In July of this year at the World YWCA Council in Nairobi, the World YWCA will honour women leaders from YWCAs around the globe: women who exemplify leadership and who in their own quiet or bold ways, have helped make the world a better place for women and girls.

A new programme has been started to honour, on an on-going basis, those exceptional and exemplary leaders in our YWCAs who have made a difference in our lives and in the lives of others. Join with other women in your YWCA to identify women whose leadership and impact created opportunities for women and girls. The names of all the women honoured will be compiled into an honour roll of women leaders which will be displayed at the World Council and on the World YWCA website. The honour roll will also be permanently kept in the World YWCA, so that their contributions will always be remembered.

This new programme will help support the Power to Change Fund, which will fund good programmes for women and girls in perpetuity. We ask that for every woman who you recognise, you donate to the Power to Change Fund in her honour or memory. There is no limit to the number of leaders who can be honoured nor is there a specific donation level, but we encourage you to set a challenging goal that is consistent with the leadership that this woman has provided.

As we make history in creating a strong foundation for YWCA leadership programmes to flourish in the future, we can also build a permanent history of the many leaders who have and are, charting the course for all of us—our mentors, role models, teachers and advisors.

Honour a leader today:

• English form: Honouring Women Leaders Nomination Form (word doc 56 kB)

• English form for print: Honouring Women Leaders Nomination Form (PDF 94.95 kB)

• Spanish form:Formulario de Nominación Homenaje a Nuestras Líderes (word doc 58.50 kB)
• Spanish form for print:Formulario de Nominación Homenaje a Nuestras Líderes (PDF 71.87 kB)
• French form: Formulaire de Nomination Hommage aux Femmes Leaders (word doc 56.50kB)

• French form for print: Formulaire de Nomination Hommage aux Femmes Leaders (PDF 71.47 kB)

Make a donation:

• English form: Power to Change Donation Form (word doc 67 kB)

• English form for print: Power to Change Donation Form (PDF 88.25kB)
• Spanish form:Formulario de Donación El Poder del Cambio (word doc 72.50kB)

• Spanish form for print: Formulario de Donación El Poder del Cambio (PDF 91.63 kB)
• French form: Formulaire de Donation Le Pouvoir de Changer (word 69.50kB)
• French form for print: Formulaire de Donation Le Pouvoir de Changer (PDF 90.24 kB)

For more information, please contact the World YWCA office:
worldoffice@worldywca.org