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FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions Why
is the WIBC different than other business networking and fundraising clubs?
Firstly
– WIBC membership is 10 Euros per year.. We don’t believe in asking a membership
fee – as our club is based on participation and action. If you can
give of yourself to the club, with your skills, talents and personality,
that is payment enough. Secondly
– WIBC members meet at 2pm in luxury hotel lobbies. In this way, we
are assured of maximum comfort and service. Thirdly – WIBC doesn’t ask that you maintain any stressful referral demands. Once you get to know the other ladies in the club and what they have to offer – you can decide on your own – if you wish to refer them or not. You can personally arrange to set up an Affiliate / Referral Contract or a Barter Contract. You will never be pressured into making relationships that you don’t want to make. Do I have to be a working woman to be in this club? No. Absolutely Not. We have a large selection of women who are retired and just want to help with the fundraisers. We have other women who don't have work, but want to be surrounded by hard working women. We have women, who can't work for health reasons, but want to stay busy. We have women who only holiday in this area, but when they are here, they want to help out. We want to give a voice to all community women plus the ones we meet along the way - sharing what we know and learning from them. Why
does the WIBC create fundraisers? Fundraisers
are a group or team effort. By working together to pull together an
exciting fundraiser, we each get to excel at our natural talents and
motivations. We can also learn from others and soak up some needed
skills to add to our business savvy. It is a great way to learn and have
fun at the same time. The
other reason is that as women, we want to help other women. Javea has an
aggressive program to help women and their children who are victims of
domestic violence. They need our help. Why
does the WIBC host an International Women’s Day?
Firstly,
the WIBC is a group made up of women. It is only a natural conclusion
that we should celebrate our day. Secondly,
the WIBC is a group of such diverse and international women. We need a
large event in order to showcase all of the trades and talents that make
up this club. Thirdly,
the WIBC want to reach out a wider audience to continue their media
campaign to raise the level of aware of domestic violence in Spain. It
is one of the highest in Europe and both the United Nations and Amnesty
International have put Spain on their watch lists. Fourthly,
the WIBC wants to continue to raise money for the victims of domestic
violence and people in need. What is the Javea Women's Shelter? Javea
Women's Shelter has been in existence for four years. It
is a Shelter or Safe House for all women and children in the Javea area
who are victims of domestic violence. The
Javea Social Services department and the Javea Police department
initiated the Shelter in order to help the many women in children who
were in need of safety. The
Shelter provides pro-active solutions for women who find themselves and
their children threatened by domestic violence. Both the police and the
social services departments take swift action to remove the victims from
their homes and take them to the Shelter, which is located in a secret
place and guarded with security. Then
a lawyer is appointed to the victim in order to sort out what is needed
to clarify and legalize the domestic situation. Sometimes, there is a
need for a divorce, custody of the children and secured monies and
pensions. During their stay at the Shelter, the victims are entitled to
psychiatric counselling. Next,
the police are sent to the victim’s home in order to remove the
violent perpetrator. After
two to three weeks, the woman and her children are moved back into the
cleared domestic home and monitored by social services. It
is an energetic program that has become a much-needed solution to aid
the rising numbers of domestic violence situations in Javea. Up to 20
women at a time per month, plus their children seek refuge in the
Shelter. Social
services sites isolation and alcohol to be the two most contributing
factors to the occurrence of domestic violence. However, in general,
language barriers are the number one cause of all disputes in the
region. Social
Services 96 579-4142 Police
96 579-0081 MEDIA LINKS UNITED NATIONS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
NEW YORK TIMES TAIPEI TIMES Euroresidentes
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