KWC Activities & Events
What Kerry Women's Centre Offers
We at the Kerry Women's Centre are always looking at ways to engage with our members and provide events and activities that members express an interest in. We are very driven to meet the needs of members and respond positively to suggestions made.
Regarding our training programmes, we are learner driven and learner centred. We listen to your feedback and requirements and we deliver programmes that involve participation and discussion.
Our training courses are designed to ensure learning outcomes make a positive contribution to the empowerment of women through skills acquisition, knowledge and understanding of women’s rights, techniques for communicating effectively and managing challenging circumstances. Overall our service, activities and programmes support and encourage women towards independence, self worth, health and well being.
If you would like to consider delivering any of our programmes please contact us.
We Are Currently Running The Following Activities
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Monday Morning Art 10am - midday
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Sunflower Art Group Mondays 11am- 1pm
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Wednesday Walking Group 11am - 1pm Meet at the Wetlands
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Drama Group Tuesdays 7am - 9pm
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Thursdays Yoga with Karen 10am - 11am
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new members welcome
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Thursdays Sound Healing 11.30am -1pm
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Book Club - Every 3rd Friday of Each Month new members welcome
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Conference Report
The 2025 Annual Conference hosted by Kerry Women’s Centre (KWC), in partnership with NEWKD, was Ireland’s only community-based, volunteer-led conference held during the UN 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Now the longest-running conference of its kind in Ireland (established 2013), the event brought together 120 in-person attendees, alongside international online participants, to strengthen coordinated responses to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (DSGBV).
Set against national and European data highlighting the scale of violence against women, including findings from the European Institute for Gender Equality and Ireland’s Central Statistics Office showing significant prevalence of intimate partner and sexual violence, the conference had several key aims. Firstly, to raise awareness of DSGBV and its root causes, promote survivor-centred and trauma-informed approaches, strengthen multi-agency collaboration, support implementation of Ireland’s Third National Strategy on DSGBV, develop measurable, action-oriented local commitments, and finally to build capacity among volunteers and community leaders.
The 2025 theme, “Let’s Make Our Towns Safe for Women and Girls,” placed particular emphasis on public safety, youth engagement, prevention, and local accountability in Kerry.
The conference convened a broad cross-section of stakeholders including survivors, advocacy groups, NGOs, healthcare professionals, educators, An Garda Síochána, local political representatives, and community leaders.
A strong media campaign, including local radio engagement, expanded community awareness prior to the event and stimulated county-wide dialogue around gender-based violence and safe spaces for women and girls.
Valuable feedback elicited and analysed will inform the next steps towards implementing the many excellent actions which came from the conference.
All Activities/Events Are Designed In Response To The Needs As Identified Through The Following Channels
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Our Walking Group
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Phone calls to the helpline
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Public consultations
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Informal discussions at meetings
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Informal chats at fundraising events
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Annual International Women's Day Events that promote open discussion
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Public research and data
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Networking and connecting with other community groups and agencies through the PPN
