Youth -- International cooperation

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. International Leadership Training Project and Pan American Project. As part of its mission, the YWCA of the U.S.A. Foreign Division seeks to foster international understanding through personal relationships and shared experiences. The International Leadership Training Project funded through a Ford Foundation grant brings young YWCA leaders from around the world to the United States to learn about democratic leadership, develop an understanding of...

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World Fellowship Week is a week dedicated to increasing international awareness and understanding throughout the World YWCA through the exchange of materials and through programming. Photographs include images of YWCA of the USA Y-Teens, local YWCA of the USA associations and international associations participating in World Fellowship Week activities such as craft projects, scrapbook making and special programs. Negatives are included in the materials but have not been digitized.

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Photographs of World Fellowship Week vesper services and observance ceremonies at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. World Fellowship Week observances and vespers celebrate the international aspects of the YWCA of the USA as a member of the World YWCA. Participating members represent their home states and home countries in processions, ceremonies and fellowship.

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Photographs of Girl Reserve clubs and YWCA clubs for teenage girls from around the world. All photographs are captioned.

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Group photographs of teens participating in the United Nations study project, a program to "help young people recognize their role in international understanding."

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Photographs of Y-Teens preparing for World Fellowship celebrations.

Scope and Contents Documents concerning outside organizations of interest to the YWCA of the U.S.A. including those working with women and youth. The YWCA of the U.S.A., as a large national women's organization frequently has need to cooperate with and stay informed of the work work of outside organizations. Correspondence, reports and minutes document the relationship the YWCA of the U.S.A. has with women's organizations and youth organizations. In addition to materials concerning their relationships with...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the activities, organization, purposes and aims of organizations working with youth and young adults and the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s relationship to the organizations. Through sharing of ideas, contributing to or attending conferences, participating in organization activities or committees or simply through awareness of other youth organizations, the YWCA of the U.S.A. seeks to contribute to the common cause of the betterment of the lives of young people and form positive...

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Photographs from the Third National Y-Teen Conference in Washington, DC including panels, activities, group sessions, arrivals, speakers, and selected portraits. Special conference activities included visits to selected embassies to increase international understanding and a folk song contest launched by folk singer Oscar Brand.

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Issues of "Youth Bulletin," a World YWCA publication for youth leaders in the World YWCA. The publication collects and shares program materials from national associations. The program suggestions cover a wide range topics with an overarching theme of international understanding. 

Scope and Contents Bulletins, correspondence and programming materials for YWCA of the U.S.A. World Fellowship programs at local associations. World Fellowship programs are activities and information sharing that encourage YWCA of the U.S.A. members to be aware of their involvement in the world YWCA movement and the needs of women and girls around the world through fundraising for the foreign work of the YWCA of the U.S.A., educational materials concerning international YWCA activity and local club programs...