Community celebrate pioneering Bangladeshi project

Representatives from the local community came out on mass to celebrate the success of our Kormo Shadin project. The project has helped over 30 Bangladeshi ex-offenders in East London over come their barriers to find work and move into employment.

 

The Kormo Shadin - or ‘freedom to work’ - programme has successfully registered over 125 clients since it started in June 2007. The London Muslim Centre, Common Ground East and the Damilola Taylor Trust were just some of the organisations attending the event held on 20 February at our Tower Hamlets office.

 

In addition to speeches from the LDA (London Development Agency), the London Muslim Centre and Keith Faulkner, awards were presented to clients that have completed the programme and successfully reintegrated back into the community.

 

Speaking at the event, Dilowar Hussein Khan, Director of the London Muslim Centre, said “I am really impressed with what the Kormo Shadin project has achieved. We hope to further benefit the community by developing more complimentary projects in partnership with agencies like Working Links.”

Keith Faulkner at the Kormo Shadin event

 

Kormo Shadin aims to guide and support jobseekers through a range of activities enabling them to become socially and financially better off. Funded by the LDA, it has been designed specifically to help Bangladeshi ex-offenders and is focused on those living in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Hackney.

 

Positive relationships with local criminal justice services, drugs treatment agencies, youth and community organisations, housing associations and the faith sector have been formed, which further assist clients on the programme to help them turn their lives around.