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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). he City Farm Have To you the thought of your personal development plan for 2019? Cecily Mwaniki shares her thoughts on this in her arm 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 ers Welcome farming, then Farmeco Community Certificates Offered Care gives you that (pg 36). From our Mojatu Foundation team, we wish you a happy cates Offered and successful 2019! A TREE ADOPT PT A Valentine TREE Nkoyo Managing Editor [email protected] Editorial ns & Maize Form online @ https://goo.gl/WyH9sz Group m online @ Editor: Frank Kamau – [email protected] Managing Editor: [email protected] oo.gl/WyH9sz EDIBLE WOODLAND LE AND Graphic Design: Robert Borbely Contributors: Valentine Nkoyo | Penny Cooper Angela Wathoni | Peter Fabricius | Ian Brennan Ecocentre, Home Farm, Screveton, NG13 8JL Micha Skye | Tamim Nashed | Cecily Mwaniki www.farmeco.co.uk Saidi | Jillian Kubala eveton, Lillian NG13 8JL https://goo.gl/pEK1AC IT / Social Media: Daniel Ibinimion o.co.uk o.gl/pEK1AC Robert Borbely ion | Photos: 167 Alfreton Road, NG7 3JR Accounts: John Gordon - [email protected] 751 366 1176 | E: [email protected] oad, NG7 3JR Admin: Penny Cooper - [email protected] [email protected] @ mojatuf @mojatu_foundation Sales & Marketing / Community Engagement: Abdoulie Jah - [email protected] @mojatu_foundation Kevin Price - [email protected] Edwin Ubah - [email protected] 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 Mojatu Foundation Disclaimer The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publishers. 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