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Surviving Terror - an interview with FAWCO member Dianne Reed

viewerFAWCO member Dianne Reed was living in Saudi Arabia when her compound was attacked by terrorists in 2004.  She not only survived her critical injuries, but has just realized her lifelong dream of completing a marathon this year. Diane is an inspiration to us all.  Click here to read her interview in in this month's issue of Women's Health &
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Calling all photographers in FAWCO clubs - Photography Competition "Water - Changing the Flow…”


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Sponsored by the American Women's  Club of Dublin.  The theme is WATER. What are your reflections of water ? What is the color, the force behind it ? How is water part of every day life? Your pictures should tell the story of water! The purpose of the competition is to fundraise for the FAWCO Target Water Project -  Tabitha...

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FAWCO Japanese Emergency Relief - Second Harvest Japan

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10_Japan_TsunamiThe full extent of the damage is coming to light so now is the time to take action. FAWCO has activated an Emergency Relief Fund (ERF) in support of Second Harvest Japan. If your Club or Club Members are putting together a fundraiser and need Japanese_Childideas, contact FAWCO’s Treasurer, Cora Lee Findley at . To donate, go to...

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80th Anniversary Scarf

FAWCO_80th_Anniversary_ScarfOwn your very own piece of FAWCO history. Our 80th Anniversary Scarf is now on-sale for €25 or USD$30. This beautiful scarf was designed with a Moroccan Motif by 2011 Caroline Curtis Brown Spirit Award, Sunny Eades from North American Connection.
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Celebrating 80 years of FAWCO

80 FAWCO celebrated our 80th Anniversary in Marrakech. Rick Chizmadia (FAUSA) made 2 commemorative videos spanning 8 decades of FAWCO hist ory, and Robin Meloy Goldsby and Amy Antin (AIWC Cologne) composed an original song "Close to Home - Celebrating 80 years of FAWCO". Click in the links below to see the videos and listen to the song: FAWCO_Video_-_Part_1FAWCO_Video_-_Part_2Original_Song_-_Close_to_Home Please go to Anniversary Celebration to watch the...
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March 22 - UN World Water Day !

While today marks UN World Water Day,  there will be little celebration in homes and towns without clean water. The theme of this year's UN World Water Day is "urban water problems." Some 3.3 Billion people live in cities and of those, 827.6 million people live in urban slums around the world. Most of those people do not have access...

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Happy International Women's Day - March 8

165This year is the 100th anniversary of the first International Women's Day. International Women's Day is when women are recognized for their achievements and it is marked by thousands of different celebrations around the world. click here for more info.

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100 Day Plan for UN WOMEN

bachelet1Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile and now UN Under Secretary General and head of the new UN Women agency, has just announced her new 100-day plan for the agency.Ms Bachelet announced she had 5 thematic priorities in a country specific context : 1) Expanding women's voice, leadership and participatio, 2) Ending violence against women, 3) Ensuring women's full participation...

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Congress Questions Funding for UN

un_issuesMembers of the new Congress are challenging  US funding for the United Nations and its agencies. The new chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Rep-FL) is questioning continued support of the United Nations. She has introduced legislation, co-sponsored by over 100 other members, which would change payments of the current mandatory "assessments" to the UN to be...

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In Memoriam Pam Dahlgren FAWCO President 2001-2003

Pam_DahlgrenIt was with great sadness that the FAWCO Board received the news of a FAWCO Counselor passing away on January 5. Pam Dahlgren (FAUSA and AW of Surrey) was one of our outstanding and distinguished FAWCO volunteers.

On behalf of all her FAWCO friends, we send our deepest condolences to her family. Her husband Bob has requested that if people...

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How can you contribute to the fight to end violence against women & children?

There is always a point in time where you may find yourself in a position of wanting to do more.  You have gotten some information and education and now, you want to be able to tell other people about the various types of violence against women & children.  You want to inspire others to be angry and outraged, but most...

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