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TRANSFORMATIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP

TRANSFORMATIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP. YWCA OF GREECE – XEN ELLADOS. IN OUR WORLD …. THERE IS A NEED FOR CHANGE. TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP "leaders and followers make each other to advance to a higher level of morality and motivation." James McGregor Burns (1978). Key words. VISION

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TRANSFORMATIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP

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  1. TRANSFORMATIVE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP YWCA OF GREECE – XEN ELLADOS

  2. IN OUR WORLD ….

  3. THERE IS A NEED FOR CHANGE • TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP • "leaders and followers make each other to advance to a higher level of morality and motivation." James McGregor Burns (1978)

  4. Key words • VISION • PERSONALITY • COOPERATION • PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES MOTIVATION POSITIVE CHANGE COMMON GOALS

  5. OUR VISION • is a safe, fully inclusive world where justice, peace, health, human dignity, freedom and care for the environment are promoted and sustained by women’s leadership.

  6. Our values • EMPOWERMENT • ADVOCACY • HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES • VOLUNTERISM • ACCOUNTABILITY & GOOD MANAGEMENT

  7. OUR STRATEGY • CAPACITY BUILDING • ADVOCACY • TRAINING • COOPERATION AND NETWORKING • SHARING OF INFORMATION, KNOW HOW AND BEST PRACTICES • STANDARDS OF GOOD MANAGEMENT • HUMAN RESOURSES (VOLUNTEERS AND PROFESSIONALS) • USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES

  8. OUR GOALS TOWARDS 2015 • SAFE SPACES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS • ONGOING MOTIVATION • LOBBYING • SECURE RESOURSES • NETWORKING

  9. YWCA IN GREECE • …was founded in 1923 by women refugees from Asia Minor.

  10. OUR HISTORY IN GREECE • Founding of the first Social Work School in Greece • Founding of the first School for Librarians in Greece • Founding of two social services Units providing shelter for elderly people in Athens and school students in Crete. • Training for women in agricultural areas, maintaining traditional arts and crafts • Support and information to Greek women wanting to emigrate (language courses, information on work permits, etc)

  11. Use of Life long learning principles for adults in all training activities • Creation of a nation wide network of Libraries for children • Introduction of IT technologies • Work in cooperation with the European network of Vocational training IRIS for women • Vocational trainings for women (care for the elderly and children)

  12. The fundamental issue was always the development of women and the advocacy on their fundamental human rights. • Developing further its counseling and supportive services, YWCA strove to intervene for the protection of the right of women to employment and specifically supporting women who are long term unemployed.

  13. Today • SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS • CHILDREN’S RIGHTS • INTERGENERATIONAL COOPERATION • SAFE HOUSING FOR STUDENTS • INSERVICE TRAININGS • TRAININGS FOR PROGESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS • EVALUATION • SOCIAL SERVISES & CAREER COUNCELING

  14. TOOL KITS

  15. SAFE HOUSING 2013-2014

  16. SOCIAL SERVICES & CAREER COUNCELING EU AND NON EU NATIONALS GREEK

  17. AGES

  18. SERVICES EMPLOYMENT COUNCELLING MATCHING WITH EMPLOYERS INFORMATION & REFERALS

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