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41. January 22: The FAWCO UN Team presents: What happened at COP29? — virtual meeting (2025-01-22)

(Events Calendar/January 22: The FAWCO UN Team presents: What happened at COP29? — virtual meeting)

... recap of the negotiated outcomes. Then hear from some of the delegates about their experiences: Alexandra Vo, FAUSA NY Ayuska Motha, AIWC Cologne Sheila Doucet, AAWE Paris Meg Brew, AWC Amsterdam ...

Created on 14 December 2024

42. April 23: LAUNCH Webinar for College Bound Families – Admissions Insights: A Global Overview of the US, UK, and Europe — virtual meeting (2025-04-23)

(Events Calendar/April 23: LAUNCH Webinar for College Bound Families – Admissions Insights: A Global Overview of the US, UK, and Europe — virtual meeting )

... Advisors. Launch is an Independent Education Consultant-led advising service, providing expat and international families university search and admission guidance. Sara is a member of AWC Amsterdam. Launch ...

Created on 10 March 2025

43. FAWCO Region 4 Meeting in Amsterdam in November 2023

(News from Our Clubs)

By Mary Adams, AWC The Hague 2023 Region 4 Meeting AWC Amsterdam Making Grassroots Effort Blossom Goatfarm Ridammerhoeve in the Amsterdam Forest AWC Amsterdam was the host of the FAWCO Region 4 meeting ...

Created on 17 December 2023

44. AWC Amsterdam Supports Local Domestic Violence Organizations

(Ending Violence Against Women )

For further information, please refer to the following sources: Protecting Yourself from Domestic Violence (a guide) Blijf Grope

Created on 16 March 2015

45. Amsterdam's Red-Light District May Go Dar

(Ending Violence Against Women )

Amsterdam's Red-Light District May Go Dark Amsterdam's red-light district is increasingly a hotbed for modern day slavery and a destination for human trafficking. The past 20 years have proven that ...

Created on 04 October 2012

46. Region 4 Meeting in Amsterdam October 5-7,2012

(News from Our Clubs)

        AWC Amsterdam will host Region 4 Meeting on October 5-7, 2012. Saturday's program will take place at Huize Frankendael, in Amsterdam. http://www.huizefrankendael.nl.  On Saturday night ...

Created on 04 September 2012

47. Regional Meetings 2023–2024

(Past Regional Meetings)

...  Hosted by AWC Hamburg  Read more in this article. November 10–12, 2023 – Region 4: Belgium, Netherlands Hosted by AWC Amsterdam  Read more in this article.   2024 January 20, 2024 – Region ...

Created on 27 February 2025

48. Safe Spaces and Basketball Scholarships

(Education Articles)

by Hollie Nielsen, AWC Central Scotland and AWC London with contributions from Leslie Janoe, AWC Amsterdam, and Peninah Nthenya Musyimi, Founder of Safe Spaces   In previous articles, the Education ...

Created on 23 February 2025

49. Safe Spaces and Auto Mechanics

(Education Articles)

By Hollie Nielsen, AWC Central Scotland, with contributions from Leslie Janoe, AWC Amsterdam   In previous articles, the Education Team has focused on the connection between Awesome Blossoms (AB) and ...

Created on 25 January 2025

50. Notes From the Field: I am the Change

(Education Articles)

by Leslie Janoe, AWC Amsterdam (from material shared by Peninah Musyimi, Director of Safe Spaces)   Just how important has the auto mechanics training program at Safe Spaces been? Find out in the words ...

Created on 25 January 2025

51. The Great Christmas Tree Debate – Real vs. Plastic

(Environment Articles)

... and once we’ve got one, we feel we have to use it to make it worth it.  Joan Niemi Evers, AWC Amsterdam When I was a very young child we had live Christmas trees. However I have no memories of them. ...

Created on 15 November 2024

52. My Personal Story: GLP 1 – Breaking the Stigma and Finding Health

(Health Articles)

by Meredith Mani, AWC Amsterdam   GLP-1 medications like Ozempic® and Wegovy® have become popular treatments for obesity, but despite their success, there’s still a great deal of stigma and misinformation ...

Created on 06 November 2024

53. Follow-up on Wageningen University Consultation with Awesome Blossoms

(Education Articles)

By Hollie Nielsen, AWC Central Scotland, and Leslie Janoe, AWC Amsterdam)   This article is a follow-up to April’s Education Team article about the Wageningen University graduate students and their ...

Created on 30 October 2024

54. 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2024: November 25–December 10

(Human Rights Articles)

... around the world. Through the FAWCO Foundation, development grants and fundraising galas, AWC Amsterdam and AWC The Hague have supported Not for Sale in the Netherlands, who operate restaurants in Amsterdam ...

Created on 28 October 2024

55. FAWCO Youth Ambassadors 2024: “Rewilding” the Scottish Highlands

(Environment Articles)

... children in Mumbai, and cleaning up canals in Amsterdam.  This year, the American Women’s Club of Scotland hosted 12 teens, ages 13–17, from Europe and the United States. They participated in a beach ...

Created on 14 September 2024

56. Climate Refugees, Awesome Blossoms and “Harambee”

(Human Rights Articles)

by Loretta A. Simon Helms, M.S.Ed., AWC Amsterdam    Introduction from the Human Rights Team: We are proud to present this article from Loretta Simon Helms, a long-time supporter of Safe Spaces. In ...

Created on 21 June 2024

57. FAWCO Clubs Supporting the FAWCO Target Project Awesome Blossoms

(Blog: Our Sustainable Future)

... and food security, here are three examples for inspiration. AAWE visited a strawberry hydroponic farm in Paris, AWC Amsterdam made their own speically branded bowls, and AWC The Hague hosted a Kenyan Dinner! ...

Created on 28 November 2023

58. DEIB: Women Speak Up against Book Banning

(News from Our Clubs)

Dr. Adora Obi Nweze, NAACP Florida State Conference President and NAACP National Board of Directors, moved members of FAWCO and FAUSA with her talk about book banning laws in Florida and other states, ...

Created on 16 November 2023

59. Safe Spaces Library’s “Each One, Teach One” Girls’ Reading Club

(Education Articles)

by Peninah Nthenya Musyimi, Executive Director of Safe Spaces, and Leslie Janoe, AWC Amsterdam   One of the beautiful things about FAWCO’s Target Project, Awesome Blossoms, is that the profits from ...

Created on 27 October 2023

60. Awesome Blossoms: Building Sustainable Life in Nairobi’s Slums through Hydroponic Farming

(Environment Articles)

by Allan C'oredo, Awesome Blossoms Project Manager, and Leslie Janoe, AWC Amsterdam   The world’s population is predicted to grow to nearly 10 billion people by 2050, and the challenge to feed this ...

Created on 21 April 2023