One of the objectives of S.A.F.E., FAWCO’s current Target Project, is to “Empower five local communities to adopt positive social norms which uphold the human rights and health of all community members through community sensitization and public declarations against female genital mutilation (FGM) by respected community leaders during two annual Alternative Rites of Passage (ARP) ceremonies over the two years...

by Danielle Kuznetsov, AWO Moscow

Happy Thanksgiving from the Health Team!

Thanksgiving is intentional, whether it be the holiday food that is prepared for family and friends or the state of mind we cultivate that produces tangible emotional “fruit” in our lives. Either way, we decide the kind of feast we want to eat and how we want to share...

By Environment Team members Anne van Oorschot, AWC The Hague; Alexandra Vo, AWG Paris & FAUSA; Valerie Garforth, FAUSA; Jocelyn Fitzgerald, AILO of Florence; Ayuska Motha, AIWC Cologne; Meenakshi Advani, AIWC Mumbai; Sheila Doucet, AAWE Paris; Amanda Drollinger, AWC Central Scotland

The fashion industry has a disastrous impact on the environment. In fact, it is the second largest polluter in...

List curated by the Education Team

Searching for a unique way to express your love or appreciation for someone special this holiday season? Look no further than the list below, which highlights not only The FAWCO Foundation and books by FAWCO members, but also other education-related giving opportunities from around the world. From our homes to yours, the Education Team...

by Devinder Buttar, AWC London

With the rising COVID-19 infection rates, countries have to again make a difficult choice between keeping schools open or enforcing a complete shutdown of schools and continuing with some form of remote learning. A far more difficult choice faced by many countries is to close schools again with the knowledge that millions of children will not...

Compiled and edited by Mary Adams, Karen Castellon and Therese Hartwell 

All event content (including videos of each session, speaker bios, and Event Booths) is available here: Human Rights in Focus Virtual Conference

Day 1: Thursday, November 4, 2021

1. The view on human rights is changing – we are growing, redefining and re-understanding that everyone deserves to live a...