HEADLINES
The YWCA of Aotearoa New Zealand is calling for both men and women to take the lead and be part of the solution in preventing the spread of HIV and AIDS. Read our press release for World AIDS Day
Check out MTV's 48 Fest documentary about 30 young people from countries all over the world who were challenged at the YWCA's International Women's Summit in Nairobi to write, produce and edit a 3 minute film with strong HIV awareness messaging in just 48 hours.
YWCA Congratulates Parliament for passing the Employment Relations (Flexible Working Arrangements) Amendment Bill. Read more
Leadership is the theme for World AIDS Day 1st December Read more
New HIV and AIDS statistics released by the University of Otago Medical School Read more
Youth Voting Age Public Forum held in Wellington on Suffrage Day Read more
Scholarships to attend AIDS 2008 Conference in Mexico City Read more
Women vow to lead change in response to AIDS. Read the Nairobi 2007 Call to Action
World YWCA welcomes new President and General Secretary Read full story
Watch TV3 News article on the YWCA International Women's Summit in Nairobi click here
Wanganui YWCA Manager Pam Erni receives the honour of the Queen's Service Order (QSO) for her services to Business and Local Government.
World YWCA documentary seeking solutions to AIDS premieres in London. Read more and link to video stream of film
How is the coup affecting the women of Fiji? Read more
Gender equality key to development, says UNICEF's State of the World's Children Report full story...
CONGRATULATIONS!! Our Hamilton YWCA won the Explorer Emerging Sustainable Business category at the National Sustainable Business Awards. This is after winning the Waikato Management School Sustainable Business Award. Click link to visit Hamilton's website
Check out our Book Corner, which is dedicated to women focused and feminist authors and books.
19th of September celebrates women's suffrage in New Zealand. To read about women's suffrage click here
oUR COMMITTMENT
The YWCA of Aotearoa New Zealand has a commitment to being an advocate
on issues that affect women and youth.
The YWCA has been part of every major change for women since the Dunedin YWCA was established in 1878 as the first YWCA of the Southern Hemisphere. Countless women leaders over the last century owe their leadership training to the YWCA of Aotearoa-New Zealand.
Some of the issues we have been involved with in the past have been the Prostitution Law Reform, Civil Union and Gay and Lesbian rights, and Foreshore and Seabed.
We are currently on the CID NGO HIV&AIDS Advocacy Group, and are part of the steering committee organising the national White Ribbon Day Campaign on 25 November. We have a strong commitment to fostering young women's leadership and see women as leaders as key to social change. This commitment is brought to life through such programmes as Future Leaders and our Y-Dub Clubs. As a world movement we are also part of key campaigns through the World YWCA. It is through these camapigns that we focus on important issues such as the alarming rise of HIV&AIDS in the Pacific Region, and in particular amongst women throughout world.
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