01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044933
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- G41 1PH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
SAWA, the Scottish Arab Women Association - is a charity organisation which aims to help and re-integrate newly come refugees into the society around them. SAWA achieve this through various ways of befriending, advocacy, supports with education, financial instability, housing, instability, and much more. SAWA aims to be a helping hand, reaching out to those who do not know where to receive the help.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the promotion of equality and diversity
Beneficiaries
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
to advance citizenship for the Arab women and their children through volunteering, civil activities and empowering those women to be an effective part of Scottish Society. ? to advance equality for and among diverse EM women through raising awareness and strengthening bonds among all community constituents promoting equal opportunities and community cohesion through community events and delivering training and activities stimulating active citizenship. ? to relief poverty among EM women through advancing health awareness, training opportunities, women leadership, employment opportunities, volunteering and sport recreation as a means to tackling isolation and exclusion for these women groups ..
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £0 | £15,696 | 3 | 7 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £9,590 | £15,110 | 3 | 16 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £20,906 | £18,953 | 3 | 27 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £30,998 | £9,581 | 3 | 12 July 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £18,690 | £13,857 | 3 | 16 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 28 Kenmure Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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