Events

World YWCA Day is celebrated annually on April 24 and is an opportunity for YWCAs around the world to commemorate the history of this special movement.

For over a century the YWCA and YMCA movements have issued a joint call to pray in the month of November as an important reminder of the spiritual vision that drives their efforts to create a better world for all people.

The International AIDS Conference is the most important gathering for the release and discussion of scientific, programmatic and policy developments in the global response to HIV and AIDS.

United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

Once every four years, some 1,000 members of the YWCA movement from some 125 countries convene at their World Council - the supreme authority and decision-making body of the YWCA – to set policies and priorities, elect its governing board, honour women, develop leadership and build capacity.