Do I consider myself a feminist? An activist? If you were to ask me from two years ago, the answer would have been “I don’t know.” It’s not that I don’t believe in the importance of feminism or activism. It’s just that these two concepts were not present in my life during […]
Brief Background – Belong, is dedicated to every young woman who is forced to think that she is not complete without a man. It is for those women who dare to wait, be different and who say I’ll fit in maybe or maybe I won’t or I will in my […]
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 […]
This is Suicide This is Genocide This is Homicide What then is Femicide? I can be killed because I am a woman I can be murdered because I was born a woman I can be sentenced to die just because the society defined me This is my story I am […]
“I was looking for a chance to complete #MyBodyMyMind 1 with YWCA leaders.” Listening to these comments, I initiated three virtual study groups to read the #MyBodyMyMind toolkit. About 20 YWCA leaders from around Japan read it. The aim was to gain basic knowledge about mental health and SRHR, as well […]
“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. […]
