Momin's Arches @ 50 Interview

“It fills me with great pride to be part of an organisation that embraces diversity and inclusivity”

 Momin or ‘Mo’ to those who know him, has been with Arches Housing as a Finance Manager for close to six years now and credits Arches as being an organisation grounded on its values. He comments:

“I’ve always been very passionate about working for an organisation with good values having come from a humble upbringing. Arches continues to be a very inclusive landlord, and this is reflected in our diverse range of residents and staff. We’re one big family at Arches -  I always feel I can be myself at work and so do my colleagues”.

Mo goes on to explain that Arches has a resident base which is made up of over 50% of customers from the BAME (Black, African and Minority Ethnic) community and as a British Bangladeshi Muslim himself, he acknowledges the importance of an organisation embracing this, creating community cohesion and offering support and guidance to its customers. Mo adds:

“It fills me with great pride to be a part of an organisation that embraces diversity and inclusivity with Arches, in my eyes, leading the way as an inclusive landlord. I decided a couple of years ago I wanted to share knowledge from my own Muslim culture with colleagues and residents. So I created an annual date sharing event.

Mo continues:

“In the Muslim culture, dates are commonly gifted as they are traditionally eaten to break the fast and are also packed with amazing health benefits. I wanted to acknowledge the importance of gift giving in the Muslim culture, especially around Eid as this is a celebratory time for everyone involved. Arches supported me with this idea and our Ramadan/Eid celebration is now infamous across the organisation and with our customers.

 I also saw it as a wonderful excuse to provide a wide selection of delicious South Asian savouries and desserts which always go down very well after the fasting month of Ramadan”.