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You Can Still Participate in the 16 Days Campaign! 

Ongoing Plans for 16 Days Campaign 

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign has come and gone, and the Human Rights Team hopes that you had a chance to participate.  If not, you still have plenty of time, as the Team is trying something new with a full year’s concentration on the 16 Days theme throughout 2019.  Although the specific theme...

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Oranging the World

FAWCO/FAUSA Members “Orange the World” for the 16 Days Campaign

No one observes the 16 Days Campaign quite like Maggie Palu. This year, Maggie urged members of her French conversation group, English conversation group, the Montpellier Ceilidh Dancers, the Montpellier Scottish dance group AND the AWG Languedoc-Roussillon Book Group to wear orange and serve orange treats. These actions prompted questions, allowing...

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Get in the "Action!" Apply Now to Attend The Global Festival of Action!

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The SDG Global Festival of Action is a ground-breaking event, positioned to gather and inspire SDGs campaigners and multi-stakeholder partners to scale up and broaden the global movement to take action for the SDGs. Taking place in Bonn every year, the Festival provides a dynamic and interactive space to showcase the latest innovations, tools and approaches to SDG advocacy and SDG action.

The SDG Global Festival...

EcoKids: Children and Recycling

By Environment Team member, Karen Rudin, AWC Zurich 

Every parent knows that children are concrete and hands-on oriented. This makes recycling a perfect area for teaching kids some of the principles of environmental responsibility. The fact that parents are setting an example (we know you are conscientious about recycling!) is another plus. In addition, kids learn that everything in nature...

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FOCUS ON SDG #4: The First International Education Day!

The Education Team is thrilled to announce...
 
The First International Education Day - January 24, 2019
(from the UNESCO website)
Screen Shot 2019 01 19 at 9.54.38 PMAs lead agency and coordinator of the Education 2030 Agenda, UNESCO called together a Global Education Meeting  in Brussels (December 3-5, 2018). A strong message recognizing the foundational and fundamental role of Education for peace and development was voiced. On December 3,
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Welcome to the Newest Member of the Education Team!

We are pleased to welcome Lindsay Nygren as a new member of the Education Team. Lindsay has recently joined the AWC of Lyon. She is interested in her club’s connection with FAWCO and will be reporting on "Bridging the Gap" in upcoming articles.
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Interventions for Girls Education - Part 6: Increasing Community Engagement

“I have nothing my daughter can inherit when I am gone.
I know that not only will education be helpful to her but to her future family.”

- Mohamed Hamisi Mkavu

 

what works girls education

We continue our series addressing interventions that work in girls education as outlined in What Works in Girls Education: Evidence for the World’s Best Investment [click on the...

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