CONGRATULATIONS SCHOLARSHIP RECEPIENTS!!
Congratulations to our 2012 Young Women's Tertiary Education Scholarship Holders, Jessica Danby and Hilary Max, and also to Joanne Kelly, who is the 2012 holder of the YWCA Maori Women's Community Award. The YWCA of Hamilton Board, staff and volunteers look foward to having these talented, hard-working women work with them. 2012 will be a great year. Well done Jessica, Hilary and Joanne!
-Jessica Danby and Joanne Kelly accept their awards at the December 2011 Board Meeting-
Y-Dub Term 1 2012: Young Women in Year 8
The Y-Dub Young Women's Leadership Programme is back for 2012! This term we will be running the programme for young women in Year 8. Click here for more details, or to download an enrolment pack.
Encore is Coming to the YWCA of Hamilton!!
The YWCA of Hamilton is very excited to run the first ever Encore programme in Hamilton in conjunction with the YWCA of Auckland. Encore is a gentle exercise programme for women who have had breast cancer surgery at any time in their lives. Encore is an eight week programme of specifically designed pool and floor exercises, healthy life style information, relaxation and peer support. Click here to find out more about Encore.
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
YWCA of Hamilton President, 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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