At the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, the Women’s Federation for World Peace, in partnership with the Universal Peace Federation, organized a meeting on the theme “Human Rights and Our Responsibility” on Saturday, December 13, at the Espace Barrault, in Paris. Brigitte Wada, mistress of ceremonies for the event, opened the meeting by emphasizing that, 77 years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, these rights are still far from being fully univers

At the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, the Women’s Federation for World Peace, in partnership with the Universal Peace Federation, organized a meeting on the theme “Human Rights and Our Responsibility” on Saturday, December 13, at the Espace Barrault, in Paris. Brigitte Wada, mistress of ceremonies for the event, opened the meeting by emphasizing that, 77 years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, these rights are still far from being fully univers

This COLOR MY HEART COMPETITION was carried out in different parts of Austria After 4 months of inviting children from 4- 14, among friends and families of our community, at WS in the summer, in one kindergarten & one school class in Vienna; A hybrid event was organized, with a presentation of the pictures, also some interactive songs were played. Each child received a Document of Appreciation  and 1.,2.,and 3. Price were acknowledged with a small gift, plus 4 extra gifts! (P

WFWP of Russia organized a New Year concert of the children’s dancing and singing ensemble “Angels of peace” at Elderly people’s House “Opeka”. The children age 4-12 gave a 1 hour concert with many different costumes. Elderly people were moved to tears and asked the children to come to them more often. After the concert they children were tired but when the administration of the House asked whether they want to visit and to sing a song for those Elderly men and women who can

WFWP of Russia held 2 lectures on the topic “Love and sexuality” at Moscow public school for 15- year-old teenagers. They lecture was given by one experienced lecture Olga Vakjulinskaya and her elder daughter Anastasia who is just making first steps in this field. In the lecture we talked about true love, the value and purpose of sexuality and that the main and only real protection from many unwanted consequences like psychological trauma, teenage pregnancy, sexually transmit

On December 2, 2025, the Albanian Women’s Federation for World Peace organized an exhibition at the Fier Cultural Center as part of the international campaign for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls. The exhibition, titled “120 Scarves: Silent Voices for Forgiveness and Reflection,” featured an artistic installation composed of 120 scarves collected from female students, women, and activists. Each scarf represented a personal story, unspoken emotions, and the

On December 13, 2025, in Tirana, near our offices, we held a post-finale meeting with the finalists of the Public Speaking Competition. This gathering aimed to create a reflective and open space where participants could share their experiences and emotions throughout the entire journey of the project. The finalists discussed how they felt during the competition process, the challenges they faced, and how the experience has benefited them even after its conclusion. An importan

Celebrating in Advent season is a very good opportunity to gather people together for networking and spending time together! As we are a multicultural society in Vienna (Due to the existence of UN and as a result of a great number of refugees from various countries in conflict and or other desperate situations) It is a chance to create the atmosphere being a World Family, one Family under God. We seek to create possibilities to meet across cultural, national borders, as often

Moral education program at that public school in Moscow is possible on the foundation of 15 year social programs giving a chance to schoolchildren to do something good for Elderly people or children in need, including the project “Children of Russia for children of Africa”. On December 2025 WFWP president of Russia with her daughter gave a lecture “Consequences of using bad words” for 4 grade schoolchildren. Besides listening very attentively children expressed their thoughts

The 11th Annual Young Women’s Speech Contest (YWSC) 2025, a flagship program of the Women’s Federation for World Peace UK (WFWP UK), gathered seven extraordinary finalists to explore a question at the heart of modern life: can work-life balance truly exist for today’s woman? Theme and purpose Theme: “Work-Life Balance – Is it a Myth to the Modern Woman?” The contest frames the search not as a compromise but as a dynamic, evolving practice that blends ambition, care and purpos

On 28 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we gathered online to spotlight women transforming conflict into courage. The meeting opened with reflections on the urgency of addressing violence against women—not only through protection but through empowerment, emphasizing the importance of non-violent communication and building relationships rooted in dignity and respect. Central to the conversation was humanitarian Luan Jaupi, Head of I

The event was hosted by Anne Kobayashi in her home, with Helena Stout supporting. 5 people attended. Topic was women’s health. WFWP events were advertised. Christmas cards were made. People chatted over healthy snacks and networked, discussing future plans and meetings, especially the Christmas party and next Empowerment Event in January date and venue

The Druse community from various parts of Austria came together, first to organise themselves in founding an legal organisation,. But also they presented their culture and food for us- Ausrians – to understand a little more their cultural history. 95 persons came together and filled the room! They gave a lecture about the origin of their culture. Later they shared about the catastrophic treatment their fellowmen/ women in Swaeda, Syria, had to undergo.

Elisabetta Nistri president of WFWP Italy received the price COLOMBA DELLA PACE "DOVE OF PEACE" in Memory of Pope Francis, for the work that WFWP Italy is doing for women and for peace. The event was celebrated at the Museum of Assisi, in the presence of numerous dignitaries: Father Gianmaria Polidoro, Franciscan friar, founder of Assisi Pax; Dr. Massimo Maria Civale, president of the Catholic Association of Poor Knights of Christ of St. Bernard and promoter of the

In response to the kind request of many members who were unable to attend the WFWP Europe annual conference held in Tirana in October 2025, and who wished to learn about its contents, an online meeting was organized with two of the members who participated and who shared their experiences, Manuela Biava and Edda Grande. They were very impressed by the high caliber of participants from the worlds of politics, educational leadership, associations, and entrepreneurship, represen

In the afternoon of the 15 th  November we organized a public event for parents and children in the  church oratory of Paladina. The purpose was to explain how to create Christmas decorations together with our two Japanese origami experts. There was a good response to the invitation and at least thirty people attended. We had an enjoyable afternoon  which ended with a refreshment and an explanation of the WFWP. After the event it was suggested to hold more of this activity in

On Saturday 1st November, Mrs. Myrabelle Corlett, Chairperson WFWP Malta. attended a public talk given by Dr. Raymond C. Xerri hosted at IL-HAGAR, Heart of Gozo's museum in Victoria Gozo. The event was attended by two other friends of WFWP, Ms. Olive Zammit and Ms. Geneva Corlett. The Title of the talk 'Our Nation's Diaspora' attracted enough people who filled the hall to capacity while around two thousand others followed internationally online. Dr. Xerri explained how " Malt

WFWP of Russia organized an Intercultural Program celebrating Mother’s Day in Russia. It is usually celebrated on the last Sunday of November. We could organize a beautiful WFWP Intercultural Mother's Day Celebration. People and families of many different nationalities could join the program representing cultures of Russia, Armenia, Azerbajan, Tadzhikistan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Buryatya, Brazil and Mari El Republic. Many men-singers came to congratulate mothers and grandmothe