This St. Patrick’s Day I was feeling anything but the luck of the Irish. On a day beloved for its celebrations and festivities, I was awoken by an unpleasant monthly visitor. Despite the routineness of a period, many can relate to the feeling of shock and unpreparedness that comes with […]
In an exciting development for the World YWCA, two outstanding young women leaders have been selected to join the Leadership Cohort 2023. Eraj Waqar from YWCA Canada and Amanda Fernandes from YWCA Goa, India, have been chosen for their exceptional leadership skills, dedication to the YWCA movement, and commitment to […]
With eyes full of excitement, a determined mind, and with hope for the future, I flew to New York City for the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women that took place from 6th to 17th March 2023. The theme for 2023 was “Innovation and technological change, […]
Women around the world are violated because of the ‘petite différance’ , the little difference. This little difference means: because they are considered to have a vagina and no penis. These little differences cause big consequences, says Alice Schwarzer. In 1975, the German and feminist journalist Alice Schwarzer published a book […]
Many people consider Switzerland as being the country that needs no more feminism. The following 10 points show that Switzerland needs to improve and for that we need feminism. I’m sure there would be a 1000 reasons, I just picked 10. Maybe you know more or you have a personal […]
During my attendance at this year CSW conference, I had an opportunity to attend one of the most exciting trainings on how to make access to lasting feminine hygiene solutions. We were told on how the Days for Girls International was started, and it was such an inspiration. We all […]
It was a beautiful Tuesday afternoon of July 12th 2016, after nearly a week of attending AU Summit and GIMAC in Kigali Rwanda. I was one among 20 delegates from YWCA Burundi, DRC, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Rwanda. We had a privilege to visit YWCA Rwanda’s office and the projects […]
The 2016 International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa was an inspiring and eye opening experience for me in terms of what it means to be HIV+ in today’s society and what the future may hold in this area. I attended the Interfaith Pre-Conference as well as the main conference […]
My journey to Durban was a long and hectic one after being denied visas to the beautiful land of South Africa in the name of insecurity despite the fact that I would be under a group of very powerful women from the YWCA! Lucky enough I got to the Joburg […]
At the International Conference on Population and Development, governments committed to promote the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents through policies and programmes. Twenty years on, in many countries, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) policies and strategies are in place. Although in many countries minimal government effort is underway, […]
