By Sahita Pierre-Antoine Over the summer, I had the opportunity to interview Islindy, a Board Member of the local chapter of the YWCA here in Haiti. Although she grew up in the States, Islindy has been involved with YWCA-Haiti for quite some time. She spent this past summer in Haiti […]
Written by Andrea Thaxton Overwhelmed. Stressed. Depressed. Burned-out. Giving up. Throwing in the towel. These are all terms people frequently use to describe their lives or how they are feeling. For some people, this may be a more frequent occurrence than others. They are all interconnected to one very prominent […]
My Name is Mekdelawit Desta and I am a volunteer at the YWCA in Ethiopia. I was given the incredible opportunity to participate in the youth training organised through the World YWCA which had been prepared for the pre-African Union Summit. Here is a brief summary of my thoughts about the […]
My name is Rose Robert Manumba, I am a lawyer and a Program Coordinator at the YWCA of Tanzania. I had the opportunity to attend the 29th Gender Is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) Summit and the 9th AU Pre-Gender Summit at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where the theme was, “Harnessing demographic dividend through […]
Par FALOLOU Funmilayo Lucrèce YWCA BENIN, Drs en Environnement Santé et Développement Durable La jeunesse était à l’honneur lors du 9ème pré-sommet de l’union Africaine sur le Genre, tenue à Addis Abeba en Ethiopie du 22 au 27 janvier 2017. « Tirer pleinement parti du dividende démographique en investissant dans […]
by Alexandra Martin, World YWCA Intern and Kent State University student I’ve always needed women in my life. Though, I didn’t always know it and it wasn’t always in the ways I had thought. Of course, as an only child and a female; I need my mother. She’s my number one. […]
