The Filipino Women’s Association – UK or FWA-UK as we fondly call it, was formed 29 years ago last April. It was originally set up to project a balanced view of Filipino women with an emphasis on their importance and contribution to society. In those days, the little that was known about Filipinos in the United Kingdom (UK) was from …
Month: August 2017
A Sincere Message from an FWA-UK Scholar, Mary Jane P. Siat
My heartfelt thanks to you and to the FWA-UK for supporting me during my High School years so that I was able to get a college scholarship from the Commission on Higher Education Regional Office VIII (CHEDRO VIII). Thank you for helping me to achieve my dream to be an educator. You have greatly inspired me to achieve what I …
FWA-UK collaboration with St Peter Gloucestershire (24-Hour Fundraising Challenge)
St. Peter’s High School in Gloucester is representative of the city of Gloucester in that it has a significant Filipino population. Over the past two years, students in Year 11 have raised over £5000 for people in the Philippines still rebuilding their lives after Typhoon Haiyan in Nov. 2013. With the assistance of its associated charity, the FWA-UK (registered charity …
A Message from One of the FWA-UK’s Scholars: Kloie An Cabrera
A moving message from one of the FWA-UK’s scholars – Kloie An Cabrera Dear FWA-UK ladies, Thank you so much for giving me a high-standard of education at ERDA Tech. I would not be who am I today without the help of FWA-UK. I thank you a lot for sponsoring my studies even if you don’t personally know me. After …