For many years, the Human Rights Team has encouraged FAWCO/FAUSA members and groups to participate in activities to celebrate International Women's Day. This year, numerous individuals and groups planned and/or participated in IWD activities. Congratulations to everyone for taking the time to honor women around the world.
A dozen AWC Amsterdam members and their daughters gathered on International Womens Day...
On Thursday February 28, the AWC Hamburg celebrated National Women’s History Month with a lively panel discussion at the America Center Hamburg. The event was co-organized by the club, the America Center and the US Consulate General Hamburg, and was organized to reflect this year’s theme, Visionary Women: Champions of Peace and Nonviolence. AWC President Carol Strametz introduced the event,
Getting Older: Osteoarthritis
By Blandina Steinhauslin, AILO Florence
Arthritis is very common; however, it is not one single disease. Rather, it is an informal way of referring to joint pain or joint disease. There are more than 100 different types of arthritis and related conditions.
Of these, osteoarthritis is a condition that usually appears in people over 40 years of age...
Check out the link below for a "one stop shop" to get all of the info for International Women's Day 2019! This year's theme - Better the Balance, Better the World - touches all of our Global Themes, as well as the very essence of FAWCO's mission. Find it on instagram @ #BalanceforBetter & #IWD2019.
International Women's Day 2019
Highlight on SDG 4: Bridging the Gap
by Lindsay Nygren (AC Lyon)
SDG 4.4: By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.
Education is often regarded as the gateway to success and thought of as a necessity to gain opportunities and have a...