Naomi’s Journey to Leadership and Social Change
byYWCA-Rwanda Transforming Lives Of Adolescent Girls And Young Women ISEZERANO Naomi is a 18-year old girl living in Rwanda. Coming from a family of…
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Spotlight on Sophia Pierre-Antoine
by“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” When asked for her favorite…
Spotlight on Eun Young Kim (Grace)
byEun Young, also known as Grace, is the Program Coordinator of International Relations and Cooperation Committee of the National YWCA office in South…
“I HOPE”
byI hope you will learn that education is key, add humility, dignity and respect; you have a bunch of keys. I hope you will…
Spotlight on Yadanar
byYadanar: “I was born in Yangon. I grew up as a silent girl, mostly focused on studying. My life changed when I became a…
Powerful youth voices at the UN Open Debate on Youth, Peace & Security
byToday’s generation of young people is the largest the world has ever known, and young people often represent the majority of the population in…
Spotlight on Kara Brown
byMeet Kara Brown, the leader of the Young Women’s Engagement team at the World YWCA office in Geneva. Kara’s story is one that harmoniously…
Spotlight on Nirmala Gurung
byNirmala is a young woman who currently lives in Nepal. She has an academic background in medical microbiology, is currently specialising in rural development,…
Establishing a Platform for Women of Color to Move #MeToo Forward
bySexual violence knows no race, class, gender, or sexual affiliation. Yet, as we are having this “watershed” moment of survivors coming forward in the…
#MyInspiringWoman: Say thank you to the inspirational women in your life
byTake a few moments to think of a woman, young woman or girl in your life who inspires you. Got that person in…