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Happy to be a World YWCA Member By Bethel Tesfaye – YWCA of Ethiopia (World YWCA article)
Wed, 16/05/2012

From April 17-21, 2012, the World YWCA held a regional sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) training session in Arusha, Tanzania and in Nairobi, Kenya, with 20 young women participants gathering from a number of African countries, including Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Zambia. One of the participant, Bethel  shares:

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I am a young woman, I am a leader (World YWCA article)
Wed, 16/05/2012

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In Kathmandu, Nepal on the 28th of April 2012 the World YWCA held a week long training ‘Mobilising Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy’.  The training titled “I am a young women, I am a leader” was organised by Juli Dugdale, World YWCA Global Programme Manager Women's Leadership & Movement Building; Focal Point Asia/Pacific. The training aims to increase the capacity of young women and mentors in order to build and exercise leadership in their lives, communities and to advocate for their rights. In total 18 young women and five women from six Asian countries including Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Myanmar participated in the Nepal training.

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The YWCA of Palestine Celebrates World YWCA Day in Jericho (World YWCA Article)
Wed, 16/05/2012

On Friday May 4, 2012, the YWCA of Palestine celebrated World YWCA day in what is believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. Seventy eight YWCA members, board members and staff from Jerusalem, Ramallah and Jericho headed to the old city of Jericho and shared the global breakfast together as a celebration of the 24th of April World YWCA day.

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Happy 90th Birthday YWCA of Korea (World YWCA Article)
Wed, 16/05/2012

On April 20, 2012 the YWCA of Korea proudly celebrated its 90th Anniversary together with 300 participants including members, donors and partners.

Thanks to the efforts of its three co-founders, Kim, Park and Yoo, and despite a difficult political context, on April 20, 1922, the YWCA of Korea was officially established.

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ACOSS urges Parliament to stop cuts to sole parents
Fri, 11/05/2012

The Australian Council for Social Service (ACOSS) is urging Parliament to stop cuts to sole parents, and make family payments target child poverty, not just school expenses The Australian Council for Social Service (ACOSS) is again calling on the Parliament to give child poverty its highest priority in legislating the Federal Budget, following the findings of Anglicare's State of Sydney report showing the alarming rates of child poverty in Australia’s largest city. ACOSS is calling for budget cuts to sole parent payments to be withdrawn.  These cuts would see around 150,000 sole parents moved onto the Newstart allowance and other payments, reducing their income support by up to $60 per week and further entrenching child poverty.

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