Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) is the largest international organization for both rural and urban women, with a membership of nine million in over 70 countries. ACWW holds a triennial conference, most recently in Chennai, India in 2013. The next conference will be held in Coventry, England from August 17-23, 2016 at the University of Warwick.The ACWW also publishes a magazine, The Countrywoman, four times a year.In 2013, ACWW-affiliated groups around the world celebrated the 80th anniversary of their founding. The British Columbia Women's Institutes marked the occasion with a special article in June, written by WI Historian, Ruth Fenner. Ruth has already published an overview of the work of one of the main founders, Mrs Alfred Watt. Mrs Alfred Watt's work with the ACWW is discussed under her name, Margaret Robertson Watt.ACWW funds projects in the following areas:LiteracyHealth educationNutrition and home economicsAgricultural training and developmentIncome generationWater and sanitationCivic conscientiousness/community involvementACWW also advocates for rural women and their families through its links with the UN. In addition to its special consultative status with UNESCO, ACWW is a member of the following UN groups: Working Group on Girls (part of UNICEF)NGO Committee on UNIFEM (part of UN Women)NGO Committee on UNICEF NGO Committee on the Status of WomenNGO Committee on Sustainable DevelopmentNGO Committee on the FamilyNGO Committee on AgeingNGO-UNESCO Liaison CommitteeACWW is a founding organization of the Alliance for Health Promotion and a member of the NGO Group on the Convention of the Rights of the Child."@en }
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- Associated_Country_Women_of_the_World abstract "The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) is the largest international organization for both rural and urban women, with a membership of nine million in over 70 countries. ACWW holds a triennial conference, most recently in Chennai, India in 2013. The next conference will be held in Coventry, England from August 17-23, 2016 at the University of Warwick.The ACWW also publishes a magazine, The Countrywoman, four times a year.In 2013, ACWW-affiliated groups around the world celebrated the 80th anniversary of their founding. The British Columbia Women's Institutes marked the occasion with a special article in June, written by WI Historian, Ruth Fenner. Ruth has already published an overview of the work of one of the main founders, Mrs Alfred Watt. Mrs Alfred Watt's work with the ACWW is discussed under her name, Margaret Robertson Watt.ACWW funds projects in the following areas:LiteracyHealth educationNutrition and home economicsAgricultural training and developmentIncome generationWater and sanitationCivic conscientiousness/community involvementACWW also advocates for rural women and their families through its links with the UN. In addition to its special consultative status with UNESCO, ACWW is a member of the following UN groups: Working Group on Girls (part of UNICEF)NGO Committee on UNIFEM (part of UN Women)NGO Committee on UNICEF NGO Committee on the Status of WomenNGO Committee on Sustainable DevelopmentNGO Committee on the FamilyNGO Committee on AgeingNGO-UNESCO Liaison CommitteeACWW is a founding organization of the Alliance for Health Promotion and a member of the NGO Group on the Convention of the Rights of the Child.".
- Q16154361 abstract "The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) is the largest international organization for both rural and urban women, with a membership of nine million in over 70 countries. ACWW holds a triennial conference, most recently in Chennai, India in 2013. The next conference will be held in Coventry, England from August 17-23, 2016 at the University of Warwick.The ACWW also publishes a magazine, The Countrywoman, four times a year.In 2013, ACWW-affiliated groups around the world celebrated the 80th anniversary of their founding. The British Columbia Women's Institutes marked the occasion with a special article in June, written by WI Historian, Ruth Fenner. Ruth has already published an overview of the work of one of the main founders, Mrs Alfred Watt. Mrs Alfred Watt's work with the ACWW is discussed under her name, Margaret Robertson Watt.ACWW funds projects in the following areas:LiteracyHealth educationNutrition and home economicsAgricultural training and developmentIncome generationWater and sanitationCivic conscientiousness/community involvementACWW also advocates for rural women and their families through its links with the UN. In addition to its special consultative status with UNESCO, ACWW is a member of the following UN groups: Working Group on Girls (part of UNICEF)NGO Committee on UNIFEM (part of UN Women)NGO Committee on UNICEF NGO Committee on the Status of WomenNGO Committee on Sustainable DevelopmentNGO Committee on the FamilyNGO Committee on AgeingNGO-UNESCO Liaison CommitteeACWW is a founding organization of the Alliance for Health Promotion and a member of the NGO Group on the Convention of the Rights of the Child.".