New location for Equaliz: Strengthening girls in Villach

New location for Equaliz: Strengthening girls in Villach

The "Equaliz" girls' center, which has been in Villach for over seven years and focuses on the support of girls and young women, announces the move to new premises. From the coming week the center will be found at Italianstrasse 17. This change poses the chance of expanding the existing offer and offering the services in a larger scale.

"We are proud of the developments in Villach and that we can expand our offer," said women's officer and vice mayor Gerda Sandriesser . The equaliz offers important support and support in social and psychological matters, from consultations to workshops that are specially tailored to the needs of young women.

Action week around the International Girls Day

The upcoming move is particularly opportune because it coincides with the time of the action for the international girls' day. The head of Equaliz, Christine Erlach , explained that the new location offers the opportunity to provide even more offers to strengthen girls and young women. "We look forward to addressing unequal opportunities and resource access as well as being able to provide education and advisory services for specialists and parents," said Erlach. Together with the women's office Villach, the team planned numerous activities to celebrate the opening.

"Girls and young women are an important target group that we want to achieve even better through the offers of the women's office," emphasized the Villach women's representative Alisa Herzog . During the action week, contact with girls and her expectations are to be deepened to the women's office in order to better understand their challenges and wishes.

The Equaliz organizes different courses and workshops all year round, including the group "I'm fine ...", which aims to strengthen self -esteem. At the new location, the opening times are on Mondays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

For the opening day on Monday, October 7th, several events are planned. The "Open House" takes place from 9 a.m., followed by a "run for the non -violent life of girls and women", which begins at 3 p.m. The meeting point is in the Equaliz in Villach. The celebration for the inauguration of the new premises will begin from 5 p.m. In addition, on Friday, October 11th, a special girl's film day in the Villach city cinema is on the program, in which the film "10 things I hate on you" is shown free of charge. Admission, popcorn and a drink are free; Registration is required to secure the space.

The opportunity to participate in these events underlines the commitment of Equaliz and the women's office Villach to offer the girls in the region a strong network and to put their concerns in the foreground. Details on the campaign week and other offers can also be found in the article on Villach.at