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The European YWCA posted images each day as part of this campaign to end violence against women. See the video below of all of the images.  

MARCH 7, 2017 BY LOTTE RENSEN 8 MARCH 2017 MARKS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY; “WOMEN IN THE CHANGING WORLD OF WORK: PLANET 50-50 BY 2030”. ON THIS DAY THE EUROPEAN YWCA PROUDLY LAUNCHES THE YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS NETWORK. WE BELIEVE THAT EMPOWERED AND CONNECTED YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS CAN LEAD CHANGE.  The network was established as an…

At the Pre-Assembly of the European Representatives Meeting 2016, participants came together after a workshop on refugees in Europe. Starting off the process with the expert who was present, the participants started drafting a collaborative statement of the ERM 2016 on the Refugee Crisis. At the business meeting, more women were also invited to participate…

There are still some spaces open for our upcoming Study Session. Therefore, we decided to extend the application deadline until October 25th. It will be a wonderful event where you can build your skills, make sure your voice will be heard, and become part of an amazing network of inspiring young women in Europe fighting for…

The World YWCA is putting together a young women’s task force to advise on the implementation of the Envisioning 2035 within the YWCA movement. This is an exciting opportunity for all young women, so don’t miss out on being part of a worldwide young women’s power group! Deadline is the 25th of October For more…

Digital Superpowers: loading… This 12.-15. of December 2016 the European YWCA hosts another awesome Study Session at the European Youth Center in Strasbourg, France, in partnership with the Council of Europe. We are searching for 35 young women up to 30 years young to participate in the Study Session empowering women through the use of…

With the proposed Work Plan 2017-2018 the documents for the business meeting are almost complete. May you have fruitful discussions preparing for the ERM!!! We are certainly looking forward to continuing these discussions with you. Please note that, as for the Strategic Plan and the Resolution, there will also be some time to discuss the…

Dear friends, among the Documents prepared for the ERM, please note the updated version of the Resolution to be voted on. It concerns the possibility of the Presidents and General Secretaries from Joint Movements to participate as voting delegates, regardless of their gender. Have a look!

On our toolkit page you find a link to the newly finished toolkit on quality standards for youth policy by the Youth Forum. Have a look!

The European YWCA Board is happy to report that as of February 2016 the European YWCA Accounts have successfully been moved to Sydbank, Denmark and will, from now on, be kept in Euros instead of in Swiss Francs, as it has been in recent years. The biggest advantage of this is that the transparency of…