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The Womens Intercultural Center is a catalyst for transforming the lives of women in Southern NM and West Texas.
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HISTORY
In 1992 the call for overcoming isolation and lack of alternative education opportunities began with two Sisters of Mercy and a group of women from the Anthony community. A year later, the call was answered by converting a two-car garage into the Womens Intercultural Center. In 2001, an Educational Construction Project, one of the Centers most successful initiatives, was launched to help meet the Centers growing needs. Today, the Center is housed in a vibrant 7,000 sq. ft. eco-friendly facility, the only one of its kind in the nation. The Womens Intercultural Center is a catalyst for change n the lives of women, a focus it continues to achieve through its day to day operations and programming. Its Women Interweaving Needs and Goals for Success (WINGS) Program has a three pronged approach that intertwines alternative education and personal development, economic self-sufficiency and consciousness raising for change. Today the Womens Intercultural Center meets the needs of Southern NM and West TX. Through partnerships and collaborations, we advance and expand our programming. In EDUCATING, EMPOWERING and ENGAGING WOMEN we are building STRONGER COMMUNITIES.
MISSION
To provide a place for women to learn and work together to develop their SOCIAL,
VALUES
The Womens Intercultural Center believes that: WOMEN need to be treated with dignity, respect and honesty, WOMEN deserve to be happy and healthy, WOMEN should be empowered and develop their spiritual side. Intercultural exchanges break down stereotypes, expand horizons and raise consciousness, If you educate a WOMAN you educate a FAMILY, Community is essential to personal growth and in fostering WOMEN as agents of change.
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Womens Intercultural Center 303 Lincoln St / PO Box 2411 Anthony, NM 88021 575-882-5556 www.womensinterculturalcenter.org
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ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY
Program Description The program employs a holistic approach and utilizes some principles of Popular Education for social change as taught by Brazilian educator, Paulo Freire. Through our educational programs, the Womens Intercultural Center serves as a springboard for women to unlock their potential to subsequently consider higher education and/or start/advance a career field through the variety of classes we offer through our Winter, Summer and Fall semesters each lasting 15 weeks. Special Workshops and trainings are provided throughout the year based at the request of our participants and or identified areas of need for the respective communities of Southern NM and West TX.
Program Description The BAE is an educational immersion about U.S./Mexican Border. This region is a microcosm for global concern and a place where critical issues intersect in tangible ways (economics, human rights, ecology, migration, labor, militarization of the border, health and more). Participants have the opportunity to engage in discussions with local residents, professionals, receive presentations from topic experts, and meet with local grassroots organizations involved in the issues. Participants stay overnight with local host families (optional), a highlight of the overall experience. Participants are educated on the complexities of border life and its implications at the national level. It is intentionally designed to be a challenging educational experience centered on questioning and reflection on the presented material(s) and experienced realities. This is much more than a border tour. It presents a tacit understanding of the issues so participants can form their own opinions about U.S./Mexican policies. This in-depth experience takes participants beyond the sound bytes of the nightly news. The immersion also provides a taste of the rich culture of the border. This program prepares participants to take actions on the issues presented in one's local community.
Mission To foster the entrepreneurial spirit of women through the development of diverse and creative opportunities that promote an exchange of knowledge and skills that will enable women to produce and market quality goods and services through consulting, microenterprises and/or small business creation.
Program Description The program provides the means for women to make an analysis of social, environmental, immigration, and economic justice as well as any other situation for them to in turn organize others to lead or create an action phase. Issues are presented through both sides of the coin in order for women to make the appropriate decisions for their families and respective communities. It is through this program that women realize that their current understandings of the world and their place in it have been limited by existing social structures. Most importantly, women learn to find their voice and realize their potential to affect societal change. Outreach is done through workshops, forums, guest speakers and cultural events scheduled throughout the year to address issues impacting communities at the local, state, regional, and federal levels.
Program Description The program provides a spectrum of opportunities for women to achieve economic self-sufficiency by tapping into their existing talents and building employment and marketable skills to eventually secure a job or consider consulting, micro-enterprise/small business opportunities. The Center also assists in the marketing and selling of products handcrafted by its program participants. Economic Development Projects are developed based on the needs of the participants.
Contact For additional information, to volunteer your expertise, interest in supporting the Centers micro/social enterprises, please contact the Executive Director @ 575-882-5556.
Contact For additional information or to volunteer as in instructor, please contact the Programs Coordinator at 575-882-5556
Contact For additional information or to volunteer as guest speaker, please contact the Programs Coordinator @ 575-882-5556.