World YWCA Day 2012

April 24

The YWCA is the largest women’s organisation in the world, incorporating 125 countries and uniting more than 25 million women

"I am a woman and I have the right..."

The theme of this year's World YWCA Day encourages a focus on the collective power of the YWCA movement to bring about change in the lives of women, young women and girls. As we celebrate World YWCA Day 2012, we salute our empowered leaders, decision makers and change agents - and our common unity as women working as part of the YWCA movement in 125 countries globally.

YWCA work from a human rights based approach in delivering on our mission to develop the leadership and collective power of women and girls around the world to achieve justice, peace, health, human dignity, freedom and a sustainable environment for all people.

John Key’s commitment to invest $62 Million in youth mental health is applauded by YWCA Auckland as we celebrate 10 years of our Future Leaders programme in 2012. This is the ONLY mentoring programme in New Zealand which focuses solely on young women in a four year leadership development programme.

Future Leaders is a one on one mentoring programme which aims to develop and support young women to become leaders and role models in their communities and who are resilient and can make informed choices in their lives.

14 – 18 year old Girls from decile 1-4 schools are matched with a mentor who supports and encourages her, along with an extensive programme of developmental activities.

Over 80% of graduates from the Future Leaders programme go on to tertiary education, and often are the first in their family to do so.

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