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Call for case studies on women’s leadership
We are looking for case studies for the SHINE project about strengthening women’s leadership in NGOs and communities across Europe. This initiative is about women taking leadership roles in NGOs and communities. If you want more information about the topics we are interested in, contact us at [email protected] Audio and video files are fine to…
Read MoreCalling young women to represent EYWCA at EWL and EYF
The European YWCA is member of two European umbrella organisations. For both organisations we are looking now for new representatives on behalf of the EYWCA. In these positions you will take part at the General Assembly but you also have the opportunity to get involved in different task groups (for example violence against women, climate and feminism etc.)…
Read MorePauline Mukanza on Being our Representative at the European Women´s Lobby
Pauline Mukanza has been our representative at the European Women´s Lobby. She was kind to let us interview her. Here are the questions that she answered: 1) what role do you play at EWL on behalf of the European YWCA? 2) what encouraged you to go for this representative role in the first place? 3)…
Read MoreNews from the European YWCA Board
General Assembly 2020 The Board of the European YWCA took a decision to postpone the General Assembly. Now we can announce a digital General Assembly on October 24th via Zoom. The Board made this decision as we cannot be certain that travel restrictions will be lifted across Europe by the autumn and our constitution requires that we have to have a…
Read MoreWomen and COVID-19 – It´s not just the virus…
Thoughts and reflections from Joanna Toassa, European YWCA Board member and Treasurer During this COVID-19 pandemic, women’s lives are affected in many ways that are not always visible, due to restrictive measures and lockdown. Actually pandemic has drastically changed their/our lives. The impact on women’s lives can be categorized into three big categories: economic, social…
Read MoreSharing and Caring – Zoom meeting with members
A month ago, 28th of May, the European YWCA Board had a Zoom call with member associations: participants came from Greece, Malta and Italy. We talked about how Covid-19 had affected us and our organizations, and we shared the diverse responses we had encountered in different countries. We noticed how the pandemic had brought to…
Read MoreBecome a new Board Member?
Nowadays there are so many ways to get involved – especially for the YWCA or other NGOs. Maybe you are the type of person who would like to get involved in a local or national project. That’s totally okay. But what about contributing to the worldwide YWCA movement in Europe? Your YWCA is located in…
Read MoreEuropean Youth organizations give a voice to young people
The EYF is the platform of more than 100 youth organizations in Europe and it’s co-funded by Erasmus+ and the Council of Europe. The Youth Forum is an ideal opportunity for young people to immerse themselves in European politics and give young people a voice at international level. The European YWCA is happy to be…
Read MoreThe YWCA of Greece met with representatives of the UN Working Group on the Discrimination against Women
The UN working group on the discrimination against women in Law and Practice met on April 2nd at a centrally located hotel in Athens. The members of the organizations present, referred to the economic crisis that how it has affected the country and more specifically women and their rights. Despite the existing institutional framework (ratification…
Read MoreEuropean Youth Forum´s General Assembly linked both organizations and young participants
The representative of European YWCA in European Youth Forum Vera Syrokvash attended the European Youth Forum General Assembly, the highest decision-making body of the EYF. in November 22-24 at the European Youth Capital-2019 Novi Sad, Serbia. At the General Assembly 217 delegates from the national youth councils and international non-governmental youth organizations,including EYWCA, worked together…
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