Mary Douglas, a World Service Council member, is interviewed for the YWCA USA blog on how the One Imperative, “the elimination of racism, wherever it exists and by any means … Read More
The Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA., on New Year’s Day featured a float honoring the women pilots of World War II. Almost three years ago (in March 2010) 300 remaining … Read More
Link to original post: http://www.ywcablog.com/2013/08/20/joining-our-foremothers-on-the-lincoln-memorial-steps/#sthash.9aPmCvGB.dpbs By Desiree Hoffman Director of Advocacy, YWCA USA “We Demand an End to Bias Now!” was inscribed in big letters on the March on Washington … Read More
The YWCA’s march for justice is long — We were there in the beginning: In 1915 when the YWCA organized the first interracial conference ever held in the South at … Read More
Members of the Sri Lanka YWCA help survivors of the Tsunami. Sri Lanka, an island country the size of Ireland, is located about 18 miles (28 kilometers) from the southeastern … Read More
Salome is now living in safety with a relative. The YWCA provides school supplies, enabling her to obtain an education. Sudan, in Northern Africa, is larger than Texas, and it … Read More
Girl loses parents and siblings and test positive for HIV The YWCA, UNAIDS and other partners in the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS discussed, planned, and pledged to answer a CALL … Read More
Belarus is about two-thirds the size of Great Britain and it is located in central Europe, bordered by Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. Part of the former Soviet Union for … Read More
Located in central East Africa, Rwanda is the most densely populated nations in Africa. It is a rural country where 90 percent of the people subsist on agriculture. As a … Read More
It was a beautiful Saturday in May when I joined Doris and Rima Salah, longtime and well-known members of our YWCA World Service Council, for a one-day visit with two … Read More