first decided to study in Geneva way back in November of 2017. Back then, I had no idea what I was in for. Studying abroad was something that I had always dreamed of doing, and the opportunities that were offered through this program seemed too good to be true – […]
Meet Talisa Avanthay, Communications Assistant Talisa joined the World YWCA in 2019 with experience of bringing effective communication systems into the development world. Passionate about defending freedom of speech and information, gender equality and the fight against early and forced child marriage, she is keen to stand up for the […]
As a Political Science university student, with a focus in International Relations, I have studied the complexity of the many collective efforts by states, and an increasing number of non-state actors, to identify, understand and address a variety of issues and problems in the world today. In this community of […]
To celebrate the World YWCA Day 2019, I collected a list of books from women* for women*, who are great, powerful and bold. These books talk about how women are often limited due to the current power structures and how feminist activists transform them. Whether you are a enthusiastic YWCA […]
orn and raised in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Jane Lagos Salazar is a social researcher, a remarkable visual producer and an active volunteer at the YWCA of Honduras. As an active participant in a number of research projects on human rights and public policies, Jane has actively engaged in issues both at community as […]
Imagine the difference a young woman makes when she has the opportunity for a transformative leadership journey using, her unique talents to building her confidence and leadership. For 2016 World YWCA intern Vanessa from Tanzania, the support of women and young women was invaluable for her to realize her vision […]
This year Valentine’s Day was on Thursday. A day for love. We ran a campaign around sharing love through sisterhood which has for so long defined the YWCA movement. As a collective, collaborative and intergenerational movement, sisterhood has meant thinking and acting as a collective. Through our call we sent […]
Dear 2019 St Valentine, or On non-cis-terhood & romance. All around us, there are subtle and not-so-subtle signs that a hierarchy of love exists. There are certain kinds of love that are (and for some apparent reason never clearly communicated) regarded as more important than others. In today’s society, at […]
YWCA-Rwanda Transforming Lives Of Adolescent Girls And Young Women ISEZERANO Naomi is a 18-year old girl living in Rwanda. Coming from a family of humble background with eight members (both parents and 6 children), she has been one of the the 5026 beneficiaries of the of the USAID Twiyubake DREAMS-Like […]
“To my sisters around the world, remember that ‘you were born to stand out and not fit in’” Naomi Avah-Ghittrah Woyengu, who hails from Papua New Guinea, became a staff member of the YWCA Papua New Guinea in 2014. She fell in love with the movement, as she felt a […]
