PAWA holds public and private events for PAWA supporters that include panel discussions, cultural evenings, Embassy dinners and a sponsored walk.
Highlights from past events:
2018
JAN Annual Meeting at Asia House
MAR PAWA Panel : Women in Film at The Nehru Centre
MAR PAWA@Women of the World Festival
MAY PAWA Walk at Regents Park
JUN John Thomson Private tour and tea
JUN Summer Operatic Soiree
SEPT Mishal Husain in Conversation at Asian Literature Festival
OCT International Day of the Girl : To Freedom’s Cause play
NOV Christie’s Private view for Asian Art Week
NOV PAWA Arts Jam at The Distiller’s
2017
FEB Pakistan Dinner at Pakistan Ambassador’s Residence
FEB Leon McCawley’s piano concert
MAR “Ties that bind women from East to West” at University Women’s Club
MAR PAWA Panel Talk “Healing Hand” at the Nerhu Centre
APR “Growing up in China” Literary Festival at Asia House
MAY PAWA Walk at the Regent’s Park
JUN “Glamour of Silk” at the Chinese Ambassador’s Residence
OCT “UN International Day of the Girl” dinner at the Indonesian Embassy
OCT PAWA with LEAFF(Film Festival)
NOV “PAWA Art Jam” at the Chapel Bar
2016
MAR PAWA Panel at the Nehru Centre “Millennial Women”
MAR “Women of the World Festival” at the South Bank
APR Indonesian Embassy Panel Talk “Modern Women’s Issues in Indonesia”
MAY Asian Literature Festival at Asia House “The Good Wife”
OCT “Day of the Girl” dinner at Malaysian High Commission
NOV “Asian Women Architect” talk at Asia House
2015
FEB Private view of the recently restored 18C Chinese wallpaper in the Coutts Bank Director’s Boardroom
MAR “The Bottom Line: Beauty, Body Image and Teenage Girls” at The Nehru Centre
APR “Women, Suffrage and the Vote” with Anita Anand
JUN Dinner and recital by Royal Opera House Bass, JiHoon Kim at Korean Ambassador’s Residence
DEC Performance of “Bound Feet Blues” by Yang-May Ooi
2014
FEB Chinese New Year Festival dinner at Singaporean High Commission
MAR “Women and Urbanisation” at The Nehru Centre
JUN Summer tea at Mansion House with the Lord Mayor, Fiona Woolf
OCT “PAWA is FIVE” Party at Asia House
NOV Musical Evening and Dinner at Indonesian Ambassador’s Residence
2013
FEB “Girls, Education and Afghanistan” with Zarghuna Kargar
APR Cherry Blossom Festival Dinner
MAY Commonwealth Youth Orchestra performance at Sri Lankan High Commission
JUN Dinner and talk by Sook Son at Korean Embassy
JUL Summer tea at House of Lords
SEP “Women and the Social Media Revolution: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at The Nehru Centre
2012
JAN “The Golden Cage” with Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Laureate
FEB Asian Language of Love ” Nightingale, Spring Flower, Butterfly” at The Nehru Centre
MAR Balinese Nyepi Festival Dinner
MAY Women, Power and Politics with Sonia Gandhi, Peter Popham and Mukulika Banerjee at Asia House
OCT Tea at The Ritz with Lubna Olayan, Asia House Business Leader’s Award
NOV Dinner and talk at Pakistan High Commission
2011
FEB “Women, Islam and Culture in Central Asia” with Dr Razia Sultanova
MAR “Not a Boys Club: the rise of women in Asian literature” at The Nehru Centre
JUN “Peril or Promise: Investment in women’s education – is it worth it ?” with the Asian University for women
JUN Lunch and talk by Madame Hu Pinghua at Chinese Ambassador’s residence
SEP “Nowhere to Belong: Tales of an Extravagant Stranger” with Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
OCT In conversation with Baroness Flatter
NOV Loy Kratong Thai Festival Dinner
2010
MAR Holi Festival Dinner
JUN Funny women with Shazia Mirza
SEP Korean Chuseok Festival Dinner
OCT Kishwar Desai and Xinxan Xue in conversation with Mishal Hussein
NOV “Doing Business in Asia” – a women’s perspective with Standard Chartered and Financial Times