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World YWCA urges YWCA of Haiti to keep hope in face of floods
05/09 — 15:07
World YWCA has contacted the YWCA of Haiti to ensure the safety of staff and volunteers after severe flooding has left the country facing a humanitarian disaster caused by a series of tropical storms. UN officials have reported that the situation looks to worsen, with more bad weather forecast and a death toll already standing at 200 people.
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Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda
Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda, World YWCA General Secretary, has over ten years of experience with the United Nations, where she…
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Susan Brennan, President World YWCA
Susan began her life in the YWCA as a young woman leader on the board of her local association in Melbourne, Australia. D…
Communications
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Common Concern June 2008
HIV and AIDS remains a serious challenge confronting humanity. At a time when the world's attention is drawn to food crisi…
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Common Concern March 2008
Common Concern, the quarterly magazine of the World YWCA, explores current social issues and women’s role in bringing abou…
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Common Concern December 2007
Common Concern, the quarterly magazine of the World YWCA, explores current social issues and women’s role in bringing abou…
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World YWCA Council 2007 Popular Report
The World YWCA Council and International Women’s Summit were unprecedented in many ways. Over 80% of the YWCA movement was…
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Olive Tree
“The greatest message is to keep hope alive. I feel it in the eyes of the children when I visit the schools. Those eyes challenge me to keep hope alive.” -- Abla Nasir, General Secretary, YWCA of Palestine
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As young women take up positions of leadership, it is essential to ensure young women leaders are informed, trained and supported. The following internship programmes and electronic communication forum…
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Global programmes
At the global level, the World YWCA has a number of existing mechanisms for leadership development.
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