SALUTING AMERICAN WOMEN FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING FOR
45 YEARS OF CONTRIBUTIONS
WHEREAS, American Women for International Understanding, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1968 and incorporated in 1972 to create an international network of women to foster understanding and goodwill among nations. AWIU members seek to acquire knowledge, through study, travel, and symposia designed to develop international understanding and to foster personal and organizational relationships among women throughout the world; and
WHEREAS, AWIU sponsors delegations of their members to meet with women throughout the world to learn about the issues they face and establish meaningful dialogue. The first delegation in 1968 was to Russia, followed by China in 1973, and subsequently delegations were sent throughout the world, including Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Southern India, Iceland, Argentina, Libya, Russia, Japan, the Balkan countries, and in January 2014 a delegation will go to Burma, Mynamar to learn about the struggles women face there; and
WHEREAS, AWIU awards grants that focus on strengthening the work of women around the world, to enable women to gain a new education and skill that they can apply in their home country upon their return. Grantees have been awarded to members of the Karamah, Afghanistan Mid Wife Training program, Chinese cardiologists, and the.Global Press Institute; and
WHEREAS, AWIU chapters throughout the United States educate and support women worldÂwide. In Chicago, AWIU programs educate on local and international sex-trafficking and the role of women in Egypt. AWIU also has two virtual chapters whose focus is delegation planning; and
WHEREAS, AWIU annually honors the Secretary of State's International Women of Courage recipients in Washington, D.C. in March on International Women's Day, these recipients are awarded the only award within the State Department that pays tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide, recognizes thei...
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