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Successful Perimenopause Webinar Kicks Off 4-Part Series on Womanhood

by Veronica Ventura, AWC Bern

 

5 ladies of healthThe first part of an exciting new webinar series on the phases of womanhood launched successfully with a session on perimenopause, attracting 27 engaged participants. The online event, part of a four-part series focused on different stages of a woman’s life, provided valuable insights and information on perimenopause, a critical yet often misunderstood phase...

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Follow-up on Wageningen University Consultation with Awesome Blossoms

By Hollie Nielsen, AWC Central Scotland, and Leslie Janoe, AWC Amsterdam)

 

This article is a follow-up to April’s Education Team article about the Wageningen University graduate students and their consultation with Awesome Blossoms (AB). The consultation project promoted learning for both the Wageningen students and the Awesome Blossoms team in Nairobi.

Ed awesome blossomsWageningen University & Research (WUR), one of the world’s top...

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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2024: November 25–December 10

By Karen Castellon (FAWCO co-UN Liaison, FAUSA, AWC Berlin, AWAquitane), Mary Adams (AWC The Hague, Human Rights co-chair), Marelie Manders (Heidelberg IWC and Human Rights co-chair), and Laurie Richardson (AWA Vienna)

 

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence was launched in 1991 by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership at Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA. The Center...

SPOSA CHILD 11 Years Later: Promoting Continuing Education

by Mary Adams, AWC The Hague

 

Did You Know?

About 7,000,000 children in the Philippines are sexually abused every year. More than 70% of sexually abused children are between 5 and 18 years old. Most of the time, Filipino children are raped by their fathers or uncles. It has been noted that most incest cases take place in the family...

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Women Affected by War: A personal encounter

by Jody McBrien, AWG and AAWE Paris

 

Five or six years ago, I came across the organization NaTakallam, founded by Aline Sara, a young Lebanese woman who had just completed her master’s in International Affairs at Columbia University. NaTakallam means “we speak” in Arabic. It began as an online language exchange/learning program hiring refugees and asylum seekers to teach...

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Ascend and the FAWCO Foundation Grant: Resilience and Progress Amidst Challenges

By Marina LeGree, Founder and Executive Director, Ascend

Edited by Karen Castellon, FAWCO co-UN Liaison

 

Ascend, an NGO dedicated to empowering Afghan girls through education and community engagement, received a $4,000 grant from the FAWCO Foundation in 2021 to support its Sports for Health Teaching Curriculum. This project was aimed at promoting health, leadership, and life skills among Afghan...

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Ascend Update (October 2024) from Kabul: Empowering Afghan Girls Through Education and Community Engagement

by Karen Castellon, FAWCO co-UN Liaison, Stephanie Biery, FAUSA, and Marina LeGree, Founder and Executive Director of Ascend

 

Graduation and New Cohorts

September 18 and 19 marked a significant milestone for Ascend, as we celebrated the graduation of 49 girls from the program. Their hard work and dedication have culminated in this moment, where they received certificates acknowledging their...

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