Insights from RiseUp! Young women leadership initiative inception period “The Co-creation phase has captured and championed the idea of intergenerational leadership in a beautiful manner, where there is an equal space of discussion for everyone on the team “AGE NO BAR”. This has surely boosted my confidence to be bold and […]
This International Women’s Day, listen-watch-read from some powerful YWCA leaders on their journey towards Peace and Justice as the YWCA movement. We know that war, conflict, and violence impact women, young women, and girls differently. In times of conflict and instability, women, young women, and girls are at severe risk […]
This update has been shared by Anna Haltof, MD (retired), member of YWCA of Poland and volunteer of F.Ocalenie, Salam Lab- Laborathory of Peace from Krakow, Caritas Polska. She has been a teacher on Polish language and culture for six years. We do not know exactly what is happening along […]
The interview was part of the 16 Days of Activism series of World YWCA . Ritah Muyambo, Program Specialist, Civil Society Division Youth and Faith Engagement at UN Women, who talks about how women and girls living with HIV/AIDS experience gender-based violence (GBV) as a double/triple marginalisation. She highlights how […]
The interview was part of the 16 Days of Activism series of World YWCA. Muna Killingback has been active in the YWCA movement for decades. She worked for the World YWCA for ten years and was one of the first Young Women’s Interns. She later worked in financial development and […]
For 16 days of activism against violence against women , we marked this year with the theme “Intergenerational Action for Gender-Based Violence: Co-Creating the Future.” In collaboration with Feminism in India we shared unique stories of leaders from across the world who are combating gender-based violence in their communities. We […]
Mahi Gurram is from the San Francisco Bay Area, USA. She has always been inspired by the strong, independent women in her life, including her mother, teachers, and aunts. Mahi realized what she was passionate about early on; as a young Indian-American girl, she noticed discrepancies in the way she […]
Serelle Carr is from the Boston area in Massachusetts. She is currently studying at Colgate University, pursuing a major in peace and conflict studies and a minor in french. Serelle is passionate about advocacy, justice, and the international sector. She is studying the disproportionate effects of war and conflict that […]
“What encourages me to continue advocacy is an intergenerational dialogue where everyone across all generations learn, understand, and stimulate each other. It enables me to recognize that we young women have the potential to transform society. Without the dialogue, an inclusive society can never come true.” Nanako Tojo, Japan. Just […]
For Week Without Violence 2021, we marked the theme “Intergenerational Action for Gender-Based Violence: Co-Creating the Future.” On ThursdayinBlack, we compiled messages from intergenerational leaders from the YWCA movement to join us and raise their voices against gender-based violence (GBV). We received many impactful messages, from leaders all around the world. […]
