Women Of Multicultural Ethnicity Network in Iceland
We wanted to share the news with you all that the 112 Emergency website now has an English page. We are very proud to have worked with them in getting the website and information accessible to non-Icelandic speakers. Access to information is critical for making the right decisions when in need. We know they are …
We are proud to support the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Iceland in raising awareness and understanding. Together through opening ourselves up to diversity we can create a more peaceful world.
The main objectives of the project are to promote immigrant women both in the capital area and beyond, to activate them through structured empowerment for participation in the community and to promote the active participation in the social activities. Additional objective is to identify problems that impede or inhibit adaptation (a.) communal (b.) individual. This …
Markmið verkefnisins er að efla konur af erlendum uppruna bæði á höfuðborgarsvæðinu og utan þess, virkja þær í gegnum skipulagða sjálfsstyrkingu til þátttöku í samfélaginu og kynna fyrir þeim þátttöku í virku félagsstarfi. Aukamarkmið er að greina vandamál sem standa í vegi fyrir eða hamla aðlögun (a.) samfélagsleg (b.) einstaklingsbundin. Markhópur verkefnisins eru konur af …
Early in 2013 W.O.M.E.N was contacted by US-LT Alumni Association in Lithuania about a possible partnership between our associations. The US-LT Alumni Association was looking for a partnership which was a requirement to apply for the EEA Norway Grants. After reading up about their association and their current project‚ Ethnic Kitchen, a documentary film showcasing …
The World Food Cafe is a monthly event supported by W.O.M.E.N. The event is open to all women in Iceland. This monthly event started several years ago as a way to bring women from different cultures together and to learn about different ethnic cuisines and share a lovely evening enjoying good food and good conversation. …
W.O.M.E.N. in Iceland has participated in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign since 2005. Every year, from November 25 – December 10, various activist associations organize events in order to raise public awareness about causes and consequences of gender violence. Read more about the campaign on http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/16days/home.html.
W.O.M.E.N. – Women Of Multicultural Ethnicity Network and the Reykjavík City Library have embarked on a joint project – the Women’s Story Circle. The objective of this Women’s Story Circle is to create a forum for women to share their stories, be they personal or literary, giving them an opportunity to meet in an informal …
What is peer support? Peer support is a ‘helpline’ for women in need offered by women who may share similar experiences here in Iceland. This is a voluntary, confidential service offered by the members W.O.M.E.N. This service is free to all women of foreign origin. New to Iceland? Need to know your rights as a …
All the Women of the World All the Women of the World is a group established by women, whose work, in one way or another, is aimed at strengthening the status of immigrant women in Iceland, and to further mutual integration. Members of the group include representatives from the Social Services, Stígamót Education and Counseling …