‘Showcasing the talents of

Women of ACCESS’

Margaret and Dagmar will show you how to transform Beads into Jewellery and Fruit into Sculptures. 

Be encouraged to try it out for yourself, and discover your hidden creativity.

Enjoy light refreshments and relaxed conversation. 

If you have never been to ACCESS, this is a great opportunity to call in and find out about the work we do.

www.internationalwomensday.com

On International Women’s Day, ACCESS 2000 together with Waterford Women’s Centre celebrates the launch of the Women’s Collective of the South East, and the regional launch of the National Collective of Community Based Women’s Networks (NCCWN). 

The collaboration of the two projects began in 1995. Marian Donegan, Project Co-ordinator of ACCESS 2000  said ‘The development of the Women’s Collective of the South East is a welcome opportunity to strengthen this relationship. South East regional representative Ann Fitzgerald,  said ‘This is a wonderful opportunity for local community women’s groups to build a strong local, regional and national voice for disadvantaged women.

This is the first time that ordinary women have  a national organisation that is truly representative of grassroots women’s projects; from Waterford to Wexford to Dublin to Donegal.  Ms. Donegan said  ‘In supporting the development of the regions the National Collective of Community Based Women’s Networks is making it possible for women experiencing disadvantage to represent themselves and their own issues at national level.

Miriam Holt, Coordinator of the NCCWN, said  ‘In becoming a Women’s National Development Company the NCCWN has enabled women’s projects all over Ireland to form a collective through which they can be democratically represented at a regional and national level’.  International Women Day is a time to reflect on the gains made for women and we see the development of the South East Women’s Collective and being part of a National Collective is a tremendous achievement in 2013.’

‘Showcasing the talents of

Women of ACCESS’

Margaret and Dagmar will show you how to transform Beads into Jewellery and Fruit into Sculptures. 

Be encouraged to try it out for yourself, and discover your hidden creativity.

Enjoy light refreshments and relaxed conversation. 

If you have never been to ACCESS, this is a great opportunity to call in and find out about the work we do.

www.internationalwomensday.com

Congratulations to all the Women who received Certification in ECDL, ECDL Advanced, and ECDL EXPERT.

A big thank you to everyone who attended the celebrations.

The morning started with sweets and treats in the lovely cinema in An Tobar, where  the ladies watched the film  ‘Made in Dagenham’, a true account of 300 women workers at Ford’s Essex plant who went on strike in 1968 to win their battle against lower pay.

This was followed by the Awards Ceremony in Westgate Computer Centre. 

To Celebrate AONTAS Adult Learners Festival 2013

Tuesday, 26th February, 2013

ACCESS is presenting ECDL Expert Certificates

to

the Advanced ECDL Class 2012

The Equality for Women Measure 2010-2013 is funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) through the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme 2007-2013 and the Department of Justice and Equality.

 www.adultlearnersfestival.com/

As part of the entertainment we will be screening the film

‘Made in Dagenham’

in An Tobar, Westgate  Yard

which you can enjoy with sweets ‘n’ treats.

 All are welcome.

On Monday, 18th February, ACCESS Staff and Management met with women supporters of the project, to develop our strategic plan for the next 3 years. 

This was a very successful meeting with lots of energetic, enthusiastic &  imaginative ideas for the future. 

Thank you to everyone who participated.

Time for tea!

Thank you to all at Waterford Women’s Centre for the lovely warm welcome we received on a wet and windy day, 7 Dec.

It was a lovely opportunity for our ladies to see the variety of work done in your centre with the creche, shop, garden, and baking the blaas…..

ACCESS Wexford, and Waterford Women’s  centre make up the NCCWN South East Region.

Here we are at work, (Volumtary Board of Management and Staff)  preparing for the NCCWN AGM and Networking event in Dublin on the 14th November 2012.

Time to say Cheese…

ACCESS celebrated the achievements of our learners on Friday, 19th October 2012. 

We were joined by Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform Brendan Howlin, who presented Certificates to each of the students, Mayor Jim Allen, and Cllr. George Lawlor .

Thank you to all the Dignitaries, local business people and representatives from the voluntary and community sector who attended.

Certificates were presented to two groups of learners:

Young men and women aged 18 to 25 years, who completed a year long FAS sponsored Employment Skills Training Programme. 

Women who completed an 18 month Access to Employment Training Programme, funded by the Equality for Women Measure.