Women Of Multicultural Ethnicity Network in Iceland
We are back: Peer support for women of foreign origin living in Iceland will start again Tuesday 5th of September. Do you have questions about your rights in Iceland as a mother, wife, or woman? No questions are too big or small. We will assist you in the best way we can. Register your appointment …
Today the Women’s Story Circle gathered at the greenhouse by the Nordic House to select the seeds. The weather was with us! With support from Nordgen, who provides seeds from Sweden we will embark on our adventure of growing a garden together where vegetables, flowers and herbs will grow. We think of our garden project …
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 …
On the day of Icelandic Language we presented our project “The Women’s Table“. Huldumál (Student association of Icelandic as a second language at the University of Iceland) and Mímir (Student association in Icelandic, general linguistics and sign language at the University of Iceland) organised the event. Thanks for the invite!
W.O.M.E.N. is proud to support this initiative by the students of Icelandic as a second language at the University of Iceland! The association will be presenting the Women’s Table project at 16:30. Come join us to celebrate Icelandic with an accent! Speaking Icelandic with an Accent is a series of events around the theme, Icelandic …
Kvennaborðið #3: Fimm. 22. september 2022 Gröndalshús, Fischersund, 101 Reykjavík Bókmenntir til að læra íslensku. Hvað vantar okkur? Eru barnabækur nóg? Eru íslenskar bókmenntir of erfiðar?Hvað lest þú? Hvað langar þig að lesa? Segðu skoðun þína! Komdu með bækurnar þínar! Kynning í gegnum zoom: Karítas Hrundar Pálsdóttir, Höfundur Árstíða og Dagatals, sögur á einföldu máli Komdu eins og þú …
On 14th August, the Nordic House invited the members of The World Garden project on a trip to visit an organic farm and a flower farm. What a wonderful and inspiring day! Nick from the Flight Song Farm and Axel from Espiflöt had us spellbound with their passion and energy. We would like to thank …
Last year’s survey by W.O.M.E.N. has shown that women of foreign origins want more opportunities to practice Icelandic.W.O.M.E.N. decided to answer that need and create a safe space where women can debate hot topics together, in Icelandic. What Kvennaborðið is: A safe space with the goal to empower women to give their opinion in Icelandic …
The Women’s story circle will gather again just like before on the first Sunday of each month. We hope you will join us and take part! #reykjavik #womensupportingwomen #iceland