Restrictions and disruptions to daily life have touched all of us in the FAWCO family. We sincerely hope you and yours are healthy and doing well. FAWCO wants to thank all the healthcare and essential workers  and their families for all they are doing and risking to help us through this crisis. There is a lot of confusion, stress and...

by Adrianne George Lind, AWC Gothenberg, AWC Malmö, AWC Stockholm

As Americans around the world prepare to go to the polls in person or via absentee ballot to elect the President of the United States in November, it is impossible to ignore the role women have played in American politics. Some names you must surely know, while others may...

by Mary Dobrian, AIWC Cologne

On March 21, FAWCO’s Target Team announced our Target Project – Health for 2020-2022: 

S.A.F.E. (Safe Alternatives for FGM Elimination), a project of HOPE for Girls and Women, Tanzania.

The project will 

• support Safe Houses for girls fleeing forced female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Mara region of Tanzania;
• provide healthcare and psychosocial counseling for...

In Geneva on February 25, 2020, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet made the following statement (excerpted):

"The adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was a comprehensive expression of States’ commitments to the human rights of women and girls. One hundred and eighty nine countries pledged to achieve gender equality, in practice and in law, so that...

Living an Environmentally Considerate Life – What we can learn from growing up in the pre-consumer age

by Valerie Garforth (FAUSA)

We of the Baby Boomer generation have much to answer for when it comes to environmental impact, but we know how to live an environmentally considerate life – we just have to look back to our younger days,

By June Bechara, AWC Lebanon

What is pelvic organ prolapse? 

The "pelvic floor" is a group of muscles that form a kind of hammock across your pelvic opening. Usually, these muscles and the tissues surrounding them keep the pelvic organs in place. These organs include your bladder, uterus, vagina, small bowel and rectum.

Sometimes these muscles and tissue develop problems.

by Karen Castellon, AWC Berlin

Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans (right)March is Women’s History Month in the United States. We celebrate the achievements and contributions of women throughout history ‒ and not just the notables who you can already name off the top of your head.

Here in Germany, we celebrate the bravery of a young woman who was...

by Karen Castellon, AWC Berlin

The UN's 64th Commission on the Status of Women, marking the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action CSW64 / Beijing+25 (2020) is taking place at the United Nations in New York City on March 9-20, 2020.  FAWCO will be represented by a delegation from around the world and looking to learn more...

by Karen Castellon, AWC Berlin

UN Geneva Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations RoomThe 43^rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council opens on Monday, February 24, 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Council’s main page provides an overview of the next four weeks of meetings. The kickoff on Monday is the “High Level Segment,” in which key representatives...

by Karen Castellon, AWC Berlin

FAWCO supports the work of our partner, Pathways to Safety International, which offers services to Americans abroad who may encounter violence in any form – in the home, the workplace or stranger violence. The mission of Pathways to Safety is “We educate Americans traveling and living abroad, giving them tools to stay informed about...