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...
Call or write your US Representatives TODAY, April 23rd, to support PATHWAYS in the next Congressional funding bill related to COVID.
Now more than ever, with domestic violence on the rise, your VOICE needs to be heard. Tell the US Congress to give funding to PATHWAYS!
Update on April 26:
A date has not yet been set for voting...
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...
The FACTS about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), updated April 7, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 is the virus and COVID-19 is the disease caused by it.
Death rates are only of those diagnosed, not all those infected.
There are many questions that are being asked about the current COVID-19 outbreak. We have tried to provide you with answers to the most frequently asked...
I’ve been following the research of professors of psychology and positive psychology in the field of well-being or happiness for many years. As part of this, I’ve taken several courses with experts in the field and helped facilitate a few courses too. Dr. Laurie Santos of Yale University is the latest to offer a...
Definition: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures involving the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or any other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
FGM = cutting
Cutting season:July, August and September are known as the “cutting season” in many countries and for many girls around the world; it is school break...
