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Important
achievements
Important
achievements
 Over
the years, NCW has achieved
great success in works
including international
involvement, civilian
diplomacy, women leadership
cultivation, etc. In
international conventions,
our delegation would
report on issues of
women’s concerns, also
their excellent skills
in soft diplomatic approach
has won friendships
and respects from other
member countries to
successfully expand
Taiwan’s diplomatic
horizon. After long-term’s
work, the main effort
worth to mention is,
NCW has become members
of the three most important
women’s organizations
in the world:
(1)
International
Council of Women (ICW):
ICW was founded in 1888
with mandates of promoting
women’s well-being in
various areas. This
task is achieved through
affiliated National
Councils from all parts
of the world. ICW holds
a General Assembly every
three years and executes
all kinds of tasks based
on resolutions that
are drafted and passed
through representatives
from each member country.
Its five standing committees
are responsible for
promoting the three-year
action plan by intensive
scheme and cooperation
with other international
organizations. It frequently
holds national, regional
and international conventions,
forums or workshops.
ICW hopes to achieve
respects on human rights
and improve living quality
for families, and further
to eliminate all forms
of discrimination against
young girls and women.
About social lives of
any level in community
or society, ICW promotes
equal rights and responsibilities
for both genders, encourages
and trains women to
take on the leadership
and recognizes their
contributions to the
community and society.
In addition, ICW provides
opportunities for women
to have access to education,
hygienic benefits, chances
for economic and societal
development, and confirms
their significant roles
and contributions in
keeping world peace,
solving disputes and
eliminating violence
against women. Since
ICW is a non-governmental
consulting organization
under United Nations
Economic and Social
Council (ECOSOC), it
has representatives
constantly post in the
UN to be able to fully
express the concerns
from women and provide
suggestions as important
references for each
government to make policies.
As a member of ICW,
NCW has sending delegation
to attend ICW General
Assembly, Asia Pacific
Regional Meetings, the
Executive Committee
and the President merting,
and the UN Commission
on the Status of Women.
After broad discussions
on all the proposals
brought up in the meeting,
those resolutions that
have been made during
the sessions will be
carried back by each
representative to their
own country for promotion.
Thus, NCW brings back
experiences from other
countries and a variety
of the latest woman-related
issues to Taiwan to
share with our members,
or to provide references
for the government to
revise or legislate
laws.
(2)
Federation
of Asia-Pacific Women’s
Association (FAWA):
FAWA was founded in
1959 and R.O.C. was
one of the initiative
members. Its mandate
is to integrate women’s
strength in Asia for
promoting women’s works
and sharing cultural,
societal and economic
results within the area.
FAWA holds convention
every two years. For
the last several decades,
NCW had been very active
in joining its activities.
In 1990, our Honorary
President Cecilia Y.
Koo was elected FAWA’s
Honorary President and
advisor Nancy Nee was
elected honorary advisor.
In the 17th
convention held in 2004,
our President Betty
Chang was elected FAWA’s
First Vice President,
executive board member
Christine Cheng was
elected its Public Relations
Officer, and also our
Vice President Ai-Chu
Wu-Yang was elected
its Board Member. It
is show’s that NCW has
been fully recognized
of its contributions
to FAWA.
(3)
The
General Federation of
Women’s Club (GFWC):
It was founded in 1891,
a women’s organization
that had the longest
history and the largest
scale in the US. GFWC
united all kind of the
women’s club, each women’s
club focuses on community
services, promotes education
and social benefits,
cares for women and
children, prevents AIDS
and breast cancer, also
helps reduce drug prevalence.
GFWC has Federations
in each state in the
US. The GFWC international
annual convention to
unite Federations in
every state plus members
from other countries.
In each meeting, there
are constitution revision,
business meeting, workshop,
lecture, volunteers
training, and awarding
to praise members with
outstanding performances
in all different areas.
The most interesting
part of GFWC’s meeting
is that every year it
is held in a different
place. The organizer
will usually arrange
local tours, or one-day
volunteer service. For
those who do not have
time to volunteer, donation
is accepted. This is
really an echo to the
saying: those who have
money, offer money;
those who have labor,
offer labor. Every year
there are about 900
people attending the
meeting. To arrange
program activities for
so many people, the
organizer itself needs
to mobilize many volunteers
to help out. Since every
women’s organization
depends on the support
of many volunteers to
operate, it gives high
remarks on volunteers.
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