Women Of Multicultural Ethnicity Network in Iceland
The Women’s Story circle presented to our guests from Finland The Daisy Ladies the World Garden at the Nordic House. Lilianne gave them some of our seeds from Nordgen to bring back to Finland! We had a picnic together and then jumped on the bus. We were 35 all together! We visited the presidential house …
On the 18th of May, W.O.M.E.N. welcomed a sister organisation from Finland, the Daisy Ladies. For that occasion, W.O.M.E.N. organised a mini-conference to introduce them to the different institutions and resources involved in the fight against gender based violence in Iceland. Our chair, Maru Alemán, made an introduction about the heart of our work: the …
In honour of our guests from Finland, the Daisy Ladies, W.O.M.E.N. got together and showed our diversity here in Iceland through our delicious cuisine! What a feast! Thousand thanks to our volunteer-chefs from all over the world!
In honour of our sister organisation visiting from Finland, The Daisy Ladies, W.O.M.E.N. is organising a short conference with institutions and resources involved in the fight against gender violence. The conference will be held in English. All are welcome to attend! Register here.
Það er kominn þessi tími ársins! This time of the year has come! Söngvakeppnin er mjög mikilvægur og vinsæll viðburður á Íslandi. Hvað finnst þér? Er söngvakeppnin vinsæl í þínu landi? Af hverju er söngvakeppnin svo vinsæl á Íslandi að þínu mati? Við ætlum að kjósa bestu lögin 2023! Kvennaborðið er öruggt rými fyrir konum af …
Yesterday the Women’s Story Circle met again to prepare the garden together. A lot was achieved!
The summer officially started today in Iceland! To celebrate, W.O.M.E.N. invites you to two events. The Women’s Story Circle will meet at the Nordic House’s greenhouse to start again the World Garden this Sunday: Kvennaborðið will ask you a burning question on Monday: when does the summer really start in Iceland? Come practice your Icelandic …
Yesterday the Ministry of Social affairs and Labour awarded our association 2.500.000 isk for operating costs. We are all volunteers at W.O.M.E.N. This grant is important as it will help us use our time and energy better, so help women of foreign origin better. All thanks and credits go to the former boards who made …
The Project – IWEV In the wake of the #metoo revolution, immigrant women in Iceland shared, for the first time, their experiences of abuse and violence in both intimate partnerships and in workplaces. Their stories reveal underlying factors contributing to gender-based violence and how those intersect with social categories such as race and ethnicity. The published narratives exposed how little research and knowledge there is …
Peer learning is when students interact with other students to attain educational goals. Kvennaborðið is a peer-learning initiative for women of foreign origin to practice and attain their goals with Icelandic language. The advantages? No fear of being judged: we are all peers. Safe space: no bias about origin, accent or level of Icelandic. Confidence …