Congratulations New Board Co-Presidents
The YWCA of Hamilton is pleased to announce their new Board Presidents Hilary Max and Lucy Butler. Hilary and Lucy have demonstrated great maturity and drive throughout their time on the Board and will now act as Co-Presidents. Both Hilary and Lucy are young women. The YWCA of Hamilton's mission is to empower women, especially young women by providing support, young women's programmes, scholarships and leadership opportunities. We wish Hilary and Lucy all the best. Congratulations!
HAPPY 102nd to YWCA LIFE MEMBER NITA BLACKBURN!
Happy birthday to YWCA Life Member Juanita (Nita) Blackburn,who was 102 on the 18th March.
Nita plays Mahjong every Wednesday at the YWCA. She has been involved with the YWCA since the
organisation first started in Hamilton more than 70 years ago.
THE YOUNG WOMEN'S GUIDE TO WELLBEING
Three young women representing the YWCA of Hamilton have designed
a booklet for young women in the Waikato area. The booklet entitled ‘TheYoung Women’s Guide to Wellbeing’ was created by Abby de Lisle,
Chelsie Foley and Laura Harris, and was funded by RISE at the Werry
Centre. The booklet covers the issues of body image, self confidence,
sex and relationships, and speaking up in difficult situations.
All issues discussed within the booklet have been idenitified through the
YWCA of Hamilton’s Y-Dub Young Women’s Leadership Programme.
The booklet has been designed for all young women in the Waikato area
aged 12-18. The YWCA plans to distribute the booklet to any Hamilton schools or community groups that would like the resource.
If you have any further enquires about the Y-Dub Young Women’s Leadership Programme or the booklet; or to receive your free copies, call Abby de Lisle at the YWCA of Hamilton on 07-838 2219 ext 4, or at programmes@ywcahamilton.org.nz.
YWCA YOUNG WOMEN'S TERTIARY EDUCATION AND MAORI WOMEN'S COMMUNITY AWARD
Former YWCA of Hamilton President, and member of the YWCA of Aotearoa New Zealand Board, Rachel Bowley, is a previous YWCA Scholarship winner.
Rachel was a member of the World YWCA delegation to the International AIDS Conference in Vienna in July 2010. There she shared the work of the YWCA on sexual and reproductive health and rights and HIV and AIDS with the global AIDS community.
Read more about Rachel's work for the YWCA .
READ ALL ABOUT IT! Our heritage buildings are Historic Places Trust REGISTered
The Historic Places Trust in 2010 approved Category II status for Bishopscourt and the chapel.
The chapel was seismically strengthened and re-roofed in July/September 2011 as part of the project to re-roof of the adjoining Mobile Meals "meals on wheels" kitchen. The YWCA is grateful to funding supporters including Lottery Environment and Heritage Fund, the Lion Foundation, Trust Waikato, WEL Energy Trust, the Norah Howell Charitable Trust and the Sir John Logan Campbell Residuary Estate and many individual donors and raffle purchasers who have all contributed to this combined project.
Reducing Carbon Emissions
YWCA Hostel Co-ordinator Riikka Anderson is leading our journey to further reduce our carbon emissions. We won the New Zealand Sustainable Business Exploring Award. read more...
We have supported Earth Hour since 2009.
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