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| Overview | Empowerment & Leadership | Freedom from Violence | Financial Independence | Sustainable Futures |
Overview
Managing change that leads to sustainable futures calls for adaptability, innovation, and the capacity to develop effective solutions. Fair and just economic and social development, gender equity, and cultural and religious diversity must form part of any such solutions. IFUW believes that education, both formal and informal, underpins effective change. IFUW is an organization that encourages graduate women to use their expertise to bring about change, with particular reference to the education of girls, adult literacy, access and advancement of women in higher education and the empowerment of women as leaders and decision-makers. As women graduates with many diverse areas of expertise, IFUW members are well suited to work with governments and businesses as agents for change, working through education, at all levels, to ensure and safeguard social, physical, emotional and spiritual well-being, a vibrant economy, and a healthy environment for ourselves and future generations. IFUW’s new Programme for Action “The Power of Education in Effecting Change” calls for action that will contribute to women achieving equity in all aspects of life. IFUW has chosen to focus on four themes: Education for Empowerment and Leadership, Education for Freedom from Violence, Education for Financial Independence, Employment and Entrepreneurship and Education for Sustainable Futures. The themes of the pillars have been chosen through extensive consultation with the membership. They represent suggested areas in which IFUW’s national federations and associations (NFAs) can work to further their own aims, while contributing to those of IFUW. We recognize that NFAs have different situations, needs and interests and should select actions relevant to them. The four pillars define the ongoing Programme for Action to be undertaken by NFAs. This programme is meant to inspire all members with possibilities for collaborative work to further the purposes of our organization. A special cross-cutting theme has been chosen as a focus for work at the international level for the next three years: "Education for the Realization of Rights".
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Education for Empowerment and Leadership Raise awareness and understanding and create opportunities through ongoing formal and informal education for women and girls to become literate, knowledgeable and independent and take an equal role in leadership and decision-making in both individual and public life. Education for Freedom from Violence Raise awareness and understanding of what constitutes violence and how to take action to create environments in which nations, communities and individuals can prosper free from physical, psychological, economic, social and cultural violence. Education for Financial Independence, Employment & Entrepreneurship Raise awareness and understanding for women and girls to become financially literate and learn to understand how to obtain and manage finances and other resources, matters essential for women's autonomy. And by doing this, create opportunities for women to become employed, self-employed and / or entrepreneurs. Education for Sustainable Futures Raise awareness and create opportunities through ongoing formal and informal education on how to live in a way that sustains environmental, social and economic processes and ensures a just distribution of resources. |
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