Sharing and Caring – Communication is the key

By Virpi | August 24, 2020 | Comments Off on Sharing and Caring – Communication is the key

The European Board organized the second ”Sharing and Caring” zoom call event on 7th July. This time participants came from various YWCAs around Europe: Sweden, Poland, Greek, England and Rhodes Island. Participants shared about the diverse ways YWCA´s in Europe had responded to the needs of their society and community during the COVID-19 pandemic. YWCAs…

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The term “Femicide” at the World YWCA was adapted after a motion by YWCA of Greece

By Virpi | December 20, 2019 | Comments Off on The term “Femicide” at the World YWCA was adapted after a motion by YWCA of Greece

At the 29th World Council held from November 17th-22nd in Johannesburg, South Africa, the YWCA of Greece proposed a motion for the adoption of the term “femicide” by the World Y movement when referring to murders of women, because of their gender, as opposed to the general term homicide. The YWCA of Greece stated that…

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