WOMEN CONNECTING WOMEN
Women Connecting Women (WCW), a subcommittee of the Gladstone Multicultural Association Incorporated, was created to assist immigrant women to interact with others and increase their engagement with their new city, its people and its culture.
Many women newly arriving in the Gladstone region can often be isolated due to language barriers, through not knowing anyone in the region, not understanding Australian ways or simply feeling a sense of loss for their home country.
WCW is a social group of Australian women and immigrant women who occasionally meet in an informal setting to connect, to talk, to discuss issues and to support each other.
The Women Connecting Women group focuses on the needs of all women and their families and endeavours to help :
- To learn about Gladstone and Australian culture
- To receive support from Australian women
- To practice their English in an informal setting
- To build connectedness with the community
- To assist new arrivals in identifying their specific interaction needs, then linking them to the appropriate local, state, or commonwealth services
- To develop social links between each cultural community, to share in one another’s culture and to promote the benefits of a multicultural society
- To develop a sense of pride in our diverse community especially amongst the youth, in order to encourage harmony and reduce prejudice
- To contribute to the wellbeing of the community
Women Connecting Women now have a facebook page, so we can help all women from all different parts of life. We are like an information centre for women that might need any sort of information. So pop on to Women Connecting Women facebook, become a member and enjoy the friendship of other members.
For further information regarding Women Connecting Women please contact:
Chairperson
Kerry Patricia Perrie
Email womencwomen@gmai.org.au
Website: www.gmai.org.au
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