The Heidelberg IWC is a proud Member Club of FAWCO. Together with Austria, Moldova and Slovakia, all the German clubs are part of Fawco Region 5. As a Member Club, our members can attend yearly conferences and regional meetings, have access to online resources and training, fundraise on a global scale for causes that we care about, apply for education awards and development grants, and much more. We are thrilled to be a part of this dynamic organization. As a member of HIWC, you are automatically a member of FAWCO.
REGION 5 MEETING 2025 - We are excited to annouce that our club HIWC will be hosting this year's Region 5 Meeting in Heidelberg from 7-9 November 2025. Come and join us!
About FAWCO
Founded in 1931, FAWCO is an international network of independent volunteer clubs and associations comprising 59 member Clubs in 29 countries worldwide. FAWCO serves as a resource and a voice for its members; seeks to improve the lives of women and girls worldwide, especially in the areas of human rights, health, education and the environment; advocates for the rights of US citizens overseas; contributes to the global community through its Teams and The FAWCO Foundation, which provides Development Grants and Education Awards. The organization is a global women’s NGO (non-governmental organization), and since 1997, FAWCO has held special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council.
The FAWCO Foundation
FAWCO’s sister organisation, The FAWCO Foundation is a board-only team that supports the philanthropic goals of FAWCO by developing, administrating and fundraising for programs that improve the lives of women and children worldwide. It oversees fundraising for Education Awards, Development Grants, and the FAWCO Target projects.
FAWCO Target Program
In 2009, FAWCO and The FAWCO Foundation announced the Target Program to bring a critical global issue to the attention of FAWCO Clubs, their members and the world. The Target Program offers opportunities for local FAWCO Clubs to make a global difference.
Target Programs:
• Follow a three-year cycle of issue awareness and education, project selection, fundraising, project monitoring, review and evaluation.
• Demonstrate the power of FAWCO Clubs working together toward a common goal.
• Increase knowledge and awareness of global issues affecting women.
Current Target Program 2026-2028 - Human Rights
The Target Program Human Rights aims to bring awareness to Human Rights issues that affect us all. After the project application and selection period concluded, the announcement of the next FAWCO Target Project Human Rights will be made in Malta during the Biennial Conference in March 2026.
Previous FAWCO Target Programs:
2013-2016 – Human Rights: FREE THE GIRLS: Providing Economic Opportunity to Survivors of Human Trafficking ($172,000 raised)
2016-2019 – Education: Hope Beyond Displacement – Building better futures through education, vocational and leadership training for refugee women and girls in Jordan ($190,000 raised)
2019-2022 – Health: S.A.F.E. (Safe Alternatives for FGM Elimination), a project of Hope for Girls & Women Tanzania ($177,400 raised)
2022-2025 – Environment: AWESOME BLOSSOMS a project of Safe Spaces in Nairobi, Kenya ($211,095 raised)