SERVICES and PROJECTS

As part of our mission to empower women to become agents for their own change through education and personal development projects we run, our work is conducted though our current projects and activities such as Happy Healthy Families Club and our EU Lifelong Learning Programme.

As well as this, WAND aims to provide service at two levels.

Individual Level:
Working with disadvantaged and socially excluded, providing advice and information, support, advocacy, opportunities for education and training, self development for community action, enhancing lifelong skills, raising children’s voices, research and development and referral services.

Organisational Level:
By networking and partnering with other established organisations Other organisations with similar aims, through conduction and dissemination research, sharing information, campaigning and influencing social policy legislation affecting women.

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Services for Individuals

If you are interested in becoming part of a social network of women that meet once a month to support each other, learn, and discuss the problems facing their community you are welcome to join WAND. We focus on, Health, Education, Employment, Cultural Heritage in the following ways:

  • Information sharing
  • Networking opportunities
  • One to one visits
  • Social Activities
  • Awareness Campaigns
  • One to One Multilingual Emotional Wellbeing Support
  • Coffee Mornings
  • Taichi
  • Zumba
  • Massage
  • Yoga

Our events are supported by professionals from the NHS, government departments and service providers who have expert knowledge on issues and can offer advice and guidance.

Services for Organisations

We work with disadvantaged and socially excluded women, providing the following services:

  • Advice and information
  • Support
  • Opportunities for education and training
  • Self development for community action
  • Enhancing lifelong skills
  • Research and development
  • Referral services

By networking and partnering with other established organisations with similar aims we can:

  • Share information and resources
  • Campaign more effectively
  • Influence the development policy and legislation affecting women

Together we can:

  • Reach the unreachable
  • Assist those who have no recourse to public funds
  • Reach the vulnerable and make them aware of services that are available to them
  • Positively impact the lives of these women by offering them support, skills development and family support
  • Improve the quality of life to these groups enabling them to make a positive impact in their community and to society in general

Projects

  • IT training for women
  • Multilingual and Emotional Wellbeing support
  • Children Centre
  • Monthly Happy Healthy Family Club Disseminating
  • Wellbeing messages: Accept who you are, Eat healthy, Keep Active, Training/ Workshops and Awareness raising on Mental health, sexual health , Domestic Violence and Volunteering into Jobs
  • Young Girl Project
  • Gardening
  • Dance
  • Community Lunch
  • Community Food Distribution Project
  • You Are Not Alone Project (YANA)

If you would like further  information please contact us