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Joint Advocacy: The YWCA and YMCA Initiative

The YWCA in Palestine together with the East Jerusalem YMCA established the Joint Advocacy Initiative (JAI) in 2001, with the role of advocating for just peace through different advocacy campaigns and tools. Among other things, the program organizes annual visits to Palestine under “Journey for Justice” for YWCAs and YMCAs […]

‘Still Here’- Centring survivors voice and agency

“Women are involved and affected by civil war as victims, survivors, agents of conflict and peace, which are often different from the experiences of men.”- Naw Dokhal- YWCA Myanmar Women experience and are engaged in conflict and peace on unequal terms with their male counterparts. Dominant, patriarchal narratives frame women […]