I am not a gardener. I live in an apartment, right smack dab in the middle of Paris. Once, however – inspired by the majesty of a tree-lined avenue of jacaranda trees in full bloom – I returned from vacation with a packet of seeds and promptly set about the business of starting a forest. From one packet,
Two years into the pandemic, the effects of COVID-19 are definitely being felt in higher education as we begin to see the ripple effect of so much disruption in youth education attainment and wider educational disadvantages. In the United Kingdom, Cambridge University has taken a proactive approach to bridging the gap in attainment levels and...
We are all on a journey through the phases of womanhood with each phase bringing unique and sometimes familiar health concerns, issues, changes. We have much to share and learn, and a desire for growth as individuals and as part of a community of...
After learning about a human rights issue that moves you or speaks to you, you may be asking yourself, “What can I do?” You just are not the same after becoming aware of the issue, and you feel that you want to move the needle.
* As the FAWCO Global Issues Teams work to seek intersections and pathways to support each other, Graduate Women International (GWI) is offering a parallel event that highlights how the accomplishment of SDG 13 can lead to the achievement of SDG 4. Click on the link below to join the conversation!
As we approach the final phase of the Target Project Health, the Target Team has been reviewing our education and awareness efforts over the previous three years. We are proud to say that FAWCO women have engaged and become increasingly fluent in the language of female genital mutilation (FGM) during this period. When we started, many of us felt trepidation...
