Filipino Women's Association UK
Registered Charity #1147454
The Filipino Women’s Association-UK (FWA-UK) organised a mini gathering of friends coming from the young and not so young generation to assist the Support the Senior Citizens of the Community project. This afternoon tea was held at the Royal Festival Hall on a cloudy, windy Saturday the 10th of March 2018 . The friends of the FWA-UK occupied a corner …
Dear valued friends, Hope you’re all having a good start to the New Year! 🙂 Our annual celebration of Philippine National Day (PND) coincides with the celebration of the founding of FWA-UK. And this time, it is our 30th Year! To Reserve your Ticket(s), simply get in touch with any of our Board Member’s or PND Working Group Team: Clarita …
A big thank you to the FWA-UK members for attending the Association’s annual general meeting and election on 24th September 2017! A VERY BIG THANK YOU to the following members who brought delectable foods on the day!! Zanie Del Mundo Nene Martin Pat Shah Dottie Mendoza
Highlights from the 2017 PND
The FWA-UK celebrated Philippine independence day by holding its highly anticipated dinner-dance in their usual tasteful style at the prestigious Royal Garden Hotel on Saturday, the 11th of June 2016. The usual long queue at reception didn’t happen this time as those who still needed to pay were few and a new innovation was employed; no time was spent checking …
Launched in November 2015, this local project strives to serve the needs of the first generation of Filipino migrants to the United Kingdom who arrived during the late 1960s and peaked in the 1970s. They were mostly economic migrants and were generally employed in the service industries, catering and hospitality, healthcare and domestic services. Their ages ranged from 18-30 years …
INTRODUCTION / BACKGROUND The first generation of Filipino migrants to the United Kingdom arrived during the late 1960s and peaked in the 1970s. They were mostly economic migrants and were generally employed in the service industries namely, catering and hospitality, healthcare and domestic services. Their ages ranged from 18 – 30 years. This first generation are now senior citizens and …