Ywcaofdelhi.org Website Review

It has been a hundred years since the YWCA of Delhi has established itself firmly on the social sector map alongside other great institutions. The core values of YWCA of Delhi such as emancipation of the scores of under privileged, economically weak and distressed people of society of this institution have remained consistent over the past century. Systematically organized under various departments, YWCA of Delhi work towards achieving the quadrennium goals, be it the empowerment of women, being mindful and looking after the environment, working with the victimised, working on justice and rights issues or working on ecu*enical and inter faith dialogue. We work with various government agencies and civil society groups. This has been a wonderful year for us, the women and gi*ls of India, with achievements one after another; from being toppers in 10th, 12th and Civil Services exams within the country to leading and winning medals at the Olympics and Paralympics at Rio. These achievements highlight the efforts sown for ‘women’s empowerment’ some time back which have started yielding manifold results. The YWCA of Delhi, is proud to be one of the stakeholders in continuing with the women’s empowerment movement consistently. The movement in its own unique ways has been instrumental in bringing desired changes in the lives of many women and young gi*ls belonging to the communities living on margins of the society. The National Convention Priorities, i.e. Justice Beyond Borders, Visioning with the Young and Being a Green Ambas*ador, have been the soul of all the programs, activities undertaken by each of the departments during the year. In addition to this I would like to draw attention to the subtle transition from being a service delivery organisation to an organisation committed to work for women’s empowerment throughout. I am fortunate to have the support of the Board of Management for their continued support and guidance from time to time. I am also