FAWCO is bringing Human Rights in Focus during an online event from November 4–6, 2021. Our goal is to raise awareness of human rights issues for women and girls, discuss advocacy and actions you can take, and highlight the impact that both international and national member clubs have made through volunteerism, fundraising and campaigns. Check out the AGENDA. Each day’s sessions focus on a different theme:

by Suzanne Wheeler, FAWCO Foundation Counselor, FAUSA and Margaret Hilditch, IWC Munich

Being physically healthier is important; we know this. Getting fitter, losing weight, eating better are all things to strive for, but it can be hard. Genetics plays a hand in our health, however we can make choices that lead to healthier lives. It takes effort, dedication, willpower, determination...

The physical consequences of FGM are well described – both short-term (pain, hemorrhage, infection, fractures and death due to severe blood loss and acute infection) and long-term (gynecologic, obstetric and urological complaints). But what about the psychological impact of FGM? What are the immediate and long-term psychological effects on the women and girls who are forced or persuaded to undergo...

Hope for Girls and Women Tanzania is, as its name implies, a place of hope. Girls and young women arrive at the Safe Houses daily, fleeing FGM, forced marriage and all manner of gender-based violence. Much like a family, Rhobi Samwelly and her staff provide care and comfort, but rather than putting bandages on skinned knees, they arrange medical care,

by Marelie Manders, Heidelberg IWC

Armed conflicts have a dire effect on the lives of women and girls where they take place. Women often suffer in unique ways, which unfortunately include experiencing sexual and gender-based violence in addition to the loss of relatives and economic security. In these situations, International Criminal Law plays a key role in ensuring that...

compiled by Carol-Lyn McKelvey, FAUSA/AIWC Cologne

Thank you to everyone that attended our International Literacy Day (ILD) conversation with Abi Daré. She not only offered insight and context to how she came to write The Girl with the Louding Voice, but she provided a larger framework to expand our understanding of the opportunities and obstacles for girls seeking education in...