Global Issues Teams

Tricia R. Saur, Target Chair with contributions by Site Visit Participants

FAWCO hosted the first official site visit to a Target Project in April. A delegation of 22 women representing six Regions and FAUSA along with members from each Board spent three days meeting the beneficiaries of Hope Beyond Displacement. In this issue of  Let’s Get Schooled we will start...

By Ayuska Motha and Stacey Kimmig, AIWC Cologne
FAWCO United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Representatives

When we tell people about our participation in the UN Climate Change Conferences on behalf of FAWCO, people are usually very interested to learn more; most everyone is interested in the topic of climate change. However, when they hear that we are...

Valia Mitsakis and Emily Lavallee at the ECOSOC Youth Forum in January 2018

“It may be noisy messy and complex in an ever expanding room of stakeholders but I can assure you it is exactly where we are supposed to be” said Salina Abraham, President of the International Forestry Students’ Association about the ECOSOC Youth Forum.

At the Forum...

Update III - March 2018

Amanda Lane, Executive Director
Collateral Repair Project

Hope Beyond Displacement has literally changed the face of CRP

Hello everyone!

I’m so looking forward to seeing everyone in The Hague and can’t wait to let you know more about the impact FAWCO is making throughout our community as a result of Hope Beyond Displacement activities. 

Hope...

By Lauren Mescon and Julie Lehr, AWC Amsterdam

Last year, the President of AWC Amsterdam and FAWCO 3rd VP, Martha Canning walked 160 kilometers to raise funds for the FAWCO Target Project Hope Beyond Displacement and to raise awareness of the plight of refugees. It is safe to say that she was the inspiration for FAWCO’s efforts this year...

ECOSOC Youth Forum, January 2018, by Valia Mitsakis

There is one universal truth about youth: we are not included in the decision making processes of our countries or the international community. Thankfully, there have been some steps taken to enhance youth participation; governments have started to include youth in councils and pass legislation to better their lives, and the United...