By 2035 100 million young women and girls will transform power structures to create justice and inclusiveness for all. In the Preamble of the World YWCA Constitution it says “Its vision is of a fully inclusive world where justice, peace, health, human dignity, freedom and care for the environment are promoted and […]
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 […]
Three weeks after my arrival to Geneva, Switzerland as an intern for the World YWCA, I got the opportunity to attend the 18th European Study Session hosted by the European YWCA, in collaboration with the Youth Department of the Council of Europe. The study session took place in Budapest, Hungary […]
“We need to integrate young women’s perspectives into decision-making processes, requiring their active participation as implementers, and not just recipients.” This declaration by Tamara Mawhinney, the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN, at the 40th session of the Human Rights Council, at a side event […]
Imagine that you have spent your life training to be a free, independent, educated young woman in this world. Imagine that along with that you spent your life dreaming to live with freedom, dignity, safety and pride. Imagine living a life where peace and freedom of movement is still an everyday […]
Community radios are short power transmission systems being operated by local communities of the world. Often remarked as a platform for community engagement by community, for community, in community; these have come up as a powerful tool for engagement by young women, women and girls in local villages. It has […]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Life is complex. There are deep rooted social structures, learned behaviours, histories and […]
Young Women’s access to Sanitation and Hygiene: World Toilet Day 2018 19th November marks the #WorldToiletDay . While concerns around sanitation and hygiene are being discussed and solutions are being sought globally, the linkages around young women, sanitation and hygiene and access to toilet and sanitation-hygiene services is one which […]
Today’s generation of young people is the largest the world has ever known, and young people often represent the majority of the population in countries affected by armed conflict. Far from being homogenous, youth are affected by conflict and peace in countless ways. Young people are often active in contributing […]
