What is Mental Health?

The World Health Organization’s definition of health is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The definition of mental health is a complex and challenging one, but should incorporate our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. According to the Mental Health group of the US Department of Health & Human...

Featured

2019 Development Grant Recipients Update

By Angie Aebersold, VP Programs, The FAWCO Foundation

 

A very heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS to all of our Development Grant recipients!

Through The FAWCO Foundation, FAWCO Member Clubs and FAUSA have been aiding worthy and reputable charitable projects throughout the world. Since 1997, we have distributed close to $550,000 to these worthy causes that lie dear and near to each recipient’s...

Featured

4 Easy Steps to 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

Four Easy Steps for the Non-Activist to Participate in FAWCO’S 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

(written by Mary Stange, edited by Karen Castellon, contributions from Tonya Teichert and Rhonda Staudt)

 

What is the “16 Days of Activism” campaign?

 

It's a 16-day international campaign, from November 25 to December 10, to challenge violence against women and girls.

Featured

3rd Annual Summer Global Book Read: Wrap-Up!

Screen Shot 2019 06 22 at 4.33.00 PMThe EdTeam hopes you enjoyed I Believe in ZERO by Caryl M. Stern! We look forward to hearing about your Club's experience as you read and process the important messages in this book. As we roll into our next Target Program cycle with Health as the focus, we hope this book inspires you and your Club, whether on a local or...

Featured

Literacy in Saudi Arabia: Striving for Excellence

by Hollie Nielsen, American Women of the Eastern Province

 

SDG 4 states: “Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to creating sustainable development. In addition to improving quality of life, access to inclusive education can help equip locals with the tools required to develop innovative solutions to the world’s greatest problems.” Its Target 4.6 specifically discusses literacy: “By 2030,

Featured

S is for Syria

S is for Syria by Arandeep Degun

Screen Shot 2019 09 20 at 10.50.14 PMAs reported earlier this year in the The Economist“After eight years of civil war, Syria’s education system is a wreck. Nearly three million school-aged children, a third of the total, do not attend classes. That is, in part, because 40% of schools are unusable. Some have been damaged in the fighting; others are being...

Featured

The Role of Oral Literature in Reading Literacy

The Role of Oral Literature in Reading Literacy, by Keziah Watatua, American Women's Association of Kenya

What is oral literature? Oral literature is a performed art which in most cases uses spoken words as a medium of communication. Performance plays a vital role in oral literature. Forms of oral literature include songs, oral narratives, oral poetry, riddles and tongue twisters. Myths are a...

Visit Our Partners