Projects
We are delivering projects that change lives. Our commitment is to ensure that every individual who walks through our doors — whether a grieving mother, a vulnerable young person, a father seeking guidance, or a family torn apart by violence — is met with compassion, dignity, and the highest quality of support
PROJECT SMILE UK
SMILE UK, delivered by MAVUK and created by Stanimir Kolev, is a support project designed to improve mental health, safeguard vulnerable people, and help individuals build better lives. The project offers counselling, therapy, helpline access, online support, after-prison reintegration, educational guidance, and business support. It focuses especially on children, families, and people facing crisis, trauma, isolation, poverty, abuse.
SUCCESS MENTORING
Success mentoring is a guided journey that helps individuals build confidence, develop skills, and achieve their goals with clarity and purpose. Through encouragement, accountability, and practical support, mentoring turns potential into progress and challenges into opportunities. Great mentors don’t just teach success — they help others discover it within themselves.
NATURE PROJRCTS
It is a fundamental component of our SMILES Intervention service. SMILES is a youth-driven project with six key objectives: to provide Support, Motivate young people, make a positive Impact on their lives, empower them to Lead, Educate them, and Safeguard them from any form of violence prevalent in our community, including knife and gun crime.
HERITAGE ART
It is a fundamental component of our SMILES Intervention service. SMILES is a youth-driven project with six key objectives: to provide Support, Motivate young people, make a positive Impact on their lives, empower them to Lead, Educate them, and Safeguard them from any form of violence prevalent in our community, including knife and gun crime.
MOVEMENT & MINDFULMINDFULNESS
Mental health intervention. Therapy, personal growth, and self-discovery. Well-being services to the community, emphasizing movement & mindfulness practices in a welcoming environment that fosters MH and overall wellness..
EDUCATION
Our community courses and workshops are designed to educate, empower, and uplift. From youth mentoring programs to skills workshops, MAV UK provides opportunities for personal growth and positive community impact.
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Youth mentorship & guidance
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Skills & vocational workshops
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Community engagement events
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Accessible programs for all ages
MAV UK PROGRAMMES
Community
Since 1999, Mothers Against Violence (MAVUK) has placed firmlies at the heart of the Hulme community and beyond, refusing to accept that violence, inequality, and disadvantage are inevitable.
Our Belive
We believe that no postcode should determine a person’s potential, and no tragedy should define a family’s future. At MAVUK, we are more than a charity — we are a movement, a family, and a force for good; rooted in love, driven by purpose, and unwavering in our mission to make our communities safer, stronger, and full of hope.
Growth
Through our growing portfolio of life-changing programmes — from therapeutic counselling and knife crime prevention to youth mentoring, mindfulness, parenting support, and business development — we work tirelessly to address the root causes of harm and build the foundations of lasting, meaningful change.Through our growing portfolio of life-changing programmes — from therapeutic counselling and knife crime prevention to youth mentoring, mindfulness, parenting support, and business development — we work tirelessly to address the root causes of harm and build the foundations of lasting, meaningful change.
Our Commitment
Our commitment is not simply to respond to crisis, but to prevent it; not merely to support individuals through their darkest moments, but to walk alongside them as they step into their brightest ones. Every session delivered, every young person mentored, every family strengthened, and every smile restored is a testament to the power of community-led action.
Our Purpose
MAV UK - Community Hulme Centre is committed to serving the Greater Manchester community. Our goal is to support and empower individuals impacted by violent crime, helping them unlock their potential and engage actively in society.