India and China Informational Sessions Description
The Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center (AODVC), in collaboration with the Ending Violence Against Women & Children Task Force of FAWCO (Federation of American Women Clubs Overseas), invites you to attend an information session as part of a “Global Campaign To Empower Americans Abused Abroad”
These free presentations will be held in Mumbai & Delhi India and Shanghai, China in the spring of 2010 and are open to the public. Please see the link to RSVP below.
The information session will be from 9am to 12noon. A member of AODVC will present on the services the organization has available to Americans experiencing domestic violence overseas, and an American Embassy or Consulate member will present on what they can do to assist victims in their region.
In addition, a volunteer ambassador training session will be held in the afternoon from 1:15pm to 3:00pm. The goal of the afternoon is to train ambassadors on how to raise awareness of the services available to victims through AODVC via presentations to women’s groups, newspaper or magazine publications and other outreach efforts. Please see the link to apply to be an ambassador below.
Participants who want to become volunteers must attend both the morning and the afternoon sessions.
The information sessions and training dates are as follows:
Mumbai, India, April 3, 2010
American Center Auditorium
4, Marine Lines
Mumbai, India 400 020
Delhi, India, April 10, 2010
American Center
Schulick Room
24 Kasturba Gandhi Marq
New Delhi, India 110001
Shanghai, China, May 1, 2010
Venue to be determined
Please bring a valid photo ID.
Sessions and materials will be free of charge. Please bring cash for lunch or bring your own lunch.
RSVP recommended to ensure a seat. Please click here to RSVP for the Information Session.
To apply to be an Education Ambassador please click here
To RSVP to the information session or if you have any questions please email Brooke Galloway at brookeg@866uswomen.org.
Special thanks to the American Women’s Club Bombay, the American Women’s Association New Delhi and the American Women’s Club Shanghai.