For the American Women’s Club of Antwerp (AWCA), 2019 was as sparkling and multifaceted as the diamond in its logo. Founded in 1929, the club celebrated its 90th anniversary with a series of special events, including a Founders Day lunch, a reception at Antwerp City Hall, several special tours and a gala dinner-dance...
Out of sight, out of mind. Isn’t that how much of life works, when the issue is not a quick fix? You will be reading this in October, after National Suicide Prevention Month in the United States has ended. September 10 was Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day, so for a brief moment this year, a...
Tanzania is a country in East Africa, including the three spice islands of Zanzibar, Mafia and Pemba. Tanzania is located immediately south of the Equator. The country is the site of Africa’s highest and lowest points: Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 meters) above sea level and the Bed of Lake Tanganyika (352 meters) below sea level, respectively. The literary...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and several FAWCO clubs participate in the Heart Pillow Project; here is news from two of them.
Georgia Kallis reported that AWO Greece has been sewing, stuffing, and delivering their AWOG Heart Pillows since...
Of the 7.7 billion people living on this planet, over five billion have access to a working mobile phone.[1] Reasonably priced phones are compact and have efficient battery life, multimedia support and interactive user interfaces. In developed countries, mobile phones have exceeded other communication devices and become a gateway to personal entertainment, photography and as a portal for...
FAWCO members will participate actively in Beijing+25 events around the world beginning in 2019, leading up to the 2020 reviews, civil society fora and intergovernmental meetings. Learn more about Beijing+25 and Generation Equality here.
It's a 16-day international campaign, from November 25 to December 10, to challenge violence against women and girls.
The EdTeam hopes you enjoyed I Believe in ZERO by Caryl M. Stern! We look forward to hearing about your Club's experience as you read and process the important messages in this book. As we roll into our next Target Program cycle with Health as the focus, we hope this book inspires you and your Club, whether on a local or...
SDG 4 states: “Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to creating sustainable development. In addition to improving quality of life, access to inclusive education can help equip locals with the tools required to develop innovative solutions to the world’s greatest problems.” Its Target 4.6 specifically discusses literacy: “By 2030,
As reported earlier this year in the The Economist: “After eight years of civil war, Syria’s education system is a wreck. Nearly three million school-aged children, a third of the total, do not attend classes. That is, in part, because 40% of schools are unusable. Some have been damaged in the fighting; others are being...
