Philippines, Poland and Samoa, circa 1951-1960

Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s work with the young women's Christian associations in the Philippines, Poland and American Samoa. Work with the YWCA in the Philippines includes a leadership training project conducted in cooperation with the Asia Foundation. Correspondence and reports include descriptions and assessments of the training program. Correspondence with Aurea Del Carmen of the YWCA of the Philippines includes association updates and reports and requests for support. In addition to sending staff and support to other countries, the Foreign Division of the YWCA of the U.S.A. supports trainees visiting the United States. Documents concerning trainees Paz Cuerpocruz and Marcelina Ventura include correspondence planning their training and visits to the United States and schedules. Other documents concerning the YWCA in the Philippines include correspondence concerning outstanding war reimbursement claims, association summaries and historical timelines and budgets. A brief report on the YWCA in Poland describes Beatrice Wellington's efforts to re-establish YWCA social work there. Correspondence and reports from the YWCA in American Samoa describe its formation, relationship to the YWCA of the U.S.A. and current efforts to serve the women of Samoa.