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Join us at our Virtual AGM on 27th November
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Step 2 Skills Adult Achievement Awards Runner Up
Congratulations to our learner and volunteer, Renata, who was the Runner Up in the Step2Skills Adult Achievement Award Category for "Upskilling By Volunteering".
Renata said to us "I want to say thank you very much once again for nominating me for the Adult Achievement Awards. I am extremely grateful to you and everyone at Watford Women's Centre for giving me the opportunity to attend the Awards ceremony
You have been very supportive to me since I started to attend courses and volunteering for you. You helped me to increase my confidence and my self esteem".
Covid-19 Community Champion Award Winner
We were invited by Cllr Imran Hamid to attend the first Overseas Pakistan Lovers OPL awards dinner. We were honoured to be presented with an award in recognition of our work across the community during
Covid-19.
New Face-to-Face Support Group Launched in September 2021
My Ally face-to-face support groups launched in September, and we extended our phone support hours to include two evenings per week.
You can read more about My Ally here
Learn new skills with our November Courses
We have new courses starting. Please view all our new courses here for more information. Book your place now!
Watford FC fans raised £4993 for domestic abuse on International Women's Day
Watford FC Fans, Goalkeeper Ben Foster, Watford FC Women's Forward, Helen Ward and the Alan Day Group joined forces between 4-22 March 2021 for our #ChooseToChallenge domestic violence campaign and raised nearly £5,000. This campaign was part of this year's International Women's Day, an annnual celebration for women, by women. Funds raised provided urgent counselling sessions for domestic abuse victims.
Watford Women's Centre stands in solidarity with BLM Movement
We support the Black Lives Matter Movement and all those who seek to eradicate injustice across the globe. We recognise the devastating impact of structural racism on people's life chances across health, education, employment and justice. We will always consider issues of intersectionality in our approach to equality & feminism and are committed to amplifying the voices of black women in our work.
