News From Hope Beyond Displacement : Update IV

Hope Beyond Displacement LogoUpdate IV - June 2018

Amanda Lane, Executive Director
Collateral Repair Project

2018 Site Visit to Hope Beyond Displacement - Part II

SV1.3 CRP EntranceIt’s not often that CRP hosts visiting groups to our center. If you keep up with our website or busy Facebook page, you have an idea of the constant stream of activities going on at the center and maybe also intimate just...

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2018 Site Visit to Hope Beyond Displacement - Part I - CRP/Service Model

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


SV1.1 CRP 3 leaders

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...

Educating Girls to Combat Climate Change

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...

ECOSOC Youth Forum

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

Valia and Emily at ECOSOC Youth Forum

 

“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...

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News from Hope Beyond Displacement : Update III

Hope Beyond Displacement LogoUpdate 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...

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World Refugee Day - An Interview to Inspire!

By Lauren Mescon and Julie Lehr, AWC Amsterdam

 

4 Day Walk Martha

 

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...

It is up to us to demand a seat on the table

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...

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