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Calendar
Global AIDS Week of Action
Global (Global)
18/05/2008 to 24/05/2008
AIDS Memorial Day
Global (Global)
31/05/2008
UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV and AIDS
New York (United States of America)
10/06/2008 to 11/06/2008
2008 World CIVICUS Assembly
Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom)
18/06/2008 to 21/06/2008
Lead story
International Prayers and support for the YWCA of Myanmar
08/05 — 7:39
World YWCA
YWCA of Myanmar sewing class
As the death toll continues to rise in Myanmar, the YWCA movement stands in solidarity and support with the YWCA of Myanmar. State media reported on May 6 that 22,464 people had now been confirmed dead and another 41,054 people were missing as a result of Cyclone Nargis on Saturday, May 3. Up to a million people are thought to have been left homeless.
International
08/05
Faith-based groups consult on HIV in Asia
atalie Fisher-Spalton, World YWCA Deputy General Secretary
Natalie Fisher-Spalton, World YWCA Deputy General Secretary, attended a UNFPA Asia Regional FBO Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Mal…
International
08/05
World YWCA Programme Director visits the Caribbean
YWCA of Virgin Islands
Marie-Claude Julsaint, Programme Director for the Americas and Caribbean, will visit the YWCA of Grenada in May. The assoc…
International
08/05
World YWCA to visit YWCA of Georgia and Armenia
YWCA of Georgia orphans project
Trafficking of women and girls in Georgia is an issue the YWCA of Georgia addresses daily. As Georgia is often used as a b…
International
05/05
World YWCA participate in Interagency Task Team Meeting on HIV and Young People
AIDS awareness ribbon
The World YWCA will represent the Alliance of Youth CEOs at the Global Interagency Task Team Meeting on Youth and HIV to b…
International
30/04
Day of Prayer for Zimbabwe
Nyaradzayi talking outside UN
Prayers for justice, peace and healing in Zimbabwe were offered at a church service organised by the World YWCA and the Wo…
International
28/04
Zimbabwe: World YWCA and WSCF call on SADC to resolve crisis
The World Christian Student Federation (WSCF) and the World YWCA have called on members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to take immediate action to resolve the political crisis in Z…
International
08/05
YWCA of Samoa Revival
The YWCA of Samoa is reviving its National Headquarters after being out of operation for several years. Maiava Visekota Peteru, President of the YWCA of Samoa, has received funding through AusAid for an…
International
30/04
YWCA of Papua New Guinea ‘moving and improving’
YWCA Papua New Guinea
Not many people can pinpoint Papua New Guinea on a map; the Pacific Island country is often forgotten, as are the five and…
International
05/05
Glimpses into World YWCA Day 2008 celebrations
On April 24, member associations around the world hosted a variety of events to commemorate World YWCA day. The events thi…
National
25/04
World YWCA Day: YWCA Finland Launches Project on Domestic Violence
Ywca of Finland
On April 24 every year, women and girls around the world come together to celebrate the World YWCA day. The celebration th…
International
02/05
World YWCA Day: YWCA of Belarus celebrates leading woman politician Lumilda Petina
‘LISTEN to she who speaks: women leading change’ is the theme of World YWCA Day 2008 and the YWCA of Belarus took the opportunity to listen to a leading woman politician. During their Executive Committe…
International
24/04
World YWCA Day: YWCA of Australia focus on the female face of Australia’s housing crisis
Susan Brennan, World YWCA President
As one of the first countries in the world to see the sun rise, the YWCA of Australia took advantage of celebrating World…
International
03/12
Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda
Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda, World YWCA General Secretary
Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda, World YWCA General Secretary, has over ten years of experience with the United Nations, where she…
International
06/08
Susan Brennan, President World YWCA
Susan Brennan, World YWCA President
Susan began her life in the YWCA as a young woman leader on the board of her local association in Melbourne, Australia. D…
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18/03
Common Concern December 2007
Common Concern 136
Common Concern, the quarterly magazine of the World YWCA, explores current social issues and women’s role in bringing abou…
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08/11
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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05/11
Standards of Good Management and Accountability
A practical guide for ensuring a level of management and practice which exhibits quality, responsability and accountability
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09/08
Code of Good Practice for NGOs responding to HIV/AIDS
The Draft Code of Good Practice for NGOs responding to HIV/AIDS provides guidance to the work of Supporting NGOs and can be utilized in variety of different ways. NGOs may find the principles outlined i…
International
17/10
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
International
01/12
HIV and AIDS Programmes
nurse tends to child
"At the YWCA we are working to reverse the trend of HIV prevalence among women and stop the spread of the pandemic.&q…
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22/02
Young Women Programmes
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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13/06
Trade for people
The World YWCA is committed to working for justice in global trade. We believe that trade is not an end in itself, but an instrument for the promotion of human well being, sustainable communities and ec…
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08/08
Global programmes
At the global level, the World YWCA has a number of existing mechanisms for leadership development.