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Let's Laugh

by Christine Riney, AWC Hamburg

 

Laughter is a wonderful thing, whether you do it on your own or with others. What could be more positive than a good belly laugh? If you like to laugh, want to feel more positive, and enjoy a little kookiness, then you should try Laughter Yoga.

What is Laughter Yoga?

Laughter Yoga is a...

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Hygiene Habits for COVID-19 Explained

(The contributors to this article:  Tharien van Eck (MBChB), Heather Davis (PhD) and Martha Canning (PhD)) 

The Target Team is aware of the vast amount of conflicting information circulating at the moment regarding hygiene and COVID-19, and knowing that we all want to protect ourselves, our loved ones and communities, we felt that it would be good to update you...

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FAWCO Member Asma Darwish: A Bahraini Human Rights Defender, a Global Citizen and a Refugee

June 20 is World Refugee Day

 

AAWE member Asma Darwish, a member of the Human Rights Team and the FAWCO Refugee Network, shared her story during the Human Rights Team's monthly virtual call. 

 

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Here is her story, taken from the meeting notes:

Asma, who is a Bahraini citizen who has been granted refugee status and is residing in...

FAWCO Refugee Network

 

Mission Statement:

The FAWCO Refugee Network (FRN) weaves the threads of our amazing FAWCO sisterhood of global citizens to inspire each other, share resources and to directly collaborate across club borders in support of the new neighbors in our communities who have arrived from distant and often dangerous places to begin new lives. 

We do this in the spirit...

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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Elimination of FGM and Hope for Girls and Women Tanzania

A pneumonia of unknown cause was announced on December 31, 2019; on January 30, 2020, a Public Health Emergency of International Concern was declared; on February 11, the WHO named the new coronavirus disease COVID-19, and on March 11 a pandemic was declared. Very significant preventative measures were put in place to prevent the rapid spread of the virus.  

Included...

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In the Name of Your Daughter: Q&As (Part 1)

A question to Giselle Portenier, filmmaker of In the Name of your Daughter: The film addresses a topic that for many would be very uncomfortable to discuss or comprehend. Why did you make the film?  

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  • The film is about some of the bravest, most inspiring girls in the world, Tanzanian girls as young as eight who risk everything, including their...
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Be Prepared for a Medical Emergency

 

By Adrianne George, AWC Malmö, AWC Gothenburg

 

Note: Adrianne is not a medical professional; this article offers some resources where you can train to be more prepared for a medical emergency. 

During our weekly call the other day, my cousin asked me if I remembered one of our classmates at university who had watched her mother die because...

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