In the midst of the hot, sweltering Florida summer in the 1980s, at the height of big hair, overly large shoulder pads, and extra high-waisted pleated pants, my mother served me piping hot oolong tea brewed from loose-leaf tea leaves handpicked from my grandfather’s tea farm in Taiwan. The tea my mother served...
2021–2030 is the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing, but in truth, it is more than a decade long: as soon as we are born, we are already on the path to maturity and eventually older age. Our time may be long or short on this earth, and many factors influence our growth, wellness and fitness, including...
Plants are amazing for so many reasons. They provide shelter for our bodies and beauty for our eyes, keep us breathing as our lungs, and add flavor to our food. But what you might not know is the role they have always played in our health. Herbal medicine...
by Karen Castellon, AWC Berlin & Human Rights Team ChairMarch 8 is International Women’s Day. UN Women announced this year’s theme as ‟Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.”
In the midst of the global pandemic, women have disproportionately suffered from increased domestic violence as a result of being locked down in their homes around the...
Being stuck indoors leaves a lot to be desired, especially during these long, cold winter nights. But in saying that, there’s so much that I still have access to in terms of resources, education and support. Since moving to Scotland I have noticed that in most, if not all, public female toilet areas, there...
In 2019, The Association of American Women of Aberdeen (AWA) nominated ARC Hippotherapy for a FAWCO Foundation Development Grant (1) to purchase a hydraulic lifting platform that allows height adjustments to accommodate all sizes of ponies and horses and also allows wheelchair access. Members of the AWA have regularly volunteered at ARC as...
You probably already know that FAWCO’s Target Project for 2020-2022 is S.A.F.E. (Safe Alternatives for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Elimination), an initiative of Hope for Girls and Women in Tanzania. The goal of S.A.F.E is to protect girls from FGM and foster positive social change from within the FGM-practicing communities in the Mara Region of Tanzania.
Research by the National Women’s History Museum shows that out of 737 historical figures taught in K-12 curriculum standards in every state, only 178, or 24%, are women, including several fictional characters such as Rosie the Riveter. Only one state standard includes 98 of the women; only 15 are taught in more than 10...
February 11 was the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and Technology – a day where we not only celebrate the women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), but also try to encourage the next generation of tech-driven females.
In this article I want to specifically focus on the aviation industry. This...
January 2020 began with a lot of hope and optimism because for the first time in my lifetime, we experienced rainfall in this first month of the year – an unusual phenomenal indeed! In this part of the globe, this month is usually driest. This...
