Friday the 15th of October 2021
Emergency Response Project Breakthroughs(continued)
We are very pleased to share that after a great success, the Emergency Response Support Project is still ongoing!
Thanks to your persistent support, MWAM was able to collect enough resources to assist over 200 women and families in the past 2 years!
During this period, we have opened our doors so that refugee, asylum seekers, and migrant women and their families could have access to your most valuable donations, from baby diapers to cleaning products, non-perishable foods, and clothes, and other immediate basic needs!
This does not mean that our job is done!
Times are still demanding for the women and families we help. Baby necessities are still needed. Likewise, monetary donations are valuable because with them we are able to sustain our support services.
Wednesday the 28th of July 2021
Emergency Response Project Breakthroughs
From the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis to this date, Migrant Women Association Malta has been working closely with over 200 asylum seekers, refugees, and migrant women living in Malta.
Of these 200 women :
- 135 Individuals receive support from our Emergency Response Project,
- 65 are survivors or at risk of sexual and gender-based violence,
- 57 are unemployed,
- 10 are urgently seeking employment.
- 63 of which are mothers,
- Their ages range from 18-50.
Barriers
The main barriers faced by the 57 unemployed women to get legal jobs in Malta
- Trouble adapting to Malta’s employment system and it’s legal benefits
- Limited digital literacy
- Language barriers
- Cultural and Gendered based stereotypes against (migrant) women
- Family and/or motherhood commitment
The Current Plan
Thanks to the Melita Foundation, the trainers’ cost will be covered, this enables MWAM to host the Getting Online Project where digital literacy and the participants’ knowledge of Malta’s employment will be improved. This will allow women to work legally and contribute to Malta’s economy.
How you can help
MWAM is currently raising money to fund the rest of the Getting Online Project.
Click here to read more about Getting Online and donate to assist in making this project come true.
#GettingOnline
Sunday the 20th of June 2021
Refugee day 2021
MWAM would like to take this opportunity to celebrate World refugee day 2021 introduce “Getting online”, a Project funded by the Melita Foundation.
Getting Online will provide female asylum seekers and refugees training in digital literacy and how to navigate in the job market.
MWAM chose this day as it is a reminder of the importance of raising awareness of human rights that many of us take for granted. This is especially common when a vast majority of impoverished communities seek to live filled with health, inclusion and empowerment.
Sadly many of the female asylum seekers and refugees have been greatly impacted by COVID-19 leading them to be left out due to the many technological advances they cannot keep up with.
We are looking forward for the major step that Getting Online will achieve toward empowering the participants.
#GettingOnline
Wednesday the 24th of February 2021
Together to End SGBV Project
Saturday the 30th of January 2021
MWAM’s Sharing Happiness Together Events
Today’s news will about Migrant Women Association Malta’s second successive day of Sharing Happiness Together Events .On Saturday, 30 January 2021, MWAM’s team welcomed four female asylum seekers with their lovely children who are residents at the Hal Far Hangar Centre. and two women coupled with their partner from Marsa Open Centre.
It was amazing welcoming women, lovely children, and their partners. It is safe to say the Women enjoyed selecting from Mango Malta’s clothes, MWAM’s team was also absolutely delighted and proud providing diapers, strollers, masks, and clothes for the children.
Stay assured that this all Happened taking into consideration the necessary measures to prevent COVID 19 transmission.
MWAM’s team would like to avail of this opportunity to thank Farrugia and Co. Ltd and Imelda Balzan for their kind support and donation, especially for providing strollers with baby items and blankets , the support that helps us to achieve MWAM’s main goal by meeting our clients’ needs.
MWAM’s Team would also like to personally thank the individuals for the donations they have provided in the past week. Your generous donations will help sustain this service thus aiding those in need.
MWAM’s team can’t wait for the third Saturday to meet another group tomorrow, 6th February 2021.
If you want to contribute to MWAM’s Emergency Response Support Services and Projects feel free to participate. You can help us directly through a Donation!
Saturday the 23th of January 2021
MWAM’s Sharing Happiness Together Events
On Saturday Migrant Women Association Malta their successful happy event launching which included the distribution of the clothes of Mango Malta for female asylum seekers and refugees of Malta.
What is Sharing happiness Together Events?
Sharing Happiness together are events that are part of 16 days of activism: a campaign of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.; which is run by MWAM’s emergency response support services and projects
What have we done?
An event which was aimed to distribute Mango Malta’s clothes to the female asylum seekers and refugees at open centres.
MWAM’s team managed to welcome seven asylum seeker residents of Hal Far Hangar Open Centre from 11 am to 4 pm, taking into account the protective measures to prevent COVID-19 transmission.
What’s to expect next week?
We are fully booked and are going to meet with the second group female asylum seekers and refugees to provide them with more clothing basics and other basic needs.
Special Thanks and Gratitude
MWAM’s would like to avail this opportunity to thank Agency of the Welfare of Asylum Seekers’ (AWAS) team for their constant support and collaboration, especially for sharing the invitations with the target group and facilitating their visit to MWAM’s office to collect the clothes the women need.
If you want to be part of MWAM’s Emergency Response Support Services and Projects feel free to participate. You can help us directly with a donation!