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If you’re an existing member, then THANK YOU for your ongoing support for the work of Khwendo Kor.

By being (or becoming) a member, you send an important and valuable message of support to the staff at Khwendo Kor, boosting their morale in the face of their numerous challenges and making them feel less isolated.

Your membership also helps FROK. Our membership base secures a significant and crucial part of our annual income – especially if you set up a Standing Order. While Fundraising Events and Appeals can add to that base, it means that we don’t have to start from scratch each and every year.

Here at FROK we pride ourselves that your subscriptions and donations go straight to KK!

If you’re thinking about joining FROK (open to anyone aged 18 or over) then HERE is the place to do it!

To join or receive more information about FROK, simply print out and complete the membership form and send it to us.

Membership Application Form

FROK Membership Leaflet

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NEWS

SAVE THE DATE

FROK AGM, afternoon of 28th May in York. Business meeting from 1.45 to 2.15 (tea and biscuits from 1.30). Guest speaker at 2.30 – Emily Beasley ‘Climate Change: Its impact on women and the development of solutions by and for women and their communities’. Contact us on frok.events@gmail.com for details of how to register.

Recording of event from Sunday 6th March now available. The work of Khwendo Kor was the focus of an online event called ‘Celebrating Women’s Empowerment and Creativity’ as part of the MACFEST Muslim Women’s International Festival (https://macfest.org.uk). It looked at the ways in which KK supports rural women in developing and maintaining their handicraft skills in, and marketing of, mazri goods, embroidery and more as part of their mission to enable women to live with dignity and self-reliance.

You can watch the whole event on facebook at https://fb.watch/bWKlcs-12T/

or on you-tube at https://youtu.be/UFmTT-Ps-4k

Or you can watch the film alone (11 mins) on https://youtu.be/iKbguQKIuTM

York members of FROK raised £1,000 in their events as part of York International Women’s Week. Thank you!

We held a fascinating online event from 1-3pm on Saturday 20th November entitled ‘Women. Education and Pakistan: a conversation with Qaisra Shahraz followed by a conversation with Khwendo Kor staff’. Almost 40 people attended from around the world. There is a report of it in our newsletter (No 2 2021) on our publications page. Thanks to all who took part!

We’re pleased to welcome a new Trustee, Dr Sundus Yahya. Read about her on the FROK Trustees page.

The FROK AGM took place on 27th June. The 2020-2021 Annual Report is also now available on the Publications page.

We recently held two very successful events as part of York International Women’s Week 2021. We have now launched the film that we made jointly with Khwendo Kor – FILM AND FOOD WITH ‘FROK’ – SHARING WOMEN’S PANDEMIC EXPERIENCES FROM YORK AND NW PAKISTAN.

It is publicly available on you-tube at https://youtu.be/wGWw_8Y9mBw

Don’t forget to turn on subtitles in the icon at the bottom of the screen

FROK is delighted to announce that Khwendo Kor has now been granted a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Economic Affairs Division of the Government of Pakistan. This is a huge achievement. Congratulations to KK for all their hard work and perseverance!

FROK’s online autumn talk: ‘Human Writes: Pakistani Women’s Writing’ took place from 2-3pm (GMT) Saturday 14th Nov. For a report on it, please see our latest Newsletter (No 2 2020) under Publications.

Our 2019-20 Annual Report and our latest Newsletter are available on our Publications Page

Our COVID-19 Appeal is now closed having raised £5,088. Every penny goes straight to KK to support their humanitarian efforts. Thank you for all who donated.

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