“Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.” – Louis L’Amour
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We are excited to announce the Education Team's Third Annual Summer Global Book Read: I Believe in Zero by Caryl M. Stern, the President and CEO of the US Fund for UNICEF. Subtitled “Learning from the World's Children: ZERO...
I highly recommend the movie, Capernaum, which I saw at the Edinburgh International Film Festival the night before the FAWCO conference last March. I watched the movie in the original language (Arabic and Ampharic) with English subtitles. It contains strong language, references to child abuse and drug misuse.
Zain (Zain Al Rafeea) is a young boy living with his family...
There have been many studies on this topic, and there are several reasons, but they can be reduced to four: religious, personal beliefs/philosophical reasons, safety concerns, and a desire for more information.
Religious reasons concern the components of vaccines. Some vaccines are produced with...
World Refugee Day is June 20th
This content was originally published as a FAWCO-wide awareness raising campaign for World Refugee Day 2018 by the FAWCO Target Program for Education. The following is credited to Julie Lehr, Lauren Mescon and Tricia Saur.
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"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go!"
- from I Can Read With My Eyes Shut by Dr. Seuss
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As June quickly approaches, final exams are being taken, students are graduating and teachers all over the world are already planning for next year. What do...
by Arandeep Degun (AIWC Cologne)
The largest country on earth, Russia is seeking to reassert itself as a world power after emerging from well over a decade of post-Soviet economic and political turmoil. Income from large natural resources, mainly oil and gas, have helped Russia overcome the economic collapse of 1998; however,
For many years, the Human Rights Team has encouraged FAWCO/FAUSA members and groups to participate in activities to celebrate International Women's Day. This year, numerous individuals and groups planned and/or participated in IWD activities. Congratulations to everyone for taking the time to honor women around the world.
A dozen AWC Amsterdam members and their daughters gathered on International Womens Day...
On Thursday February 28, the AWC Hamburg celebrated National Women’s History Month with a lively panel discussion at the America Center Hamburg. The event was 
co-organized by the club, the America Center and the US Consulate General Hamburg, and was organized to reflect this year’s theme, Visionary Women: Champions of Peace and Nonviolence. AWC President Carol Strametz introduced the event,
Arthritis is very common; however, it is not one single disease. Rather, it is an informal way of referring to joint pain or joint disease. There are more than 100 different types of arthritis and related conditions.
Of these, osteoarthritis is a condition that usually appears in people over 40 years of age...
