Women of the UK co-operating with women of Asia and Asia Pacific in aiding disabled children and their families
VOLUNTARY, NON POLITICAL, NON SECTARIAN
THE AIMS OF THE COUNCIL ARE:
- To promote friendship and cooperation between women of Asian Countries and the UK and
- To improve the care of disabled children and their families within their own communities in Asia through the Training and Scholarship Programme.
THE ORGANISATION
Patrons: The Council has 26 participating Asian/Asian Pacific member countries, and the female Heads of Mission or the wives of Heads of Mission to the Court of St James are the Patrons of the Council
President: Joan, Lady Kings Norton of Wotton Underwood
Chairman: Mrs Pat Yaxley
Honorary Vice Presidents: Princess Helena Moutafian MBE, DSt.J.; Mrs Gail Molesworth; Mrs Parsan Singh JP; Begum Sabeeha Husain; Mrs Douglas Montague-Douglas-Scott; Baroness Flather of Windsor and Maidenhead, JP, DL, FSDA; The Lady Ridley of Liddesdale; Mrs Rosina Dahla; Mrs Celia Brown;
Trustees: Mrs Caroline Muir; Mrs R E Whitehouse; Miss Antonia Derry MBE; Princess Yasmien Abbasi; Mrs Fatimah Gammage Sa'adon, Mrs Patricia Yaxley, Mrs Thelma Akrawi; Mrs Genette Dagtoglou
The Council's work is supported by a Committee of volunteers: Mrs Anam Al-Jumaili; Mrs Annabell Campbell; Mrs Lena Freeman; Mrs Nasim Khan; Mrs Abigail Kirby-Harris; Mrs Caroline Laving; Mrs Eunice Mortimer;
Honorary Adviser to the Training Programme: Dr Frances Moore MBE; Hon. DSc
BACKGROUND
The organisation had its beginnings in 1931 with the rise in the Indian Independence movement. British women who had lived in India encouraged leading London organisations to co-operate with India's emerging women's movements through delegates to the conferences being held on the future of the country. This activity moved through initial support for women's education, and providing courses in child care in the UK, to supporting regional training courses on the care of disabled children, thus becoming The Women's Council of today.
From these beginnings, we celebrate over 80 years of Friendship, Understanding and Co-operation between women of Asian countries and the United Kingdom.
THE COUNCIL'S 26 PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES ARE:-
ASSOCIATED SOCIETIES
The Women's Council works in co-operation with other women's organisations with similar aims and objectives, including the Federation of International Women's Associations in London (FIWAL) and its member organisations.
Membership of the Women's Council is open to any woman who is interested in the Council's activities and wishes to further its objects.