All India Women’s Conference• Membership of CONGO. Elected as Vice-President of CONGO for two terms. The All India Women’s Conference (AIWC) is an organisation based in Delhi. It was founded in 1927 by Margaret Cousins,[1] “as an organisation dedicated to upliftment and betterment of women and children”. As well as continuing its original mission, the AIWC has since diversified into various social and economic activities involving women. Today there are more than 100,000 members[2] in over 500 branches. AIWC is recognized worldwide as a premier organisation working for women’s development and empowerment.[3] 1 • A national Focal Point for International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE)[4] • Membership of the World Renewable Energy Network (WREN)[5] • Membership of ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Energy • Global Village Energy Partnership Mission • Membership of World Water Partnership [6] AIWC was registered in 1930 under the Societies Registration Act, XXI of 1860. (No. 558 of 1930) with the following main objectives: • Affiliated member of the International Alliance of Women[7] • Affiliated to the Pan Pacific South-East Asian Women’s Association (PPSEAWA)[8] • To work for a society based on the principle of social justice, personal integrity and equal rights and opportunities for all. • Affiliated to NIMROO Education Centre, Japan • To secure recognition of the inherent right of every human being to work and to achieve the essentials of life, which should not be determined by accident of birth or sex but by planned social distribution. 3 Activities and programmes • Literacy and Education: • To support the claim of every citizen to the right to enjoy basic civil liberties. One of the initial main objectives of the AIWC was education of women, and it remains a primary concern to• To stand against all separatist tendencies and to proday. The organisation’s literacy campaign was intensified mote greater national integration and unity. in 1996 by initiating non-formal education programmes • To work actively for the general progress and welfare for school drop outs and literacy programmes for adult [9][10] [11] of women and children and to help women utilize to woman with craft training through its branches. the fullest,one of the fundamental rights conferred on them by the Constitution of India. • The Socio-Economic Programme: 2 • To work for permanent international amity and AIWC has started programmes for capacity building and world peace. skill development by providing financial support for entrepreneurial endeavours including goods processing and solar drying. International level • Micro Credit Program: AIWC has • Consultative status with the United Nations Microcredit schemes are operated to eradicate poverty among woman in rural areas. Self-help groups have (ECOSOC) been identified for the encouragement of saving among • Membership of UNICEF Executive committee for woman, management of credit, and encouragement for 10 years small business enterprises. 1 Free legal advice is provided as well as counseling for women in distress. biography. perment the Improved Chullah program and biogas devel. The documentation centre has press clippings.trait gallery of photographs of past presidents of AIWC. AIWC acts as a consultant to the National Commission for Women for legal issues. Students were prepared for the one year “O” level diploma course recognized by DoEACC while the centre has also been accepted by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) as their centre for degree courses. • Textile printing: A socio economic project run by AIWC began in 1976 to train and provide employment for woman and girls from the lower socio-economic sectors. microtry. HIV/ AIDs prevention and protection traintion programmes though its branches all over the couning.[13] • Activities — MCM Library: 4 Projects • The IGNOU Action Research Pilot project on gender empowerment through green technology has two programs in operation. periodicals and newspapers. • A one day Seminar on the role of women in promoting communal harmony and national integration has been held at AIWC branches in Jammu.dence reports from various projects seminars etc. • Legislative Reforms: AIWC has been represented on committees set up for legal reforms and amendments framed for women’s welfare. manuals for training on adolescent life skill deawareness programmes. ing.taining to AIWC from 1927 are available as well as a poropment program. literacy. AIWC has conducted “Training of trainers” procredit for poverty reduction.2 4 PROJECTS • Health family Welfare and Population Manage. reports. • A project on plastics recycling with financial assistance from the Ministry of Environment. corresponof non conventional energy resources in 1989 to imple. antenatal care and immunizavelopment. AIWC branches also run computer training programmes with a 90% success rate in placement of students in jobs. journals. Hyderabad. children. articles and pho• Rural energy: tographs on various topics such as women. microcredit and microfinance trainAIWC is actively involved in organising health camps. environment. Machines have been installed at Palam Gaon and training in their operation is complete. HIV/AIDS among woman in lowtion. Government of Delhi NCT has been allotted to the South West Delhi Women’s Association branch in Delhi. non fiction. The outreach legal awareness. • Vocational training for computer and beauty culture has taken place in Rithala Village in collaboration with North Delhi Power Limited (NDPL). one in Trivandrum and the other in Delhi. &mdash are to be found in the liawareness programme has become an important part of brary which also has a reading room containing leading [12] the overall AIWC health programme. • A two day legal awareness programme funded by the National Commission for Women took place in September. etc. . 2008. health programs along with grammes for prevention of and protection from sexually many others. • An "Ayurveda Treatment and Massage Training Center” has also been set up. More than 11000 books — including fictransmitted diseases. • Computer Training Centre: AIWC started its computer training center in 1996 as a vocational course for capacity building among women. Resource centre papers. AIWC conducts programmes on re. violence against woman AIWC was identified as a Nodal Agency by the Ministry and several others. At present there are over 350 students attending different computer classes. Delhi. history. and risk groups for members of its branches. Panchayati raj. Cuttack and Bangalore funded by the National Foundation for Communal Harmony. legislation. Bijnor. The Legal Cell helps women who are victims of social and domestic violence. • An AWAIC project for the sensitisation and alternate vocations for women beedi workers is supported by the World Health Organisation. adult leadership programs.This is a research and reference library for women’s studment: ies that contains numerous books on topics of contemporary interest such as environmental education and literacy programmes. newable energy among woman at the grassroots level and demonstrates how use these technologies to achieve economic self-sufficiency. This program has also been extended to some branches. woman issues. • A project to establish herbals gardens at 100 Schools across different states is in progress supported by the National Medicinal Plants Board. Ahmedabad. ) K. Management Evaluation • Amrit Kaur 1938 • Reports on the National Seminar on the Role of Young Women in Socio. Cousins 1937 • Report on a Workshop on Project formulation. Lam 1961-62 • Preparation of projects • Masuma Begum 1963-64 • HIV AIDS training manual for trainers • M. Tarabai 1969-70 • Lakshmi Raguramaiah 1971-79 Journals: • ROSHNI (a quarterly magazine) • Sarojini Varadappan 1981-85 • Ashoka Gupta 1986-90 .Renuka Ray • Profiles of Laxmi Menon Reports: • Sarla Ray 1932 • Lady Abdul Quadir 1934 • Hilla Rustomji Faridoonji 1935 • Maharani Setu Parvathibai 1936 • Margaret E. Program & Potential • A Report on the Micro credit Summit Booklets/Pamphlets: • Rani Lakshmibai Rajwade 1939 • Rameshwari Nehru 1942 • Vijayalakshmi Pandit 1943 • Kamladevi Chattopadhyay 1944-45 • Hansa Mehta 1946 • Dhanwanti Rama Rau 1947 • Anasuyabai Kale 1948 • Urmila Mehta 1949-50 • Hanna Sen 1951-52 • Renuka Ray 1953-54 • Women Know your rights • Lakshmi N.Jhabwala 1965-68 • Directory of branches of AIWC • B. Bharti Roy • Dr. Menon 1955-58 • Nari aur Kanoon • Raksha Saran 1959-60 • Training manual on solar dryer • Mithan J.Economic Development • Shareefah Hamid Ali 1940-41 • Conference on Women in Environment: Report • Asian and Pacific Regional Workshop on Women & Renewable Energy: Report • Asian and Pacific Consultation on NonGovernmental Organizations on Women in Development: Report • Short Stay Home: Philosophy.H. (Mrs. Lakshmi Raghuramaiah • Lady Vidyagauri Neelkanth 1933 • My Reminisences . Muthulakshmi Reddy 1931 • Rainbow in the Dark: Dr.S. Aparna Basu.3 • One day national consultation on “Sexual 6 Past Presidents Harassment-Strategies for its prevention” was organised in November 2013 by President Bina Some prominent women have remained President of Jain and member-in-charge legal Jyotika Kalra AIWC:[14] 5 Publications Books: • Maharani Chimnabai Gaekwad 1927 • Johan Begum of Bhopal 1928 • Dowager Rani of Mandi 1929 • Woman with a Mission: Rajkumari Amrit Kaur • Sarojini Naidu 1930 • Women’s Struggle: History of AIWC 1972-2002. 2005 [12] NLM Gateway [13] Education for India [14] “Past Presidents”. 2005 [11] The Telegraph Tuesday. 9 External links • AIWC Official Website • IAW • ENERGIA • Pan Pacific South-East Asian Women’s Association • International Networking for Sustainable Energy • ECOSOC EXTERNAL LINKS .4 9 • Shobhana Ranade 1991-95 • Kunti Paul 1996-98 • Kalavati Tripathi 1999-2001 • Aparna Basu 2002-2004 • Manorma Bawa 2005-2007 • Gomathi Nair 2008-2010 • Bina Jain 2011-2013 7 See also • List of women’s rights organizations 8 References [1] History AIWC website. 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