PAWA

PAWA@15 Open House
2024-10-11 18:30 - 21:30 UTC | Asia House 63 New Cavendish Street London W1G 7LP United Kingdom
Join us at Asia House to celebrate 15 years of supporting teenage girls education on UN’s International Day of the Girl. It is our pleasure to invite you to celebrate PAWA’s journey over the last 15 years at an evening reception on Friday, 11th October 2024. 11th October is the UN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL, a fitting date for us to gather and learn about the positive impact your support has had on disadvantaged Asian teenage girls’ lives.
Please click on the link below for tickets.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pawa15-open-house-tickets-986765561357?aff=oddtdtcreator

PAWA Founder’s Lunar New Year Reception at MCM
2025-02-05 | Euronext, 11th Floor, Cargo Building, 25th North Colonnade, London E14 5HS, Euronext, 11th Floor Cargo Building, 25th North Colonnade, London, E14 5HS, United Kingdom
PAWA’s Founder and Chairperson of MCM Group, Mrs. SungJoo Kim, invited PAWA and friends to celebrate Lunar New Year at MCM boutique in London.

PAWA Founder’s Lunar New Year Reception at MCM

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PAWA Founder’s Dinner
2025-02-06 | Euronext, 11th Floor, Cargo Building, 25th North Colonnade, London E14 5HS, Euronext, 11th Floor Cargo Building, 25th North Colonnade, London, E14 5HS, United Kingdom
PAWA was thrilled to organise a special and exclusive event, Founder’s Dinner, the first of its kind marking the celebration of its 15th anniversary.
Sungjoo Kim OBE, founder of PAWA generously invited patrons to a private dinner in London on 6th of February. It was a wonderful evening where patrons learned of Sungjoo Kim’s background and passion for creating support initiatives for women and girls in modern society and indeed her great sense of mission in life has ignited and the inception of PAWA. Her hard work ethic in both professional life and charity work is highly inspiring. Several of charter founder members of PAWA were invited to share their experiences in working and building the steady growth of PAWA over the last fifteen years as volunteers.
It was also a fantastic opportunity to express and exchange both present and new ideas on future directions for PAWA, with a deep sense of collective commitment for all to continue making an impact. And we hope the new Patron (scheme/programme) will be a beginning of influential tradition and part of growth in future support. With a great sense of optimism we hope to make this special Founder’s Dinner as an annual event. We are grateful and honoured to have constant support and inspiration, so enthusiastically given by our founder Sungjoo Kim.

Founder's Dinner 2025

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PAWA Annual Meeting 2025
2025-03-17 | Euronext, 11th Floor, Cargo Building, 25th North Colonnade, London E14 5HS, Euronext, 11th Floor Cargo Building, 25th North Colonnade, London, E14 5HS, United Kingdom
PAWA celebrated 15 years of commitment and dedication to the education of teenage girls in Asia, generously hosted by Euronext, London.

PAWA ANNUAL MEETING & DRINK 2025

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A PAWA Volunteers Social Event: Exhibition Gallery Talk & Tea at the Royal Thai Embassy (by Invitation Only)
2025-05-08 | Hampstead Station, Hampstead, North London, United Kingdom
A couple of times a year, PAWA organises a PAWA Social for volunteers to meet, mix and get to know each other.
This May, they were invited to a special afternoon in London: an exclusive exhibition tour, followed by tea at the Thai Embassy.
First, volunteers arrived at the Royal Geographical Society to see Siam Through the Lens of John Thomson, with a gallery talk by co-curators Betty Yao and Narisa Chakrabongse.
The exhibition, which celebrates 170 years of Thailand-UK diplomatic relations, tells the story of legendary Scottish photographer and travel writer John Thomson (1837-1921) who set off for Asia in 1862.
After the exhibition talk, volunteers were invited for tea, nibbles and sweets at the Royal Thai Embassy, hosted by Madame Priabthip Krishnamra. Ambassador H.E. Mr. Nadhavathna Krishnamra stopped by to congratulate PAWA and its volunteers on their ongoing efforts.
“PAWA is honoured the Royal Thai Embassy hosted the tea,” said Stewardship Trustee Betty Yao. “It’s an acknowledgement of PAWA’s work supporting teenage girls’ education, not only in Thailand, but across Asia.”

8 May 2025 - A PAWA Volunteers Social Event: Exhibition Gallery Talk & Tea at the Royal Thai Embassy

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A PAWA Patrons and Benefactors Event: Exhibition Gallery Talk, Workshop and Afternoon Tea at the Royal Thai Embassy (by Invitation Only)
2025-05-17 | Hampstead Station, Hampstead, North London, United Kingdom

PAWA Walk@15
2025-06-22 10:00 UTC | Hampstead Station, Hampstead, North London, United Kingdom
A huge thanks to everyone who took part and supported through donations to make the day an amazing success. It was a wonderful sight to see the wave of orange hats take on the 5k and 10k walk/run on a bright Sunday morning through Battersea Park.

The walk raised £15,422 plus £2940 Gift Aid.

5-year-old-twins, Leo and Arthur, were our youngest participants and fundraisers completing the 5k-route, raising an amazing £285.69 and £58.92 Gift Aid. The top fundraiser was Marquis Wong who raised a whopping £2,595.00 plus £60.00 Gift Aid, which will help PAWA support 53 girls for a year. The Duggan family won the fastest prize; all four members of the family – including Ava who won the honour of the fastest single female runner on the day – ran in record time. Thank you all and everyone who participated for your support!

PAWA Walk@15

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MCM PAWA SOCIALS 24th September
2025-09-24
Our inaugural event provided a warm and relaxed setting for PAWA volunteers to connect, network, and support one another. We were delighted to gather at MCM’s London Boutique, kindly hosted by PAWA Founder and MCM CEO, Sungjoo Kim, who generously opened her doors and extended such warm hospitality.
The evening was made extra special by our guest speaker, Miss Mei Sim Lai, OBE DL. She inspired us with her personal story of moving from Kuala Lumpur to London, the challenges she faced along the way, and her incredible journey to becoming a highly respected chartered accountant and international business leader. Her passion for diversity, inclusion, and women’s empowerment deeply resonated with our volunteers and set a wonderful energy and momentum for future PAWA gatherings.

MCM PAWA SOCIALS 24th September

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2025 PAWA Nepal Trek
2025-10-10 - 2025-10-12
Thank you for standing with us during our BIG GIVE campaign!
We are beyond proud of our incredible trekkers who reached Chhomrong, Nepal — standing tall at 2,172m — on October 12th. With unwavering strength and determination, they pushed every step for a cause that matters deeply.
Thanks to your support, we didn’t just reach our fundraising target — we surpassed it.
Because of you, more girls in Nepal will now have the opportunity to access education, to dream bigger, and to shape their own futures.
This is more than a donation. This is change. This is empowerment.
And it couldn’t have happened without you.
With heartfelt gratitude,
All of us at PAWA

2025 PAWA Nepal Trek

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International Day of the Girl
2025-10-11 | Hampstead Station, Hampstead, North London, United Kingdom

PAWA's Annual Meeting
2026-03-10 17:30 - 22:30 UTC | 51 Lime Street, EC3M 7DQ, United Kingdom
PAWA warmly invites you to join us for an update on PAWA’s work supporting girl’s education across Asia.
Please join PAWA Trustees, Volunteers, and Supporters to learn how PAWA is fulfilling its mission to educate teenage girls across Asia, including our planned activities for 2026 and developments in the charitable education sector. This is your chance to ask questions and check in with the programmes funded through your generosity. We look forward to catching up with you for drinks and canapé at the close of the meeting.
Doors open at 5.30pm. Meeting begins at 6pm, followed by refreshments and canapés.
We are being generously hosted by WTW at their offices in the City of London,
51 Lime Street, EC3M 7DQ
If you haven’t already done so please RSVP before 6th March by signing up with the Eventbrite link below
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pawa-annual-meeting-2026-tickets-1977916280840?aff=oddtdtcreator

The PAWA team hopes to see you there!

FIWAL SPRING CONFERENCE LUNCH : WOMEN IN ART
2026-04-14 10:30 (Europe/London) | RAC, PALL MALL, 89 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5HS, United Kingdom
To book your place, please email : ameeta.fiwal@gmail.com and make payment for £95 to the bank details on the flyer and use your name and Spring as the payment reference.

Than complete the dietary requirements form here : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ERYgl8e25esL-OxoNmjUu4lpEpqa92exIsDv_RZiKo0/viewform?edit_requested=true
