our baking…
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Shama TeamMay 31, 2023
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Mental Health & Wellbeing

Self Care What do we mean by Self-Care? Self-Care is when we are consciously looking after our wellbeing be it emotional wellbeing or physical health. Research informs us that we cannot…
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Shama TeamJanuary 11, 2023
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Healthy Eating and Sleeping Well

Food can have a big impact on how we feel, both physically and emotionally. There is a strong link between nutrition (what we eat) and our health & wellbeing. Eating…
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Shama TeamNovember 7, 2022
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