Associated Country Women of the World

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Associated Country Women of the World
Formation 1933
Type INGO
Headquarters Mary Sumner House, 24 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3RB
Region served
 Worldwide
Official language
 English
World President
 Ruth Shanks
Website www.acww.org.uk

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.[2]

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.[3] 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. ↑ http://www.acww.org.uk
  2. ↑ http://www.acww.org.uk
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External links

  1. !/acww_news Associated Country Women of the World] on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).


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