We are a community voluntary organisation established in 2010. We exist to promote women’s rights and wellbeing, raise money for women’s services and provide opportunities for women in Dorset to socialise and share their skills.
Our aims:
Social WAND
Facilitating events and activities where women in Dorset can meet each other and socialise.
Serious WAND
Raising awareness of issues affecting women’s well-being & supporting organisations aligned to women’s issues.
Supportive WAND
Supporting and encouraging women in all walks of life through sharing members’ skills and knowledge.
Latest:
- WAND featured in local news coverage of #TakeAStand art protest
#TakeAStand #InTheirShoes campaign against sexual violence and victim-blaming - Earth Day #TreesAreTheKey watch partyTo mark Earth Day 2021 we are teaming up with The Word […]
- BBC Solent interview WAND and the Shine ProjectLaura and Anne talk women’s safety with Katie Martin on the BBC Solent Breakfast Show in the aftermath of the murder of Sarah Everard.
- Local artists donate work for Shine Project fundraiserMadeline Goodey and Doug Amer donate art works to help WAND fundraise for the Shine Project.
