OT:Woman of the World?

[Foofoogal]

I just attended a fabulous event in Hot Springs Arkansas. It was the Associated Country Women of the World. It is held every 3 years. I met women from South Africa, Australia and Canada and many from USA. By a long shot was anyone from the Fedora Lounge there?
http://www.acww.org.uk/


ACWW's Aims & Objectives

TO RAISE the standard of living of rural women and families through education, training and community development programmes.

TO PROVIDE practical support to its members and help them set up income-generating schemes.

TO GIVE rural women a voice at international level through its links with UN agencies.

 

[Son_of_Atropos]

I'm guessing no one else from the fedora lounge was there because there aren't many loungers in the first place.

Would you mind explaining what issues primarily affect rural women and how rural women from country to country could unite on common grounds. It seems that there would be a large disparity between rural women from different countries.

 

[Foofoogal]

there aren't many loungers in the first place.

[huh] what do you mean by this? (Members: 13,732 registered FLers.
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ACWW is the largest international organisation for rural women. It has a uniquely down-to-earth approach, offering mutual support, friendship and practical help to its members


RECORD £145,000 FOR PROJECTS

Listed below by country, purpose and applicant society are the 29* development programmes costing a record £145,000 which were approved by ACWW's Projects Committee late last year:

Bangladesh: Training poor young rural women, Foundation for Women & Child Assistance, £2,356 ; Micro agriculture, Dipshika Polli Unnayon Karmoshuchi, £3,000.
Cameroon: Poultry income, Bobende Women CIG, £3,140; Water supply programme, Unique Child Common Initiative, £3,389; Young women farmers' field school, Mbonweh Women's Dev. Assoc., £4,883; HIV/Aids prevention, Mambi Rural Women's Group, £3,673; Food security, Development Agency for Mambong Women, £2,494.
China: Livestock & poultry raising, New China Link, £12,000.
Dominican Republic: Cows for immigrants, ODEMIHF (Aid for Haitian Immigrants & their Families), £5,000.
Gambia: Literacy & skills centre, Women in Development, £6,000.
Ghana: Teaching programme, Akpafu Traditional Birth Attendants Womens Assoc., £2,826.
Grenada: Kitchen equipment, Birch Grove Homemakers Association, £1,720
Hungary: Health programme, Kiskunság, £2,400.
India: Access to water, Bethany Ministries, £8,789; Economic empowerment of poor, Nutrition Network of Tamil Nadu, £7,008; Safe drinking water, Tirutani Rural Dev. Soc., £7,590; HIV/Aids prevention, Divine Child Trust, £2,732; Tiger prawns programme, Rural Assoc. for Indigence Needs, £2,512; Women's employment, Mahila Seva Samithi, £2,246; Necklace making programme, ASHA, £1,336; Dairy scheme, Dynamic Action for Women's Needs, £2,800.
Kenya: Rain water storage, East Africa Women's League, £5,180; Poverty & HIV/Aids prevention, Omuomore Development, £3,184; Water & sanitation, Riwruok Eteko Self-help Group, £2,512.
Korea: Income generation, ISWAK, £8,155.
Mongolia: Business development, Foundation for the Empowerment of Rural Women, £3,429.
Pakistan: New primary schools, All Pakistan Women's Assoc, £5,251.
Uganda: Public health, Vanda Sanitation Project, £2,353; Bee-keeping, Rural Community Dev. Agency, £2,824.