In these unprecedented times, it seems important to amplify the voices of those being impacted by the seismic shift in education. In Part 1 of this two-part series, you will hear from students and parents as they react, respond and manage education from home. This primary source content was solicited by the Education Team and...
It has been almost a month now since COVID-19 sent everyone home for an extended weekend. Thankfully, you and I have homes and families to be with during a time that feels uncertain at best. For the last few weeks, many families have been managing the schooling needs of their kids, as well as their...
Author's goddaughter and her sisters being homeschooled. Credit: Christopher Plantener
Remember the days when you might have thought homeschooling was a concept only hippies or recluses could embrace? When you thought, “no way would I keep my kids home all day”? Does it seem like a long time ago that you...
FAWCO's four Global Issues Teams plus the Target Team invite you to join us for the first installment of your Global Issues Book Discussion Series!
The first book in our series is one that touches on all four of FAWCO's Global Issues and reflects the philosophy of FAWCO as a whole: The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the...
Is it the socially responsible thing to do, or are you just creating a virus trap? The Target team and Heather Davis (AWC Antwerp) put together this short piece to provide you with more information.
Many of you have questions about the wearing of masks: Should I be wearing one? What kind of mask should it be? Will a mask...
Rhobi Samwelly is the Founder and Director of Hope for Girls and Women Tanzania and the face behind the 2020-2022 Target Project, Safe Alternatives to FGM Elimination (S.A.F.E.).
(FGM = Female Genital Mutilation)
Rhobi grew up in a small village in the Mara district of the Serengeti in rural Tanzania. Rhobi’s father was from the Kurya tribe and her mother...