Associated Country Women of the World
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The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) is the largest international organization for rural
women, with a membership of nine million in over 70 countries. ACWW holds a triennial conference, most recently in Hot Springs, Arkansas
, USA in 2010. It also publishes a magazine, The Countrywoman, four times a year.
ACWW funds projects in the following areas:
ACWW 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:
ACWW 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.
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
women, with a membership of nine million in over 70 countries. ACWW holds a triennial conference, most recently in Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County...
, USA in 2010. It also publishes a magazine, The Countrywoman, four times a year.
ACWW funds projects in the following areas:
- Literacy
- Health education
- Nutrition and home economics
- Agricultural training and development
- Income generation
- Water and sanitation
- Civic conscientiousness/community involvement
ACWW also advocates for rural women and their families through its links with the UN. In addition to its special consultative status with UNESCO
United Nations Economic and Social Council
The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations constitutes one of the six principal organs of the United Nations and it is responsible for the coordination of the economic, social and related work of 14 UN specialized agencies, its functional commissions and five regional commissions...
, ACWW is a member of the following UN groups:
- Working Group on Girls (part of UNICEF)
- NGO Committee on UNIFEM (part of UN WomenUN WomenThe United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for the empowerment of women and girls....
) - NGO Committee on UNICEF
- NGO Committee on the Status of Women
- NGO Committee on Sustainable Development
- NGO Committee on the Family
- NGO Committee on Ageing
- NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee
ACWW 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.