By Frauke R-H

FAWCO is an umbrella organization for almost 80 women's clubs, representing some 17,000 women in 35 countries from Norway to Nairobi and from Vienna to Venezuela. It was founded in 1931 by Caroline Curtis Brown, then President of the American Women's Club of London, who believed that enlightened women, working cooperatively throughout the world, could do much to help achieve international peace. Its objectives, were to "work towards international goodwill and the preservation of world peace, to help one another solve problems common to them all and to aid women whose citizenship rights were being ignored or restricted."

Today it serves not only as a support network for American women residing abroad but also as a major force in promoting better conditions for all Americans overseas. It has, for example, been instrumental in obtaining the vote for overseas U.S. citizens and in making progressive changes in U.S. citizenship law (up to the most recent, which provides for expeditious naturalization of children born to or adopted by Americans residing abroad). It organizes voter registration drives; it disseminates information on primary and secondary education abroad and on American university education. For more information, see the FAWCO website at http://www.fawco.org.

  FAWCO Updates

 

FAWCO Update -- May 2003

Karen P signs off as FAWCO rep with a final article.

FAWCO Update -- June 2003

Frauke R-H gives us a FAWCO overview with her first article as FAWCO rep.

FAWCO Update -- July 2003

Frauke R-H updates us on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

FAWCO Update -- September 2003

Frauke R-H updates us on the debate about IRS "Section 911" tax exclusion for Americans living and working abroad and gives details about the site of the 2004 FAWCO Conference.

FAWCO Update -- October 2003

Frauke R-H updates us on the U.N. Water and Health Conference in New York as well as a summary from the March 2003 meeting on the Commission on the Status of Women.

FAWCO Update -- November 2003

Frauke R-H gives an update on the 2004 FAWCO conference at The Hague.

FAWCO Update -- December 2003/January 2004

Frauke R-H provides guidelines for creating a global resume/CV and gives us an update on the IRS "Section 911" tax exclusion debate.

FAWCO Update -- February/March 2004

Frauke R-H gives information about the 2004 federal office primaries, voting information for newcomers, a drivers license update, and FAWCO travel tips.

FAWCO Update -- April/May 2004

Frauke R-H gives information about the FAUSA Annual Meeting in October in Maryland.

FAWCO Update (June/July 2004) -- What Does the AWCH Get Out of FAWCO?

Frauke R-H explains why FAWCO is important to the AWCH.

FAWCO Update (August/September 2004) -- The FAWCO Foundation Development Grants and Awards

Frauke R-H gives an update on the winners of the 2004 FAWCO Foundation Development Grants and Awards.

FAWCO Update -- October/November 2004

Frauke R-H gives information on the October 2004 FAWCO Region 5 Meeting in Düsseldorf, the European Healthy School and Drugs (EHSD) project, and FAWCO's involvement in combatting HIV/AIDS.

FAWCO Update -- February/March 2005

Frauke R-H gives an update on FAWCO Region 5 and on how the AWCH has applied the FAWCO Resolutions & Recommendations in 2003 and 2004.

FAWCO Update -- April/May 2005

Frauke R-H shares articles about 4 Girls Health, FAWCO Sponsor Lesley University, the FAWCO 75th Anniversary History Book, and a survey about representation of overseas Americans in Washington.

FAWCO Update -- June/July 2005

Frauke R-H shares highlights from the FAWCO Biennial Conference in Birmingham and says farewell as FAWCO rep. Pat R shares her thoughts about FAWCO and being the new FAWCO rep for the AWCH.

FAWCO Update -- August/September 2005

Pat R shares information about a grant for a Housing Project in Sri Lanka for Widows and Orphans after the Tsunami and a fundraising idea for the AWCH in the future.

FAWCO Update -- October/November 2005

Pat R shares information about the next FAWCO conference as well as FAWCO Foundation updates.

FAWCO Update -- December 2005/January 2006

Pat R shares information about upcoming FAWCO regionals as well as a report of the Region 5 FAWCO regional in September 2005.

FAWCO Update -- February/March 2006

Pat R shares information from the FAWCO president and details about the FAWCO Conference in Berlin in March.

FAWCO Update -- April/May 2006

Information about the exploitation and trafficking of women at the World Cup.

FAWCO Update -- Aug/Sep 2006

Preparing for the Midterm Elections.

  FAWCO Special Reports

FAWCO Special Report -- September 2003

Frauke R-H discusses excerpts of the keynote presentation at the Stockholm Conference on the impact of war on women, given by Dr. Elisabeth Rehn.

FAWCO Special Report -- December 2003

Barbara H-M and Frauke R-H provide important information for registering by the end of 2003 to vote in 2004 primaries.

FAWCO Special Report from the FAWCO Interim Conference in the Hague, March 25-28, 2004

Frauke R-H summarizes highlights and other important information from the Interim Conference in the Hague.

FAWCO Special Report -- Voter Registration Drive Report (April 2004)

Frauke R-H gives a summary of the success of the AWCH 2004 Voter Registration Day.

FAWCO Special Report -- 2005 FAWCO Resolutions and Recommendations

Take the opportunity to help shape the future of FAWCO by submitting ideas for the 2005 FAWCO Resolutions and Recommendations.

FAWCO Special Report -- DPI/NGO Conference Focusing on Overcoming Obstacles to Achieve Global Development Targets

Click here for a September 9, 2004, press release with a 13-page report which gives lots of details on the DPI/NGO conference focusing on overcoming obstacles to achieve global development targets (Microsoft Word document).

FAWCO Special Report -- AWC Düsseldorf Regional Meeting, Region 5, Post-Regional Report

Frauke R-H summarizes highlights and other important information from the FAWCO Region 5 Meeting in Düsseldorf, October 9-11, 2004.

FAWCO Special Report -- FAWCO Fever in Berlin

Karen P asks Geysa W and Vicki F M about their experiences attending events at the 2006 FAWCO Conference in Berlin

FAWCO Special Report -- AWC Düsseldorf Regional Meeting, Region 5, Post-Regional Report

Frauke R-H summarizes highlights and other important information from the FAWCO Region 5 Meeting in Düsseldorf, October 9-11, 2004.

FAWCO Special Report -- Celebrating FAWCO's 75th Anniversary - 1931 to 2006

Excerpts from FAWCO's 75th Anniversary Yearbook, compiled by and with a conclusion from Pat R.

  General FAWCO Articles

2003 FAWCO Stockholm Conference Highlights

Karen P gives highlights of the Stockholm conference, including her audience with Queen Silvia of Sweden!

2003 FAWCO Stockholm Conference Diary

Nancy T shares her experience of attending the Stockholm conference.

FAWCO Quilt 2003 and 2004

Karen P gives information about final 2003 quilt raffle numbers as well as submitting squares for the 2004 FAWCO quilt.

Club Forum Review -- September 2003

Frauke R-H reviews the first Club Forum meeting held September 10, 2003, including a summary of the presentation given by two representatives from Amnesty for Women.

FAWCO The Hague Conference 2004 Photo Journal

Experience the 2004 FAWCO Conference at the Hague virtually through photos by attendees Kirsten G, Barbara H-M, Frauke R-H, Becky T, and Irmingard Z.

FAWCO Quilt 2005

Frauke R-H gives information about submitting squares for the 2005 FAWCO quilt.

2005 FAWCO Conference Preview

Frauke R-H gives a preview of the 2005 FAWCO Conference in Birmingham, England.

Club Forum Review -- September 2004

Frauke R-H reviews the Club Forum meeting held September 9, 2004.