5th Conference of International Associations of Women’s Museums
Graduate Women International’s association in Mexico, the Federacion Mexicana De Universitarias (FEMU), is hosting the 5th Conference of International Associations of Women’s Museums (IAWM) 28-30 November 2016. The IAWM Conference is focussed on the importance of Women’s Museums around the world, in the spread of equality culture. For more information visit...
End Violence against Women and Girls
GWI is taking action to raise awareness of violence against women and girls as a barrier to safe access to education. We are participating in the #16days of activism campaign on social media and we are running in the Geneva Escalade on 3rd December 2016. Support us and donate...
International Day of the Girl FLASHMOB!
GWI with partners NGOCSW Geneva celebrated International Day of the Girl with a flashmob dance. Students from the International School of Geneva took over the Place des Nations, with the crowd and passers-by joining in enthusiastically. The day and the event aimed to focus attention on the importance of investing in girls today to release their potential in the future: Girls progress = goals progress #DayoftheGirl #IDG2016 #IDOG Photo credit: Igor...
GWI welcomes new students in Uganda project!
Graduate Women International (GWI) is delighted to add three new students to its project Teachers for Rural Futures. The project trains women students from rural communities in Uganda as qualified secondary school teachers in order to return to their communities as teachers, role models and advocates for the value of girls’ education. The project pilot began with two students in 2015 and recruited an extra three students this year. The GWI national affiliated association in Uganda, the Ugandan Association of University Women (UAUW), has been invaluable in identifying candidates and community engagement exercises. For more information on the project and to donate read here....
International Day of the Girl 2016
Join with us as we celebrate International Day of the Girl with a Flashmob Dance at 13.00 11 October at the Place des Nations, Geneva. The event has been arranged in collaboration with NGOCSW and partners. On this day let’s focus on the potential of the adolescent girl and the importance of fostering her empowerment through education. Tweet about it! #IDOG @GradWomen
