Frequently asked questions

Enfield Bangladesh Welfare Association is a community charity based in Ponders End, Enfield. We work to relieve economic deprivation and social isolation among the Bangladeshi community and the wider community in the borough, particularly older people, those out of work, and young people. We are a registered charity, number 1055430.

EBWA has been serving the Enfield community since 1996. Over that time we have grown from a small organisation to now providing the range of programmes and community events that we run today. You can read more about our history on our Our Journey page.

Membership is open to anyone who is aged 18 or over, is of Bangladeshi origin, and lives or works in the London Borough of Enfield. These requirements come from our constitution.

Our main programmes are weekend Arabic and Bengali schools, a drop-in and exercise session for older people, employability and childcare training for women, free advice and translation, health awareness activities, and a youth education project. Details of each are on our What We Do page, and past and upcoming sessions appear on our Events page.

Yes. We offer free advice and translation to help people deal with letters, forms and appointments, and to navigate council and health services. Please call or visit the centre to arrange a time.

Unfortunately, we do not have step-free access into the centre. If you are a wheel chair user, please call or email us before-hand and we will try our best to support your needs.

Saturdays and Sundays

10am - 12pm

Mondays

1pm - 3pm

We can also arrange visits outside of these times by appointment so please feel free to get in touch by phone or email.