WIILMA was started in 2019 by founder JJ Khun, as an experimental response to social problems. A global disadvantaged majority led, grassroots community cohesion project, we have been piloting an extensive variety of community projects to build cohesion and reduce isolation.“WIILMA started in 2019 pre-covid to reduce isolation & increase cohesion, everything we set up to do has since become national priorities.”

2019 - Launch of our pilot London Borough of Culture Project funded by the Mayor of London.

‘Across the 7 seas - 7 languages , 7 songs’ - Multilingual singing project designed & delivered by JJ in multiple community languages including Polish, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Turkish & Hindi.

Mental Health Fine Art programme centred around famous artists who struggled with Mental Health - Van Gogh, Schiele, Munch.

2020 Lockdown Christmas Day International multilingual concert broadcast around the world.

WIILMA international intergenerational Art Competition & Barbican supported exhibtion.

Women’s Shelter’s support project

2021 - Community architecture & Heritage projects launch with the Barbican

2022 - Launch of pioneering WIILMA Pets bereavement project

2023 - Windrush 75 project, teaching 1500 school children & adults about Windrush through an intergenerational music project.

Pioneering Christmas Day hospice patients, families & staff support project.

2024 - Barbican Women in Filmaking, what they won’t tell you event & 5th Anniversary Celebration event

2025 - ‘All welcome here’ - WIILMA One Community - solidarity project.