Janus, the Roman god of transitions, is often depicted as having two faces, symbolizing an ability to look both backwards into the past year’s accomplishments and forward into unannounced adventures yet to come. The Environment Team looks back with pride at the range of topics covered this past year in...
Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt’s Treasured Books by Susan L. Roth and Karen L. Abouraya, Dial Books for Young Readers, published by The Penguin Group, 2012
As democratic institutions across the globe face existential issues, it’s good to have children’s books with “CAN DO” messages of people taking a stand in support...
My mother is well-known for handing out “aspirational” gifts at Christmas. Namely, clothes we would otherwise have loved, had they been the right size. She considered them a dangling carrot to inspire us to lose some weight in the new year! Some of her other hits included a Mylar silver...
The clock keeps ticking, and the weeks and months fly by until it is time to start thinking once again about planning for the holiday season ahead. Some people have opted out of gift-giving and let us know this quite clearly, others not; but it is wise to remember that...
Searching for a unique way to express your love or appreciation for someone special this holiday season? Look no further than the list below, which highlights charities and books that focus on equal access to literacy and education in a variety of contexts around the world. From our homes to yours, the Education Team...
“Abolish prostitution” is Huschke Mau’s statement after 10 years of fighting to get out of the field of prostitution.
The first time I learned about human trafficking was during the 2016 FAWCO Symposium “Stand up against Human Trafficking! Be an Everyday Hero!” held in Amsterdam. This experience was like entering a parallel world in...
World AIDS Day (WAD) is celebrated December 1. It is a moment where people from around the world commemorate HIV/AIDS. It was started in 1988, the first-ever global health day.
SDG 3 includes this target: “By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases...
FAWCO received this letter from a woman in Iran, explaining the dangerous situation in the country as protests following the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini have led to a severe crackdown by authorities, with as many as 15,000 people being arrested. The author, who will remain anonymous...
The Education Team will never tire of sharing library stories from fellow FAWCO members! Libraries can offer a sense of magic, a sense of community, a sense of hope, a sense of belonging and a sense of being connected to worlds near and far. Read on for two stories that embody these senses!
With the theme “When women grow together, they rise together,” the Region 5 Planning Team headed by Melissa McClain, AIWC Frankfurt, set about organizing the event which took place in Frankfurt from November 11–13, 2022. By all accounts it was a resounding success. About 60 women attended...
