Monwara

Monwara is the CEO of Waltham Forest Community Hub - an East London charity and a Founder & Director of Stow Inspire, a Fundraising Specialist and a Motivational Speaker. She is the Chair of the EDI Committee at the Chartered Institute of Fundraising holding qualifications in Fundraising Management and Practice. She is passionate about leadership and how instrumental it is to developing services for the community. She has a strong conviction that women make great leaders and hence to help them unleash their potential and increase their leadership capacity Monwara offers business coaching and growth opportunities through her signature course `Trailblazer Leadership Programme’. Monwara recently established Ma Learning Institute in Bangladesh, to help women learn skills and support them to develop financial independence. She lives in London with her husband and two children and in her spare time, Monwara enjoys being creative with her culinary and baking skills.

What\’s so special about football?

Wonders somebody who has always hated playing the game… Watching other people playing, however, has always been a great learning experience for me. I observed a bunch of colleagues being given a run for their money by young people in a football match recently. They didn\’t really stand a chance – with young people scoring …

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Who is responsible for the `culture\’ within an organisation?

At the start of my own professional leadership journey I was completely oblivious of my influence within the work environment. The assumption was that workplace culture was decided by someone else and the link between leadership behaviour and organisational culture was not so obvious to me. With hindsight, even when I found myself working in …

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Who is responsible for the `culture\’ within an organisation?

At the start of my own professional leadership journey I was completely oblivious of my influence within the work environment. The assumption was that workplace culture was decided by someone else and the link between leadership behaviour and organisational culture was not so obvious to me. With hindsight, even when I found myself working in …

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To build something greater than us, we must be prepared to embrace creativity with the courage to overcome internal barriers that hold us back.

I believe in a world where more women have the courage to lead and influence their communities. My calling for a greater purpose led me to create a Signature Programme for women leaders last year. I\’ve heard so many women from diverse backgrounds tell me that they struggled to step into \’leadership\’ because opportunities were …

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A year on – what caused a small charity in Waltham Forest to step up?

`Social responsibility\’ are the first two words that most voluntary sector organisations will use to describe why they step up to lead during challenging times and in situations that affect the most vulnerable in our society. We secured three years funding from Trust for London to set up a brand new independent Housing Advice Service …

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A journey of self discovery is an internal battle

The abundant possibilities that can come about when people are brought together has always driven me to seek challenges. Teamwork becomes powerful when we can see the possible contributions others can make, even if they don\’t see it. A great cause may ultimately lead to amazing impact. However, can you imagine the impact on the …

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