Working With Tassibee

In the last 12 months we have had 2 individuals working with Tassibee as part of their professional Training, The first person was Joanne Hacking, who works for RMBC Social Services as a Trainee Social Worker and attends Sheffield Hallam University to gain her Social Work qualifications, she will shortly be providing us with a summary of her experiences, which we will up load onto this site. The second person that has worked with us to broaden their professional horizons is Sarah Sims is a trainee Occupational Therapist from Sheffield Hallam University, Sarah has written the following about her experiences of working with Tassibee, so far. Click Here

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Tassibee Produces a Book

Last year Tassibee applied for, and was awarded, a grant from the NLDC (Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities) to fund a project with a group of service users to document their ‘stories’ With the help of RMBC Social Work Placement Student, Joanne Hacking and Tassibee staff and volunteers the Tassibee services users were helped to document their lives and experiences, both in their country of birth and in Rotherham.

The result is an eye opening, heart warming, colourful book that gives a glimpse into the lives of some of Rotherham’s most isolated women, the books contains 16 short stories, printed in both English and Urdu.

The book is called Experiences & Memories by the Women of Tassibee, the book is available from Tassibee’s office in Broom Valley, you can contact us (using any of the details below) to obtain copies from us. The book is free of charge, but donations are always welcome !

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Here is some extra info about the Friday Sessions (held at the Unity Centre):

The session is attended by 60+ women each week and remains at the heart of Tassibee as an organisation. In 2000 in order to accommodate the different activities that take place, the session was extended to 3 hours. A session typically includes the following activities:

1. Discussion session
2. Information giving
3. Planning session
4. Prayers
5. Lunch and socialising

The main roles of the session are now:

1. To provide a supportive and culturally acceptable meeting place for Asian women of all ages, including an opportunity to perform Friday prayers in an appropriate communal setting
2. To provide a safe, culturally appropriate and socially acceptable route for new women to access other Tassibee activities
3. To provide opportunities for Muslim Asian women to engage in decision making, take on volunteering and leadership roles and to act as role models for other women
4. To provide a forum where women can explore their identities as Asian Muslims living in Rotherham and learn more about their religion and culture
5. To provide a forum where other Tassibee activities are regularly discussed, feedback sought and ideas for new activities generated
6. To provide a forum where all major Tassibee decisions are discussed and the organisation is held accountable to its membership
7. To provide a forum where the Tassibee membership can meet and question others involved in the organisation including Tassibee staff, advisory management board members, representatives of partner organisations and funders

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We have compiled a donation sheet, should you wish to collect contributions yourself for the Earthquake Fund from your family, friends, colleagues, etc. The form is attached here,

Please see the Events page for a report on our fundraising event held at Oakwood School on the 7th of January.

Thank You

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Tassibee

Tenants Resource Centre, Broom Valley Road,, Rotherham, S60 3AE
Phone 01709 829797, Fax 01709 377750
email tassibee@btconnect.com