Sangini
Address:
Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre
Portsmouth Road
Sunderland
Tyne and Wear
SR4 9BA
T: 0191 534 6661
Sangini
Sangini is a minority led women’s health organisation. It was set up six years ago by a group of women who identified a gap in the area of health and looked for ways to raise awareness about it. It soon emerged that it can play a crucial role in developing a sustainable infrastructure for social cohesion through participation and education. As a multi-cultural organisation, the emphasis was also on promoting multi-cultural arts and cultural activities. This has made Sangini unique, in that it aims to reach disadvantaged and hard to reach groups in an innovative and creative way whilst providing opportunities for tackling inequalities in health. The activities range from the arts (e.g. dance, music, creative writing) to culturally diverse approaches to ‘well-being’ (e.g. aromatherapy, meditation and yoga).Sangini’s aim is to encourage women from different communities in the North East to pursue healthier lifestyles whilst simultaneously raising awareness of cultural diversity in the region.
