Empowering Women Through Education - Graduate Women International
Graduate Women International (GWI) is an international NGO founded in 1919 with a mission to advocate for women's rights, equality, and empowerment through education. GWI aims for 100% of girls and women worldwide to have access to education beyond primary school. Their projects focus on supporting women in rural areas, teenage girls' education, and empowering adolescent girls through innovative tools. Explore GWI's initiatives, conferences, and member concerns to learn more about their impactful work. Contact GWI for more information and get involved in their mission to uplift women globally.
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Graduate Women International A brief introduction
GWI mission and vision International NGO founded 1 July 1919 Membership federation present in over 80 countries GWI s mission is to advocate for women s rights, equality and empowerment through access to quality secondary, tertiary and continuing education and training up to the highest levels GWI s vision is for 100% of girls and women in the world to achieve education beyond primary school
GWI projects Teachers for Rural Futures Supports young women to become qualified secondary teachers and return to their rural community as teachers Girls Choices Workshops to support teenage girls to complete secondary school and transition to university, further education or professional work Orange Mobile app to empower adolescent girls by challenging traditionally limiting life choices with information
GWI Conference 2016 GWI 32nd Triennial Conference Cape Town, South Africa, 24-26 August 2016 At the crossroads of education, gender and human rights New technologies and their impact on secondary, tertiary and continuing education Violence and access to education Cyberbullying
Member concerns Access and connectivity Digital literacy Cyberbullying Fast-moving technology requiring cultural sensitivity to roll out Lack of legal frameworks and legislation
Thank you! Contact us: ap@graduatewomen.org Graduate Women International (GWI) 10, rue du Lac, CH-1207 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: (+41 22) 731 23 80; Fax: (+41 22) 738 04 40 Website: www.graduatewomen.org
