Associated Country Women of the World
Formation | 1933 |
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Type | INGO |
Headquarters | Mary Sumner House, 24 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3RB |
Region served | Worldwide |
Official language | English |
World President | Ruth Shanks |
Website |
www |
The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) is the largest international organization for both rural and urban women,[1] with a membership of nine million in over 70 countries. ACWW holds a triennial conference, most recently in Chennai, India, in 2013. The next conference will be held in Coventry, England, from August 17–23, 2016, at the University of Warwick.[1]
The ACWW also publishes a magazine, The Countrywoman, four times a year.
In 2013, ACWW-affiliated groups around the world celebrated the 80th anniversary of their founding. The British Columbia Women's Institutes marked the occasion with a special article in June, written by WI Historian, Ruth Fenner. Ruth has already published an overview of the work of one of the main founders, Mrs Alfred Watt.[2] Mrs Alfred Watt's work with the ACWW is discussed under her name, Margaret Robertson Watt.
ACWW funds projects in the following areas:
- Literacy
- Health education
- Nutrition and home economics
- Agricultural training and development
- Income generation
- Water and sanitation
- Civic conscientiousness/community involvement
ACWW also advocates for rural women and their families through its links with the UN. In addition to its special consultative status with UNESCO, ACWW is a member of the following UN groups:
- Working Group on Girls (part of UNICEF)
- NGO Committee on UNIFEM (part of UN Women)
- NGO Committee on UNICEF
- NGO Committee on the Status of Women
- NGO Committee on Sustainable Development
- NGO Committee on the Family
- NGO Committee on Ageing
- NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee
ACWW is a founding organization of the Alliance for Health Promotion and a member of the NGO Group on the Convention of the Rights of the Child.
References
- 1 2 http://www.acww.org.uk
- ↑ "A Canadian Woman of the 20th Century Who Has Made a Difference". South Vancouver Island Women's Institutes. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
External links
- Associated Country Women of the World
- Associated Country Women of the World – News on Twitter
- ACWW - JustGiving
- Ontario Plaques - Associated Country Women of the World
- Alliance for Health Promotion
- NGO Committee on the Status of Women