News & Events

May 23, 2019

Stories of Change

Andreia is from Brazil. She moved to Ireland with her husband a year and a half ago and has a two year old son. She lives […]
May 21, 2019

Women’s stories

Migrant women attending English classes in Dublin as part of the WEMIN project were asked what attending the classes meant to them. Here is what they […]
May 20, 2019

Presentation of the WEMIN Guide for Policy Makers in Florence, Oxfam Italy conference hall

On the May 17th 2019, Oxfam Italia Intercultura introduced the “The social integration of migrant and refugee women: a guide for policy makers” to 23 professionals: […]
May 20, 2019

Migrant and Refugee Women restarting their lives in Athens (Greece) and participating in WEMIN empowerment and training cycles

The 1st empowerment cycle in Athens  was completed on May 13th 2019. The sessions have taken place at a public primary school (104th School of Ampelokipi, […]
May 5, 2019

Wemin at the 5th European Migration Forum

The ‘Marketplace of projects and best practices’ of the dialogue platform on migration, asylum and migrant integration welcome offered a privilege space to present Wemin during […]
April 30, 2019

MRW Story of Change – Nina from Nepal

“My name is Nina. I´m from Nepal, from Kathmandu. I Live in Lisbon and I`m 26 years old. I´m in Portugal since August 2018. I speak […]
April 28, 2019

Mentoring a Cooking Family Business

Shumaila Foods, from Pakistan, was born during WEMIN Portuguese classes, inspired by the gastronomic exchange of the first edition of the Lisbon International breakfast “Há Manhãs”. […]
April 28, 2019

“Há Manhãs” with the Lisbon Nepal Community

On April 28th we hosted the 4th “Há Manhãs” for the women from the Lisbon Nepal Community at the Community House of Mouraria, under the WEMIN […]
April 28, 2019

Empowerment Sessions in Lisbon

The Lisbon model for empowerment sessions implementation encapsulates two different types of sessions, always in a large group dynamic; Traditional sessions in a classroom where the […]
April 28, 2019

Kick Off of Arts, Crafts and Culture Workshops in Lisbon

In Lisbon, joint workshops on arts, crafts and culture began on April 4th with a first exploratory session, only with migrant and refugee women to present […]