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Editor’s Welcome
Happy New Year and welcome to
the M030 edition of the Mojatu
Nottingham magazine! This year,
we mark the second anniversary
of NOTTINGHAM as a city of Zero
Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.
On 6th Feb, come to #TreesAgainstFGM
at the Farmeco Community Care Farm
and a conference on 7th Feb. See FGM
updates and upcoming events (pg2- 8).
Heard of Fearless Youth Association (FYA)? See special
feature of their amazing work being done by our young
people in the community. With knife crime on the rise, see
the ground-breaking work this young people led group is
doing (pg14-19). One in every four people will suffer from
a mental illness at some point in their life according to
statistics. Mojatu Foundation is one of the core partners on
the Nottingham Time to Change initiate aimed at raising
awareness of mental health and challenging stigma in the
community. Don’t miss out the special article on (pg30-31).
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Farm
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you the
thought
of your personal development plan for
2019?
Cecily
Mwaniki
shares her thoughts on this in her
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article Leaping to 2019 in Style on (pg20)
The international Women’s Day celebrated on 8 th of March
will be here soon. A group of Nottingham ladies wanted
to celebrate this in style for a good cause! Learn about the
Clit Rock Extravaganza- an End FGM gig to raise awareness
and funds to support girls education in Kenya. Don’t miss
the special annual Fempowerment event co-organised by
Nottingham
organisations
to bring women together and
Refugees
& Asylum
celebrate their achievements (pg 8-9).
ees & Asylum Seekers Welcome
Interested in investing in shares and getting involved in
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farming, then
Farmeco Community
Certificates
Offered Care gives you that (pg 36).
From
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Mojatu
Foundation
team, we wish you a happy
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Graphic Design: Robert Borbely
Contributors: Valentine Nkoyo | Penny Cooper
Angela Wathoni | Peter Fabricius | Ian Brennan
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Contents
News and Sports
FGM Updates .................................................................. 4-6
2018 Game of Remembrance ....................................... 7
Clit Rock Extravaganza .................................................... 8
Community
Should Africa consider the Al Capone option? ....12
Fearless Youth Association
Knife Crime ........................................................................14
Who are we and why we exist ....................................15
Previous Events & Trainings .................................. 16-17
Our Services & Courses ..................................................18
FYA collaborates with Genius .....................................19
Arts & Culture
Leaping to 2019 in Style ........................................ 20-21
5 African Podcasts ...........................................................22
The way we talk of integration ...................................23
Victor and Cecily ..............................................................24
Health & Food
21 foods that can make you gain weight ........ 28-29
Time to Change ......................................................... 30-31
Business & Finance
Accountancy and Finance ............................................32
Education & Career
Mojatu Training Programs ............................................33
Ads & Classifieds ....................................................... 34-36
Cover
FYA Fashion show & Basement + FYA studios
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ensure that the contents of this magazine are accurate but
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editorial contributions.
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