Education has the power to open doors, build confidence, and change the course of a person’s life—and The FAWCO Foundation’s Education Awards Program has been doing just that since 1972. Through a new series of interviews, FAWCO Education Team members Margie O’Rourke and Talia Southgate will reconnect with past...
I remember when I was twelve years old, my biggest stress point of the day was during lunch. Who to sit next to? Who to avoid? Time to study for a math pop quiz? However, globally for millions of girls, their concerns at 12 are far more harrowing. They are not enjoying a...
Banned Books Week runs October 4–10, 2026, and the Education Team has put together a practical toolkit to help your club take part, whether you have a full committee or one enthusiastic reader.
Why does this matter to FAWCO? As a non-partisan organization, we believe education is a fundamental human right,
Censorship is as old as writing, and over the centuries, efforts to challenge access to ideas contained in books have been met by people and institutions prepared to defend intellectual freedom.
Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.
—Margaret Fuller
While the United Kingdom has little history of banning books, book banning is now on the increase.
Unlike in the United States, the United Kingdom has no official list of state-banned books or specific federal censorship laws. Famous historical obscenity bans, such as on D.H.
In their first interview of the Daring to Dream series, Margie and Talia speak with Alisa Kennan. Alisa is a “third-culture kid” and has received not one, but TWO, FAWCO Foundation Education Awards. She credits these awards with fueling both her academic path and her confidence. The Dual Cultural...
