With over 130,000 volunteer #leaders, the YWCA movement is thriving in thousands of local communities across the globe.
Our Priorities
Every four years we develop Strategic Frameworks to implement our vision for 2035 which showcases the key priorities we focus on as a movement.
Our Work
From advocating around reproductive rights to promoting participation in peace processes, we support women’s individual and collective power to champion social change.
The approach and strategies we employ in all of our work are all grounded in the vision and purpose of the #Goal2035. Today, we are supporting and mobilizing for women’s rights and gender equality through a few key ways:
- Investing in and building young women’s leadership.
- Connecting, mobilizing, and consulting with on-the-ground leaders in local communities.
- Amplifying young women’s voices and creating safe spaces for young women to thrive.
- Ensuring that our leadership efforts are community-driven and informed by local, community, national, and regional realities.
- Collaborating between and with YWCAs around the world, as well as partners and allied organizations.
- Advocating for gender responsive policies and practices that underscore women’s rights as human rights.