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Study Circles are changing the lives of women in Nepal – and inspiring others. We speak to two women who are in Study Circles with CLASS Nepal, and learn how they gained the skills and confidence. Read more.
Study Circles are changing the lives of women in Nepal – and inspiring others. We speak to two women who are in Study Circles with CLASS Nepal, and learn how they gained the skills and confidence. Read more.
You can also download our Study Circles for Social Change Information Packet and find out about forming your own Study Circle.
Foundation Skills for Social Change Programme
Build your skills for leadership and social change through IFWEA’s Foundation Skills for Social Change Programme. Explore our course catalogue in organisational development, digital skills, leadership, popular education, and labour movement issues designed for grassroots leaders and worker educators worldwide. Click here.
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IFWEA offers dynamic online learning opportunities for trade unions, NGOs, community organisations, worker educators, and social justice movements worldwide. Download the IFWEA e-learning programme here.
IFWEA offers dynamic online learning opportunities for trade unions, NGOs, community organisations, worker educators, and social justice movements worldwide. Download the IFWEA e-learning programme here.
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Study circles enable small groups to learn together about how to advance their interests. They are essential for grassroots leaders to build up vibrant, democratic organisations. IFWEA study circles cover a range of topics including training for shop stewards, moderating online workshops, IT skills and more.
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The Foundation Skills for Social Change (FSSC) certificate programme is for leaders in trade unions and community organisations. The courses, designed by IFWEA affiliates with specific expertise, are user-friendly, relevant and practical. They include topics such as women’s leadership, and how to design online courses
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The IFWEA Online Labour Academy (OLA) is an online education platform used by IFWEA affiliates to design and deliver online workplace, social and political education to their constituencies. The platform is highly flexible, allowing for a wide range of activities and resources to be used in courses. These can be moderated or self-managed.
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The Youth Global Awareness Programme (YGAP) is a vibrant exposure and exchange programme for young members of IFWEA affiliates and associated labour organisations. The programme develops the next generation of worker educators to tackle the challenges of the 21st century. To find out more about our YGAP programme, click the button below.
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💰 What does income have to do with mental health?The WageIndicator Foundation is hosting a webinar which will explore research involving more than 50,000 people across 90+ countries and the links between mental well-being, income, and the Living Wage.With Dr. Kai Ruggeri in conversation with Leena Bhattacharya and Ravi Krishnan.📅 24 September 2026🕒 3–4 pm CEST💻 OnlineJoin the session: wageindicator.org/.../mental-health-income-and.../#mentalhealth #LivingWage #income #wellbeing
📣 Calling lawyers for a virtual learning programme Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing - WIEGO is piloting a virtual learning programme that brings together lawyers from around the world to share experiences, challenge assumptions and explore new approaches for strengthening legal support for worker organizations in the informal economy.Held in partnership with the Bernstein Institute for Human Rights at NYU School of Law and the Movement Law Lab, the nine-month programme from January to September 2027, will convene 20 to 30 lawyers from different regions and legal traditions.Through virtual sessions and an in-person convening, participants will build the knowledge, skills and mindsets needed to work more effectively alongside organizations of workers in the informal economy.
WIEGO invites applications for its first movement lawyering and informality cohort
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WIEGO is piloting a virtual learning programme that brings together lawyers from around the world to share experiences, challenge assumptions and explore new approaches for strengthening legal support...
📷 Women behind the lenseAs part of the third phase of the IFWEA affiliate Ibtikar Palestine ابتكار فلسطين Empowering Women-Led Enterprise Project, women entrepreneurs participated in the first day of Photography Basics Training, where they learned essential principles to help them capture clearer and more engaging photos of their products and businesses.A practical step toward strengthening their photography skills and using visual content as an effective tool to showcase and promote their products. 🌿#Ibtikar #empoweringwomenledenterprise #womenledbusinesses #photographybasics #productphotography
🌲Just Transition: Where do skills fit in?Skills are a key part of a just transition. But where we place them matters. It can shape who gets a voice, where funding goes, and whether workers help shape the transition or are left behind.IFWEA affiliate Labour Research Service says: "Here are five questions every union should be asking about skills and just transition planning."
Green jobs and skills: 5 things unions should be asking
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Green jobs need new skills but skills are often treated as compensation, not strategy. A union guide to the just transition skills debate.
During his attendance of the ILO ACTRAV Workshop in Cairo, Egypt, 30 August – 4 September 2026, the IFWEA General Secretary, Saliem Patel, met with Kamal Abbas and Rahma Rafaat from the دار الخدمات النقابية و العمالية Centre for Trade Union and Workers’ Services (CTUWS). The meeting shared information about the current programmes and activities of the respective organisations and discussed future collaboration and renewing organisational relations. Naturally CTUWS treated him to a wonderful supper and song! Thanks CTUWS!! And Fady Fareed (singer)
Want to take your Study Circle Programme to the next level? It starts with better data! 📈That's exactly what we focused on during the recent IFWEA Asia Region Study Circle Coordinators' Workshop. Our topic was incredibly practical: How to use Google Forms & Google Sheets to build a database for your Study Circle Programme.Our coordinators left with new skills to better organize their work, track progress, and make data-driven insights. A huge thank you to all the dedicated participants!