News and events
LATEST YW4A UPDATES
Latest news or event update
YW4A Stories of Leadership: Roselyn on Yambio’s SGBV Frontline
OUR CONTENT
Stories of Resilience and Transformation from Leadership Training in Palestine
In Palestine, stories of resilience against early marriage are emerging. Ameerah Al-Assar, a 24-year-old mother, overcame societal norms through a leadership program, aspiring to shape a different future for her children. Aseel Sadiq, from the West Bank, advocates against child marriage post-divorce. The decline in child marriage rates, reported by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, reflects a positive shift.
World YWCA’s Faith and Feminism Dialogues Ignite Reflective Conversations at Faith Change-makers 2023 Convention
In a roundtable discussion held at the recently ended Faith Change-makers 2023 Inter-religious Convention, held in South Africa, the World YWCA facilitated a thought-provoking discussion at the crossroads of faith and feminism.
Batool’s Bold Stand for Inclusive Gender Equality at Women Deliver 2023
Having undergone transformative leadership training through the YW4A initiative, Batool found herself at a decisive moment where her unique perspective collided with the conference note-taker’s discretion.
Breaking Chains, Building Futures: Josephine Chandiru’s Decade-Long Journey to Maputo Protocol Ratification in South Sudan
Caught between the civil war and the fight for equal opportunity and human rights, Chandiru challenged societal norms from a young age. She supported the prosecution of the first child marriage case in South Sudan and influenced the country’s line ministries to ratify the Maputo Protocol.
LATEST EVENTS
Read intergenerational opinions and stories of young
women and women driving social change for gender
equality, leadership and eliminating SGBV