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Sunday started with Nicole acting as a vote counter at Business Session 3. The business session covered the internal resolutions proposed to the IFUW conference. A number of resulutions were proposed from a variety of countries. For example, WG-USA proposed … Continue reading →

Parallel to the debate and voting on resolutions and constitutional amendments, we had the chance to listen to two excellent presentations concerning new media in non-profit organizations. The use of internet, email and several other online tools is vital to … Continue reading →

All today’s sessions were grouped around two general themes: ‘Education for Sustainable Development’ and ‘Towards a Just Society’. This morning I attended the former sessions, which opened with a general panel of four speakers. Each of them addressed some aspect … Continue reading →

Day 2 of the seminars and workshops saw us attending Theme 4: Towards a Just Society, the Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund Lunch and the Mexican Evening, as well as Kathleen attending a second meeting of the facilitators for the Sunday … Continue reading →

Yesterday the Young Members went to have dinner together at the Café Tacuba in the historic center of Mexico City.  Even two men dared to join us! After we left the hotel we had a small city tour on the … Continue reading →

Today afternoon there was a Younger Members-run workshop which – if I do say so myself (having been involved in the organisation and presentation, I can’t exactly be objective!) – went extremely well. The session was entitled ‘Challenges to Women’s … Continue reading →

Friday was the first of two seminar and workshop days on the themes of Advancing Women Through Lifelong Learning and Challenges to Women’s Empowerment in the 21st Century, with meetings of the IFUW Regional Groupings in the evening. Nicole and … Continue reading →

A very busy and intensive day! When I returned to our room, Nicole Nelson, WG USA, was already asleep! I am writing this in the Morning/Afternoon Tea space and will be as short as possible as I too must get … Continue reading →