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An Evening with Bonnie Garmus

by Hollie Nielsen, AWC Central Scotland and Carol-Lyn McKelvey, FAUSA/AIWC Cologne

 

For the seventh year in a row, the Education Team honored International Literacy Day by suggesting a FAWCO summer read tied to literacy, followed with an event on or near September 8. This year's event, however, came with a twist: a partnership with AWC London, whose membership has...

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Our King is Dead. Long Live our Queen: Grieving the Loss of a Parent from Abroad

by Adrianne Lind, American Women’s Club in Gothenburg and American International Club in Malmö

 

It turns out that my Daddy was not the first man to live forever. The inevitable day arrived in 2021 when I would wake up with a father and go to bed a fatherless child. My beloved 95-year-old father would take his last breath. Our...

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Reflections on World Literacy Day 2023

by Karen Boeker, AWC Denmark

“Chemistry is change and change is the core of your belief system. Which is good because that’s what we need more of – people who refuse to accept the status quo, who aren’t afraid to take on the unacceptable. – Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry 

In FAWCO, you’ll find people who are fearless in tackling unacceptable issues in...

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Hydroponics in Our Backyards

By Sheila Doucet, AAWE Paris, with help from Yolanda Henry, FAUSA

 

hydroponics (n): “process of growing plants without soil,” 1937, formed in English from hydro- “water” + “ponics,” from the Greek ponein “to labor.”

Source: Online Eytmology Dictionary

 

As was so eloquently explained in last May’s Global Issues Digest article featuring our current environment target project “Awesome Blossoms,” hydroponics...

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Cholera – A Disease at the Mercy of Environmental Change and Vaccine Limitations

by Tharien van Eck, AWC Antwerp and Health Team Co-Chair 

 

What is cholera

It is an acute diarrheal infection caused by the intake of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Cholera remains a global threat to public health and an indicator of inequality and lack of social development.

 

A few general facts about the disease

  • Most people...

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Bone on Bone

by Margie O’Rourke, AWC Dublin

 

Health bone on bone margieAt sixty-seven years of age, I couldn’t walk without both knees collapsing on me. My legs weren’t working, but my hands were, so I wrote a letter to my orthopedic surgeon. Yes, I have an orthopedic surgeon on dial-up, as my right hip was replaced years ago. I didn’t go outdoors for weeks for...

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Awesome Blossoms Financial Literacy Training Partnership with Trinity Credit

 

IMG 5514Financial Literacy Training Report: Trinity Credit’s Training for Safe Spaces Organization’s Awesome Blossoms Project in Mathare

Introduction: Trinity Credit conducted a comprehensive financial literacy training program for the women participating in Safe Spaces Organization’s Awesome Blossoms Project. The training aimed to empower marginalized women from the Mathare community with essential financial skills and knowledge. The training was held over...

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