75 million school-aged children and youth are in desperate need of educational support, either in danger of, or already missing out on their education. Communities highlight the importance of education during times of crises, yet education appeals receive less than 2% of humanitarian funding. The right to education is most at risk during emergencies but it is also the exact...
Global Issues Teams
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The Target Program is one of FAWCO’s primary means to fulfill its mission as a United Nations accredited non-governmental organization (NGO) with special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Along with FAWCO's representatives who attend UN meetings, FAWCO’s Global Issues Teams also focus on issues related to women and children in FAWCO's priority areas: education, environment,
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Plus a 5-day tour through Jordan exploring cultural and historic sites,
Read about the Site Visit in our blog, Let's Get Schooled.
3-Day Site Visit to the FAWCO Target Project, Hope Beyond Displacement
Plus a 5-day tour through Jordan exploring cultural and historic sites,
and visiting programs focused on women and girls
April 6-15, 2018
The FAWCO Target Program is offering a unique travel opportunity to FAWCO and FAUSA members: the...
By Sammy Witt
August 21, 2017
So this week I didn’t actually get to attend an event on UN grounds. It seems that the NGO posse has completely gone off on vacation. I can’t criticize them though, because I think we all should take way more vacation than we do at the moment. So instead of attending an actual, physical meeting,
By Sammy Witt
August 14, 2017
This week I attended the Youth Assembly at the United Nations. Having participated in the Assembly last year, I knew what to expect. The audience is made up of entrepreneurs, NGO Reps and a whole bunch of late high school students and college kids who want to discover what the backstage of world politics looks...
August 7, 2017
Sammy Witt - New FAWCO UN Youth Rep
As many of you probably already know, there are different women representing FAWCO at the United Nations in New York City and assorted cities in Europe. Aditionally, there are also UN Youth Reps, who do not necessarely need to be female, just FAWCO affilliated. I, Samuel Witt, am the new FAWCO UN...
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Update I - September 2017
Amanda Lane, Executive Director
Collateral Repair Project
Hello FAWCO friends!
As summer lulls to a close, all of us at Collateral Repair Project are taking a short breather after two weeks of very busy Back to School distributions. It's Eid Al Adha holiday, the end of which will find us finishing up the last of our...
