To promote the benefit and improve the life experience of women and their families resident in particular but not exclusively in the city of leicester and the counties of leicestershire and rutland by the provision of education and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupation: in particular for women who experience disadvantage and inequality in their lives supporting them to overcome poverty and other obstacles including those related to education, employment, health, youth, age, disability, abuse, financial hardship or other disadvantage