The YWCA World Council 2011 has concluded and after traveling from around the globe, participants are making their way back to their home countries with plenty to digest. A new president has been voted in (congratulations Deborah Thomas from Trinidad & Tobago), a new treasurer (congratulations Carolyn Flowers from the USA) and a new Board [...]
There have been around 1,000 participants at World Council and we’ve been really interested and privileged to hear not only the speakers but also the thoughts of our fellow YWCA’s around the world. As The first part of World Council (International Women’s Summit) wraps up, we’d like to share something from the YWCA Australia blog. Today, July 13, was the last day of [...]
An inspiring day today with voices as diverse and meaningful as Mary Robinson, former head of state in the Republic of Ireland and now head of the Mary Robinson Foundation on Climate Justice, to Nancy Kapembwa from Zambia, a young women fighting for human rights in her country. From Dr Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of [...]
Movement Building and Leadership So day one proper of World Council began. And began in true Y fashion with everyone in the room reflecting on what it’s like to be in other women’s shoes. Not literally (that would be a bit weird) but metaphorically! Leadership is all about change and yet it’s critical to understand [...]