Welcome to the
International Women’s Association of Modena
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Our Story
It might be destiny or just amazing coincidence that the city’s motto is: “Avia Pervia”, which translates into “let difficult paths made be easy to walk”. These two words, representing the city of Modena, are speaking from our hearts, as they are identical to our goals as an association.
A deep wish to help others, who are in the same situation like so many of us had been once, was the key driver to build this association, which has grown unbelievably fast since our foundation in December 2014.
What We Do
MONTHLY ACTIVITIES
Bi-weekly coffee mornings and aperitivos. Business lunches and seminars. Evening events on special occasions.
CHARITY EVENTS
We held some fun events in October 2020 in support of the breast cancer unit at Policlinico Modena through the association Il Cesto di Ciliegie including online cooking classes.
ANNUAL MEETINGS
Once a year we gather for the Annual General Meeting, a Thank You aperitivo for all the volunteers and the Christmas Dinner for our members.
community support
You will be informed by our monthly newsletter about activities offered by the association and the city. We have a lively WhatsApp group to answer all your questions.
IWA Modena in numbers
CURRENT MEMBERS
IWA Modena has grown steadily since its foundation in 2014. Many members have been with us for several years and we keep growing!
NATIONALITIES
We have members coming from Italy, Germany, UK, USA, France, Greece, Canada, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turkey, Colombia, India, Israel, and Spain
AVERAGE YEARS living in ITALY
Our members know life in Italy pretty well. On average our foreign members have lived here for 7.3 years, and we have a 32% of our members that are locals.
CHARITY EVENTS
We organise the collection of useful items for the homeless and support a local charitable organisation each year as our partner of the year.
Our Vision
All IWA Modena members fully embrace their life in Modena and actively support other women.
Our Mission
The International Women’s Association of Modena is a volunteer-run, non-profit network of Women for Women who live in, and around Modena. We are a group of internationally-minded, English-speaking women who support each other with:
- the integration into a new community
- empowering each other in our personal and professional development
- providing opportunities to contribute to the association and the local community at large.
IWA Modena & AIW Partnership
As our slogan, “Women for Women” continues to inspire us to give back to our Modenese Community, it is with great pride that this year we announce our partnership with the Association for the Integration of Women (AIW). IWA Modena continue to support women’s associations as we did in 2018 and 2019 with Casa delle Donne Contrο la Violenza Modena, raising in total over 16.000 Euros, and in 2020 by supporting the project with Il Cesto di Ciliege.
Latest News
IWAM Interest Group Sponsored Events
IWA Modena sponsored events for its interest groups that they organised for themselves. Read all about them and look through the photos!
IWAM Ambassadors First Event
In September 2022, IWAM launched its Ambassador Program. The idea is for senior members to welcome new members individually, one on one. This is so that each new member can get tailored information about IWAM and also have a point person to contact with questions, new...
Christmas Themes: Green and Solidarity
The IWAM ‘Greeners’ group has gathered some suggestions on how to make this season jolly both for your loved ones and the environment while also being careful about our environmental impact (and our wallets! ☺). Read on for seven ways to make a green impact this...