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Happy Women of Belfast Limited

Registered

  • Charity no. 110875
  • Company no. 730373
  • Date registered. 16/10/2025

Public benefits

First of all, the major benefits would be a reduced material deprivation and poverty among women and young people through access to resources, training, and support services. Then, the charity will aim at improving employability via vocational training and life-long learning opportunities and this will increase financial independence for women

through skills development and pathways to work or enterprise. The charity will work to provide greater access to formal and informal education, including community-based learning. Some of our activities will enhanced literacy, English language, and digital skills, supporting integration and confidence. We will share opportunities for personal growth and lifelong learning tailored to diverse needs and backgrounds. A direct benefit would also be an improved mental and emotional health through well-being workshops and safe spaces as well as a reduced isolation by fostering peer support and community connections and more resilience through capacity-building programs that nurture leadership and agency. We will collate quantitative and qualitative data to illustrate the stories and the journey of women and young people through their challenging settling years in NI. Case studies will also be formulated and shared for inspiration and motivation. No Women, children and young people form ethnic minorities, including asylum seekers and refugees. No

What your organisation does

Happy Women’s Group (HWG) is a community-led organisation supporting women, girls, and families from ethnic minority and migrant communities across Belfast and Northern Ireland. We work primarily with women navigating the asylum system, refugee resettlement, and migration, many of whom experience isolation, poverty, domestic violence, hate crime,

FGM-related trauma, and mental health challenges. HWG delivers workshops, training, and information sessions in safe, culturally sensitive environments, including women-only spaces where required. We organise wellbeing activities, community events, days out, and residentials that welcome newcomers and support integration, resilience, and confidence-building. Our work is shaped by the voices of our members through consultation, surveys, and active listening, ensuring services meet real and emerging needs. Our support combines practical assistance, emotional support, and advocacy, enabling women to access health, wellbeing, and statutory services while strengthening independence and self-belief. HWG delivers its work through dedicated sub-groups, including a Girls Support Group, a Spectrum Support Group for neurodiverse families, a Cultural Cooking Group promoting wellbeing and social connection, and an FGM Champion Group providing awareness, prevention, and survivor-led advocacy. Through partnership working, HWG combats stigma, builds networks of friendship and solidarity, and contributes to a more inclusive Belfast and Northern Ireland where women and families can thrive.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • Asylum seekers/refugees
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Community safety/crime prevention
  • Ethnic minorities
  • General public
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Sensory disabilities
  • Victim support
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Arts
  • Community development
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Cultural
  • Disability
  • Education/training
  • General charitable purposes
  • Human rights/equality
  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Playgroup/after schools
  • Relief of poverty
  • Research/evaluation
  • Sport/recreation
  • Volunteer development
  • Welfare/benevolent
  • Youth development

Charitable purposes

To relieve and prevention of poverty among women and children from ethnic minorities including asylum seekers and refugees, in Northern Ireland by providing relevant resources and support including well-being workshops, courses and training. To advance access to formal and informal education, community education, vocational and life-long skills by sharing resources, support and training accessible to women and children from ethnic minorities, asylum seekers and refugees. To empower and strengthen communities by creating safe spaces, facilitating capacity-building programs, and promoting inclusivity, ensuring that women and children from ethnic minorities and asylum seekers and refugees thrive in a society free from economic and social barriers. To advance human rights, community relations, racial harmony, and social cohesion through outreach programs, advocacy, and cultural initiatives that foster mutual understanding and support.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • 3 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Ms Danisa Alleta Hlaisi
  • Ms Edna Abdi Ali
  • Ms Hasna Elsiyofi

Contact details

Public Address

Ms Danisa Alleta Hlaisi, 16, Locan Street, Locan Street, Belfast, BT12 7NE

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland

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