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Graduate Women International

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

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Graduate Women International

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  1. Graduate Women International A brief introduction

  2. 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

  3. GWI projects • Teachers for Rural Futures Supports youngwomen to becomequalifiedsecondaryteachers and return to their rural community as teachers • Girls’ Choices Workshops to support teenage girls to completesecondaryschool and transition to university, furthereducation or professionalwork • Orange Mobile app to empoweradolescent girls by challengingtraditionallylimiting life choiceswith information

  4. GWI Conference 2016 GWI 32nd TriennialConference Cape Town, South Africa, 24-26 August 2016 ‘At the crossroads of education, gender and humanrights’ • New technologies and their impact on secondary, tertiary and continuingeducation • Violence and access to education • Cyberbullying

  5. Memberconcerns • Access and connectivity • Digital literacy • Cyberbullying • Fast-movingtechnologyrequiring cultural sensitivityto roll out • Lack of legalframeworks and legislation

  6. 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

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