I have been a refugee since 2014. Our community in Iraq used to be so beautiful. It had different cultures and ideologies. I was a social person and I made a mark everywhere I went! I am not trying to be prideful, but I was charismatic and I always socialized with the community.
But after...
World Refugee Day (June 20) is dedicated to raising awareness about people who have been forcibly displaced. Syrian refugees remain the largest known displacement crisis in the world, with 5.6 million registered refugees. Including over 2.5 million children, they are living in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt. From...
I am originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota in the US and have spent the past 39 years explaining to people in the Netherlands where that is. Everyone knows where New York, Florida, Texas and California are, but Minnesota is someplace most people had never even heard of. While the fact that not everyone knows...
Laughter is a wonderful thing, whether you do it on your own or with others. What could be more positive than a good belly laugh? If you like to laugh, want to feel more positive, and enjoy a little kookiness, then you should try Laughter Yoga.
Laughter Yoga is a...
Here is her story, taken from the meeting notes:
Asma, who is a Bahraini citizen who has been granted refugee status and is residing in...
In April 2020, members of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women Vienna, including FAWCO UN Liaison and NGO CSW Vienna Chair Laurie Richardson, decided to draft a statement on the COID-19 response. We collaborated with members of other NGO Committees in Vienna on the statement, which was circulated to the Vienna UN NGO community and forwarded to...
The Bridge2Hope Academy is a program which provides social services to undocumented victims of human trafficking in the Netherlands. This program, nominated by the AWC The Hague, received the 2020 FAWCO Foundation Safe Haven Development Grant (DG) in the amount of $5000. Sheetal Shah, the psychologist and counselor who conceptualized the research known as the Bijlmer Project, and Angelique Koopman, chair of...
FAWCO is going on tour! A virtual tour of our 60 member clubs and our Target Project partner, Hope for Girls and Women, Tanzania. Starting on June 1st, and for the next 300 days, FAWCO members are invited to join in a fitness mission to journey 36,659.8 miles from the AWC London to the United States. Along the way, we...
Note: Adrianne is not a medical professional; this article offers some resources where you can train to be more prepared for a medical emergency.
During our weekly call the other day, my cousin asked me if I remembered one of our classmates at university who had watched her mother die because...
Note: Adrianne is not a medical professional; these are ideas for you to consider in researching and putting together your own kit. The American Red Cross has a useful list.
Not all medical needs are big emergencies. Having your own first aid kit at home can keep you prepared to treat cuts,
