European Young Women's Christian Association (YWCAs)
International Non-Governmental Youth Organisation - Full members
The European YWCA was established to unite YWCA member associations in a European movement. It is a women-led, faith-based organization which seeks to model shared, intergenerational leadership, ensuring at least 25% of its leadership positions are held by young women 30 years and under. The European YWCA represents YWCAs in 27 countries in Europe, which are driven by women and girls in local communities committed to the YWCA purpose.
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Combating menstrual poverty across Europe - an unseen hindrance to equal opportunities
Motion - 08/11/2025
Around 10% of people who menstruate in the EU face period poverty, especially those with low income, refugees, youth, and people with disabilities. The European Youth Forum urges action to end period poverty as a key step toward gender equality and the right to menstrual health.
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