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Honouring Women Leaders

Is there a leader who has inspired you to action?
Is there a leader in your work or family who has consistently empowered other women and girls through her leadership?
Is there a leader you admire who has used her leadership talents to effect positive change for women and their families?
Is there a woman, past or present, who deserves to be honoured?

Make your donation in the name of someone who has inspired you – whether within your family or in your social or professional environment.

Equipped with skills, knowledge and resources, women can be a powerful force in changing lives and communities around them.

Elizabeth Palmer Fund

To mark Elizabeth Palmer’s 100th birthday and in honour of her incredible leadership of the movement, the World YWCA has established the Elizabeth Palmer Fund.

Ms. Palmer’s lifelong dedication to the YWCA mission was a significant factor in propelling the YWCA movement to speak out for justice and women’s rights.

As a named fund it will provide lifelong recognition of Ms Palmer within the World YWCA Endowment Fund, the interest of which is used to advance the purpose of the World YWCA to develop the leadership and collective power of women and girls around the world to achieve justice, peace, health, human dignity, freedom and a sustainable environment for all people.