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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
We are an International Movement
The YWCA is an international movement in over 100 countries. It is sustained by a diversity of beliefs, faiths and values and works towards social, political, economic and emotional well being of women. The YWCA of Aotearoa-New Zealand and World YWCA are involved in advocacy in international and national issues affecting young women, women and young people.
New Zealand has a particular commitment to women's holistic growth and leadership and strong dedication to peace, freedom, justice and dignity for all people.
The YWCA is a leading voice for women in New Zealand providing advocacy as well as successful programmes that improve the lives of women.
While we have embraced new ways of working and are tackling contemporary social issues, we continue to focus on empowering women and girls to lead social change.
Each year we witness the positive impact of our focus on women's leadership. Women are leading long term sustainable change in their local communities, and developing effective responses to issues such as unemployment, disenfranchisement, mental health problems, and disconnectedness.
The YWCA is about helping women and girls develop into leaders who work for change in their communities, often in difficult and challenging conditions.
Philosophy
Our development philosophy emphasises women-centered, sustainable and participatory processes and works to achieve justice, peace, good health, human dignity, freedom and care for the environment.
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.
The National Office services the Local Associations with resources, information, training, organises national meetings, coordinates the national working parties and the National Executive and has a key advocacy role for the rights of women and young women at a national level and international level.
Our Vision
Our vision is of a fully inclusive world where divisions based on gender, age, race, ethnicity, culture and religion no longer exist and in which justice, peace health, human dignity and care for the environment are promoted and sustained
The YWCA of Aotearoa-New Zealand is committed to six core values for which we are accountable to young women, volunteers and the nine local associations their community and our key stake holders. These are the things we value and which guide our objectives and actions.
- Integrity and Accountability
- Women's empowerment
- Relevance
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