BLYDA is an established, grass-roots organisation operating from the heart of Tower Hamlets. The strongest asset of BLYDA is its ability to engage 'hard-to-reach' young people and mobilise positive action.

BLYDA's success is based on five very successful projects:

Aasha Gang Conflict Mediation Project Amaal Girls Group Education & Employment Project Shaathi Mentoring Project Youth Club & Holiday Project

The Arbour is an independent registered charity working in Tower Hamlets.

The Arbour is a a centre for the empowerment and development of children, young people and families in Tower Hamlets.

The Centre provides:

• ESOL training for women who have been in the UK for less than a year
• Women's mentoring project
• Employment training
• Advice and guidance leading to employment and training
• Computer classes
• Volunteer training; followed by wide range of volunteering opportunities

City Gateway is a charity dedicated to bringing hope to the local communities of Tower Hamlets that haven't benefitted from the areas wider economic development.

They look to connect with local women and disadvantaged young people, and run programmes which engage them, train them and provide them with the skills and opportunities they need to enter work.

The Council of Mosques - Tower Hamlets was established in 2001 and now represents over 45 Mosques, Islamic institutions and organisations in Tower Hamlets.

The Council of Mosques helps support the development of its members, facilitate partnership working and coordinate activity. Key aims of the Council of Mosques include the promotion of community cohesion and tackling the disproportionate depravation suffered by the Muslim population. We continue to work closely with many partners including London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Home Office, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority, Metropolitan Police Authority, NHS Primary Care Trust and others.

Employment First is one of Tower Hamlets' best known employment service providers, with a long history of supporting local people with access to jobs, training and advice on their short and long term career aspirations. Over the years, Employment First has helped more than 1000 people into work and provided practical support to over 3500 people.

Employment First has been part of some of Tower Hamlets' most successful employment programmes, including Kormo Shadin and Train to Work, which have been acclaimed as flagship programmes of educational and social benefit to London's BAME communities.

The Jagonari Centre is a Women's and Family Centre that offers educational courses, training & development, job brokerage and work placements. There is also an integrated health and care programme for all women.

There is also an Ofsted registered creche throughout the year and a playgroup through child-centred play. The Children's Centre provides a seamless services for families with children under five.

J-go Consultants Limited, working in tandem with its sister company J-go Training Limited, is a regeneration consultancy working as a social enterprise based in the East End of London.

Their primary objective is to enable community and voluntary sector organisations to access funding, develop services and create effective management structures which are efficient, financially sound and democratic.

The Limehouse Project is a community organisation based in Tower Hamlets. The organisation was established in 1981 and offers a variety of services. Main services include access to free advice services on welfare issues, debt & domestic violence and a training and development programme that supports people into education, training and employment with a special emphasis on supporting those socially excluded from mainstream services or those currently economically inactive.

Both services work together to complement each other and provide clients with holistic in-house support from specialised, experienced and mostly multi-lingual staff.

Way to Work is funded by the London Development Agency and offers a range of free services delivered by Level 4 Advice & Guidance qualified consultants, designed to help people plan their careers, develop skills, and move into employment.

Way to Work is based within the London Muslim Centre whose vision is to provide a range of holistic, culturally sensitive services for the communities of London, drawing on our Islamic values and heritage, with a view to improving quality of life and enhancing community cohesion.

Medialink Training was created in 1999 by a group of young media professionals in response to the needs of local people who aspired to work in media, but lacked the skills and access to opportunities.

Medialink Training runs creative media related training and development programmes leading to employment and business start-up. Utilising our professional expertise and local knowledge we are able to engage local people and provide them with an insight into the world of media, including desktop publishing, filmmaking and advertising.

Ocean Somali Community Association is a voluntary organisation which was established in 2001 by professionals and Somalis, with the goal of strengthening communication and linkages between service providers and the Somali community.

Over the years, the association has developed a significant number of very unique services to meet the needs of Somalis and grown to become the strongest Somali organisations in London.

Stepney Community Trust is a grass roots community led charity that provides a number of services for the local people from careers advice, IT classes and Women's ESOL classes.

The Trust also does a lot of work around promoting the welfare, employment & training and cultural needs of the local Bangladeshi community by providing facilities for various activities.

The Stifford Centre is a thriving community centre located in the heart of East London. The centre was established in 1997 due to the increasing lack of any dedicated services for the local community and since then Stifford's core aim has been to empower people from all walks of life.

Stifford's overall mission is to help people to learn and develop through practical services and activities. The centre hopes to offer a positive, life enhancing education and provide opportunities for better living without prejudice or discrimination.

To achieve this goal, Stifford is continually evolving, and reshaping itself in an effort to best engage with people. Stifford's work is diverse, ranging from ICT training to well-being, as is their staff base who are from all walks of life - both young and old.

Fair Finance is a socially responsible and ethical lending company offering a fair and regulated service to those that need it the most. Our aim is to challenge those that profit from poverty such as door step collectors, money lenders and loan sharks.

Fair Finance was established in April 2005 and see's over 1000 excluded residents of East London each year.

Fair Finance offers debt advice through the Money Matters Project as well as personal and business loans which are regulated by the Consumer Credit Act 1974.