WSSAG (Women Seeking Sanctuary Advocacy Group)
About Us
Who are we ?
WSSAG is a group where women can come and meet and learn from one another and share experiences with total confidence, also making friends and connections. We are an advocacy and research group which works with and for refugee women and their families to enhance their ability to rebuild their lives.
We are committed to campaigning on women’s asylum issues, to promote positive opportunities, social cohesion, build confidence and self-esteem, and to enhance active citizenship.
We empower and support women seeking sanctuary in Wales to voice their needs and represent themselves at strategic and policy making levels. WSSAG is committed to signpost women to anti-deportation campaign organisations.
Our Volunteers and Trustees
Anne
VolunteerI am always happy to help people because I have received a lot of support through my life. And WSSAG is the perfect place where I can do it, as I have opportunities to express myself and gain new skills.
Joyce
Volunteer and TrusteeI am really happy and grateful for Wssag. It is so helpful to me sharing food, clothes and offering courses to women which have improved my skills. I am happy to be a member and be given such services. May Wssag continue to flourish.
Elizabeth
VolunteerI am grateful for the motivation and support received from the staff at Wssag who gave me the courage and confidence to move up through the ladder. I was able to get my first job thanks to this group and I am currently studying psychology at the University.
Monica
VolunteerI want to say a very big THANK YOU to the WSSAG family for the continuous support they have been rendering to me especially during the pandemic. It has been a wonderful experience coming in contact with the group.
What do we do ?
Due to the pandemic, our activities are run online to enable women to continue developing, improving and bonding. Our Food-bank project is the only activity running from our Centre.
Wellbeing Club
Physical exercise sessions are organized on Zoom to keep in touch to feel less isolated and maintain good mental health
Monthly Coffee Mornings
Every last Tuesday of the month with guest speakers to talk about various topics.
Online IT classes
Introduce women to Technology fields and encourage their empowerment (Microsoft Office, Internet, Digital tools...)
Food-bank
Every Friday at our centre 9.30am to 11.00am
Training, workshops and courses
Online training of women in various fields and skills (computer courses, cooking workshops...)
General support
We provide personal support depending on individual's needs.
FOOD BANK
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Many lives transformed !
JOIN OUR TEAM !
An exciting role has become available thanks to funding from Comic Relief’s Global Majority Fund. We need a Well-being Co-ordinator to oversee our Women’s Well-being Project. We’re looking for an organised, motivated and flexible person ideally with direct experience of working with the asylum seeking community and with a wide range of life experience and understanding of sensitive issues faced by this community.
For more details, please see Job Description below.
Contact
To get more informations, please contact us.