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V. Mohini Giri (15 January 1938 [2] – 19 December 2023) [3] was an Indian community service worker and activist, who was Chairperson of the Guild of Service, a New Delhi-based social service organisation. Established in 1979, it provides advocacy for women's and children's rights for education, employment, and financial security.
The Women's Service Guilds (WSG), initially known as the Women's Service Guilds of Western Australia, was an organising body of the feminist movement in Australia. Founded in 1909, they integrated the campaigns for improved status and welfare of women and children nationally and with overseas organisations.
During the Cold War era, the GFWC promoted the theme that American women had a unique ability to preserve world peace while strengthening the nation internally through local, national, and international community activism. [15] The remaining 70,000 members are older now, and have less influence in national affairs. [16]
The Guild of Service also currently runs homes for destitute women in Vrindavan, Godhra, Nagapattinam, and Srinagar. Khanna also helped establish and run homes for militancy-affected women and children in Srinagar, and Baramulla, Kashmir. Khanna lead a global alliance called "The Last Woman First". [2]
The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is a non-profit organization with offices in Washington, D.C., United States, New Delhi, Ranchi, and Jamtara, India, Nairobi, Kenya, and Kampala, Uganda. ICRW works to promote gender equity, inclusion and shared prosperity within the field of international development.
The Co-operative Women's Guild, founded in 1883, was an auxiliary organisation of the co-operative movement in the United Kingdom that promoted women in co-operative structures and provided social and other services to its members. It was known for the eugenics advocacy of its members.
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, two per year, summer in Los Angeles and winter in New York City [132] Southampton Writers Conference, Southampton, New York; Southern California Writers' Conference; Southern Christian Writers Conference, Tuscaloosa, Alabama [133] Southern Women Writer's Conference, Berry College, Rome, Georgia
Guardian Girls Karate (GGK) is a global project launched in partnership with the World Karate Federation (WKF) in Los Angeles in 2022. In 2023, the initiative expanded globally, marked by a reception at the Japanese Ambassador's residence, a women's self-defense seminar, and a demonstration held at WKF's international tournaments across seven diverse countries including Egypt, Morocco, Spain ...