by Devinder Buttar, AWC London

World Teachers’ Day was launched by UNESCO on October 5, 1994 to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers. World Teachers’ Day 2020 is being observed with the theme “Teachers: Leadership in Crisis, Reimagining the Future.” World Teachers’ Day is celebrated with enthusiasm around the globe, with...

by Anne Manos, AAWE Paris

Since July, the hashtag #SavetheChildren, created by the UK-based charity Save the Children to fund a campaign combatting child trafficking worldwide, has flooded social media. Interactions with the hashtag have multiplied by five, posts and statistics concerning child trafficking went viral, and rallies were held demonstrating support for the cause.

The sudden outburst of concern...

by Robynne Pendariès, AAWE Paris

“Marry me, Robynne!” That was my favorite response from the FAWCO workshop last week called “Checklist to Complete Long before You Need It.” I created this document in response to an American friend whose French husband passed away suddenly, leaving her not only to manage the shock, but also to find all the needed life...

by Danielle Kuznetsov, AWO Moscow & Health Team Co-Chair

September 29, 2020 is World Heart Day – a global campaign to raise awareness of our own personal responsibility to guard our heart health for a long and quality life. The campaign unites people from all countries and backgrounds to fight against cardiovascular disease and the burden it creates on communities by...

by Maggie Palu, American Women in the Aquitaine

Walking is an ideal activity during the pandemic. Walking is about more than just moving one foot in front of the other, and always has been. Walking can soothe and comfort. Walking can sharpen the mind and be inspirational. While working on A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens walked for miles through the back...

by Hollie Nielsen, AWC of Central Scotland & Education Team Co-Chair

I’ve been inspired by World Literacy Day and the Education Team’s September focus on literacy. One of the books I’ve read this month is The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson. In her novel, Kim describes the difficult life and dire poverty of the Kentucky hollers...

by Julia Schecter, AWC London

By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy

Literacy Source is a Seattle non-profit organization that provides free basic education to low-income adults in the Seattle, Washington area. The agency reports that 1 in 6 adults in Washington...

by Julia Schecter, AWC London 

There are now “more adults without literacy than there were 50 years ago, meaning that our efforts have not kept pace with population growth.”¹ In response, UNESCO has staked out an ambitious goal of eradicating adult illiteracy by 2030. The campaign, announced in its recent UNESCO Strategy for Youth and Adult Literacy 2020-2025,² is to focus on...

by Carol-Lyn McKelvey, FAUSA/AIWC Cologne & Education Team Co-Chair

To culminate our focus on literacy, the Education Team was proud to host author Juliet Cutler on World Literacy Day, September 8, to discuss Among the Maasai as part of the Global Issues Book Discussion Series. Juliet’s presentation was poignant yet direct, and it gave all participants a glimpse into the...

by Pam Perraud (AAWE Paris, FAUSA), FAWCO’s Representative on the US Women’s Caucus at the UN

Currently, the ERA remains an unfulfilled and unresolved issue for every American woman. The League of Women Voters US along with the Center for Women in Politics of Rutgers University, both non-profit, non-partisan organizations, have compiled a list of where House and Senate candidates stand on the...