FWA-UK Founding Day Celebration

The Filipino Women’s Association UK is gearing up to celebrate its upcoming founding day on 29th April in Kensington London. The event promises to be a simple yet meaningful celebration, centered around a thanksgiving mass to express gratitude for the association’s achievements over the years. The celebration will be attended by members of the FWA-UK community, who will come together …

Meeting with the London Metropolitan Police Officers on Domestic Violence Laws

THE FILIPINO WOMEN ASSOCIATION-UK MEETS FILIPINO LONDON METROPOLITAN POLICE OFFICERS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH, PHILIPPINE EMBASSY WEDNESDAY 29 TH MARCH 2023. The FILIPINO WOMEN ASSOCIATION-UK was invited by the Philippine Embassy to attend an activity in celebration of National Women’s Month on Wednesday, 29 March 2023, at Sentro Rizal London. London Metropolitan Police officers …

Free IT Training for Seniors at the Stratford Library

Supported by: The Filipino Women’s Association UK (FWA-UK) continues to offer free IT training to seniors every Saturday at the Stratford Library as part of their outreach project, “A Helping Hand to the Elderly and the Vulnerable in Newham, London” funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. The goal of this programme is to help seniors become more comfortable and proficient …

Constructing a New Narrative: Celebrating International Women’s Day with the Filipino Women’s Association UK

On the evening of 7th March 2023, the Khalili Lecture Theatre in SOAS University, London was the venue for the International Women’s Day celebration hosted by the Filipino Women’s Association UK (FWA-UK). The event was held in partnership with the Philippine Studies at SOAS and the Kanlungan Filipino Consortium, and the theme of the evening was “Constructing the Filipino Woman …

Post-Valentine’s Afternoon Tea Party for Seniors

The Filipino Women’s Association – UK hosted a post-Valentine’s afternoon tea party for seniors in the community on 19th February 2023. The event was made possible thanks to funding from the National Lottery, and it was a great success. The party was held at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in London, Kensington, and it was attended by dozens of seniors who …

Constructing the Filipino Woman in Britain: Towards Agency and Empowerment – Celebrating International Women’s Day with FWA-UK

In partnership with: The FWA-UK (Filipino Women’s Association UK) is hosting an event on 7th March 2023 to celebrate International Women’s Day at the Khalili Lecture Theatre in SOAS University, London. The theme of the evening will be “Constructing the Filipino Woman in Britain: Towards Agency and Empowerment” and will be held in partnership with the Philippine Studies as SOAS …

Holly Jolly Shimmer & Shine Christmas Party 2022

How time flies and FWA-UK were at it again. The Association celebrated Christmas party on Saturday 17 December 2022 at Copthorne Tara Hotel in Kensington, attended by some 100 guests of all ages. Madam Chair Dulia Prado gave a welcome speech highlighting the work of the Association to date specially mentioning the scholarship programme in place in the Philippines and …

Outreach Event: Afternoon Tea Party

By: Nieves Bates, Publicity Committee Lead Once again, The Outreach & Community Affairs Committee held another successful fun time afternoon at Bugis Brasserie of the Copthorne/Tara Hotel, Kensington, London on the 6th November 2022. Nothing could dampen the spirits of those who attended the tea party despite of a very wet and gloomy afternoon. The heavy rain did not deter …

Courtesy Call at the Philippine Embassy 2022

The new officers and trustees of the FWA-UK paid a courtesy call to the Philippine Embassy in London on 7th October 2022 and were met with a warm welcome by the acting ambassador and Charge D’ Affaires Rhenita Rodriguez. FWA-UK Madam Chair Dulia Prado highlighted the mission and vision of the Association with education being the core objective. The FWA-UK …