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Be a SWAN star - Light up lives near and far!
Join our mission to bring hope and support to those in need—whether in Gaza, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Malawi, or right here at home in the UK. This Ramadan, become a SWAN STAR and help fund:
- Emergency Relief Abroad – Food, medical aid & shelter for families in crisis.
- Local Initiatives – Community Pantries, Soup Kitchens & vital support for those struggling.
Your mission
- Raise a minimum of £100
- Choose your fundraiser – bake sale, charity quiz, sponsored challenge & more
- Host a digital campaign or a local event like a coffee morning or iftar
Sign up now & shine for SWAN!
Sign up here
SWAN around the world
SWAN began as a small charity working in London and grew to start projects across the globe with consistent projects in numerous countries and also delivering emergency aid to countries suffering from natural disasters and war.
Countries we work in
Visit our
soup kitchens and pantry
Our soup kitchens are open to all to provide warm meals to those who need it. Our doors are open. Our pantry provide food parcels for families and anyone who needs our help. Our regular pantry supports 9480 beneficiaries suffering from food poverty.
Thornton Heath
Monday 6:30 PM
Gilet Mosque, Gillette Road, CR7 8SN
Croydon
Wednesday 7:30 PM
Croydon Mosque, 525 London Road, CR7 6AR
Clapham
Fortnightly on Saturday at 4:45 PM
79-81 Clapham Common, SW4 9DQ (outside Dudley Hotel)
Streatham
Tuesdays, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
South London Islamic Centre
Community Service Drop In
We're pleased to launch a new Community Support Drop-In service - offering a safe space and support for anyone in need, right here in our local community. How we help:
- Signposting to local services and resources
- Emergency support for those facing urgent challenges
- A confidential, welcoming space for anyone seeking support
No need to book - just drop in. Everyone is welcome. Every Friday 10am - 12pm. The Garden Room, Woodlawns Centre, 16 Leigham Court Road, Streatham, London SW16 2PJ
Current Appeals
Help the needy through your sadaqah and zakat
SWAN helps
thousands
of people in the UK and abroad with essentials.
Thanks to the dedication of SWAN’s volunteers and the generosity of our donors, we can provide essential assistance to thousands of individuals in both the UK abroad.
Get InvolvedWe work with some of the most vulnerable people in the UK and abroad by providing essentials.
Founded by Saiqa Ali BEM in 2012 and has been helping the community since then.
SWAN has three weekly soup kitchens and one pantry in South London.
Shining a light:
case studies of real people
we help.
The Bidoon Tribe of Kuwait
The situation of the Bidoon tribe in Kuwait is a complex and sensitive issue. The Bidoon, which translates to "stateless" in Arabic, are a group of people who do not have recognized citizenship in Kuwait or any other country. This predicament places them i
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Humans of Gaza: Alaa Mohammed
Alaa Mohammed, a 34-year-old Palestinian mother, stands under the relentless sun in Deir Al Balah, where her life has been reduced to a plastic tent with her 4 other family members. This flimsy shelter is all that stands between her family—her husband, h
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Surviving the Morocco Earthquake: A Tale of Loss and Resilience
As a child, my world was defined by the comforting walls of our home and the warmth of my family's embrace. Little did I know that one fateful day, everything would change in the blink of an eye.It was a sunny morning in Morocco, a country known for its vi
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Frequently asked questions
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Southern Women’s Aid Network (SWAN) is a UK registered charity (1188649).
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SWAN was founded in 2012 by Saiqa Ali BEM and worked on a local level beginning with a food bank in South London Islamic Centre. As SWAN’s operations expanded, we registered as a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) on 19 March 2020.
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SWAN helps those struggling with poverty. Our mission is to feed hope and nurture lives by providing the basic essentials to those that need it in the UK and abroad. This can be seen from our three weekly soup kitchens and food bank in the UK as well as our other projects for refugee children, their families as well as helping with advice in our Community Care Clinic.
Our work is not limited to the UK, we also have weekly projects in numerous countries such as Gaza, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and more (dependant on situation at the time).
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SWAN is a small organization that works on a large scale. We have only been able to expand and provide such critical aid in the UK and abroad due to our supporters. You can support SWAN by donating, volunteering your time and sharing our work.
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SWAN prides itself on our transparency, and we submit our accounts that are available on the Charity Commission website and we also have our latest report here.
As well as this, we regularly update our social media with the media our team on the ground submit so make sure you follow us on all channels to support our work and keep up to date with our latest projects.
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You can volunteer your time to assist SWAN by completing the online form and attending our weekly projects in South London. Our team would love to hear from you. Click here to register to volunteer.
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SWAN has a 100% Zakat policy ensuring all funds donated for Zakat are given to Zakat cases. If you choose to donate your Sadaqah to specific projects, 100% of this donation will go directly to the project.
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Yes, 100% of your donations directly benefit the beneficiaries in Gaza.
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