FAWCO Target Program 2016 - 2019:
Education – Empowering Women and Girls through Knowledge and Skills
In our Blog: Let's Get Schooled we will explore why education matters; we will examine the barriers, one by one, which impede women and girls from accessing quality education and completing their studies; we will become familiar with the strategies to address these issues; and we will discover who the leaders in world education are.
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Update VIII - November 2019
Amanda Lane, Executive Director
Collateral Repair Project
I can’t believe that two years have already passed by and we have wrapped up the Hope Beyond Displacement project! As I have watched us develop innovative programs, reach new community members and carefully train personnel, I am so inspired and motivated by the outcomes we have achieved.

Today, we wrapped up the Target Program for Education at the Biennial Conference in Edinburgh. We want to share the highlights of the presentation with all FAWCO Members who were not able to attend the meeting.
Tricia R. Saur, Target Chair and Barbara Bühling, VP of Fundraising addressed the delegates during the second session of the Annual General Meeting. They...
“I have nothing my daughter can inherit when I am gone.
I know that not only will education be helpful to her but to her future family.”
- Mohamed Hamisi Mkavu

Update VI - December 2018
Amanda Lane, Executive Director
Collateral Repair Project
A Busy Fall Season...
Fall is always a busy time of the year at CRP. Between our Back to School drive and all the new activities starting up at the community center, it has been pretty non stop for all our staff. But we’re buoyed by the fact that this...

“A 2010 survey by the Ministry of National Education in Côte d’Ivoire found that 47% of teachers reported having sexual relations with students. In South Africa, a recent national survey found that 8% of secondary school girls had experienced severe sexual assault or rape in the previous year while at school.” - World Education Blog
We continue our series addressing interventions...

Tricia R. Saur, Target Chair with contributions by Site Visit Participants
A key goal of the Target Program is to improve the lives of women and girls. Empowerment is essential to achieve this. The Target Project, Hope Beyond Displacement addresses this straight up with classes designed for both women and men. Women’s Empowerment 101 and Gender-Based-Violence Awareness and Prevention...

Tricia R. Saur, Target Chair with contributions by Site Visit Participants
A good deal of our time at CRP was spent with the children and youth. We observed and interacted with the two recently graduated Super Girls groups, the kids yoga classes and the teen group. We learned a great deal from them and have a more nuanced appreciation...

Update IV - June 2018
Amanda Lane, Executive Director
Collateral Repair Project
2018 Site Visit to Hope Beyond Displacement - Part II
It’s not often that CRP hosts visiting groups to our center. If you keep up with our website or busy Facebook page, you have an idea of the constant stream of activities going on at the center and maybe also intimate just...

Tricia R. Saur, Target Chair with contributions by Site Visit Participants
FAWCO hosted the first official site visit to a Target Project in April. A delegation of 22 women representing six Regions and FAUSA along with members from each Board spent three days meeting the beneficiaries of Hope Beyond Displacement. In this issue of Let’s Get Schooled we will start...

By Ayuska Motha and Stacey Kimmig, AIWC Cologne
FAWCO United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Representatives
When we tell people about our participation in the UN Climate Change Conferences on behalf of FAWCO, people are usually very interested to learn more; most everyone is interested in the topic of climate change. However, when they hear that we are...

Update III - March 2018
Amanda Lane, Executive Director
Collateral Repair Project
Hope Beyond Displacement has literally changed the face of CRP
Hello everyone!
I’m so looking forward to seeing everyone in The Hague and can’t wait to let you know more about the impact FAWCO is making throughout our community as a result of Hope Beyond Displacement activities.
Hope...

By Lauren Mescon and Julie Lehr, AWC Amsterdam
Last year, the President of AWC Amsterdam and FAWCO 3rd VP, Martha Canning walked 160 kilometers to raise funds for the FAWCO Target Project Hope Beyond Displacement and to raise awareness of the plight of refugees. It is safe to say that she was the inspiration for FAWCO’s efforts this year...

“Good health and nutrition are not only essential inputs but also important outcomes of basic education of good quality. First, children must be healthy and well-nourished in order to fully participate in education and gain its maximum benefits.” - Health & Schools
One year ago, we launched a series addressing interventions that work in girls education as outlined in What Works...