The Education Team welcomed its new co-chair, Dana Cognetta Fritchie, and is moving forward with renewed energy and focus. At the Malta Interim Meeting, Dana shared the vision for the Team’s future, which aligns with SDG 4. You can view the presentation slides here.
At the Malta Interim Meeting, Human Rights Team Co-Chairs Mary Adams and Marelie Manders shared the team’s key initiatives and invited all FAWCO members to get involved. You can view their presentation here.
Four pillars of action
The Human Rights Team organizes its work around four focus areas:
Women’s health is a cornerstone of global well-being. When women are healthy, families, communities and economies thrive. For FAWCO members living across many countries and cultures, understanding women’s health from a global perspective strengthens our ability to advocate for the...
FAWCO support through the Target Program has grown the skills and aspirations of not just the Awesome Blossoms entrepreneurs but also the Safe Spaces organization.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals detail the path to a sustainable future for all. FAWCO support for Awesome Blossoms through the Target Project...
We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do.
– Barbara Ward (1914–1981), Only One Earth,
Author Alicia Partnoy was a featured speaker for the Human Rights Book Discussion in February 2026. Her book, The Little School, is a rare first-hand account of brutality during Argentina’s military dictatorship. The book is widely regarded as an important testimonial work: a human story of survival, identity and memory.
Forced disappearances constitute...