World YWCA
Non-profit OrganizationsGeneva, Switzerland51-200 Employees
World YWCA is a global non-profit organization focused on empowering women, young women and girls through leadership development and rights advocacy across more than 100 countries. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, it operates with a mid-sized team and a broad network of members and supporters who come from diverse faiths, ages, backgrounds and cultures. The organization pursues its mission by enhancing leadership opportunities and agency for women as a means to support social change, while maintaining an inclusive approach to its constituencies. Its work centers on delivering empowerment and advocacy to its primary beneficiaries, women and girls, through partnerships and programs that span multiple regions. In 2026, World YWCA announced a partnership with the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to strengthen young women's leadership across Asia and the Pacific as part of its RiseUp! initiative.