The AWS is firmly committed to supporting and participating in a wide range of charity and community projects.
School GovernorsThe AWS has organised a number of events with the School
Governors One Stop Shop, sponsored by the City of London Corporation
and the Bank of England, aimed at encouraging solicitors to become
governors for schools that would benefit from their expertise. Lawyers
have transferable business skills which can be used in different
contexts. Solicitors who have become governors have stated how their
professional and personal experiences have been enriched by the work
that they do for schools. For more information, go to www.sgoss.org.uk
Law Books for Africa, Asia and the
CaribbeanThe AWS supports the work of the International Law Book
Facility, a charity which provides printed legal texts to professional
bodies, advice centres, pro bono groups, law schools and those involved
in access to justice in the common law jurisdictions of Africa, Asia
and the Caribbean. For more information, see www.ilbf.org.uk
FundraisingThe AWS has held events to raise funds for Shelter, Global
Witness, Breast Cancer charities and Amadudu, a refuge for women
fleeing domestic violence. The 2009 annual dinner raised
funds for Homes in Zimbabwe, a registered charity supporting pensioners
of all races in Zimbabwe.
The AWS endorsed a Women’s Manifesto on Climate Change produced by the Women’s Environmental Network and the National Federation of Women’s Institutes.
