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WFE6, A SHORT HISTORY PROJECT WOMEN FOR EUROPE - THE ROLE OF INNER WHEEL
1. LUISA VINCIGUERRA - SHORT HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL MULTI-YEAR
PROJECT «WOMEN FOR EUROPE – THE ROLE OF INNER WHEEL»
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SHORT HISTORY OF
INTERNATIONAL MULTI-YEAR PROJECT
«WOMEN FOR EUROPE – THE ROLE OF INNER
WHEEL»
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Authorities Inner Wheel and Rotarian,
dear Friends of Bulgaria and from various Countries,
first of all I apologize for my absence and I heartily thank the President of IWC
Napoli Luisa Bruni Gabriella, who kindly will present a short history of this
Project, where, personally, I have participated and collaborated from the
beginning. A visionary project, which, even today, after six years, demonstrates its
validity and vitality, capable of evolving towards additional and interesting
developments.
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One Inner Wheel Club, that of Naples Luisa Bruni, the first Italian Club founded in 1974, has
been the Leader and Promoter of a Cultural International multi-year Project, very
ambitious, destined to Women, with the aim to improve lives of Women and create a better
future, in Europe as in the World.
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The Project has introduced in our Association, an interactive strategy, to work together,
confront cultures of different countries, on women status, and on issues of great actuality, in
order to enable targeted programs and achieve some objectives in line with the mission.
A Project that has become a format after the presentation during the last Convention, in
Istanbul, year 2012, finding application in other geographic areas.
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A double mission:
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What policies Europe has activated for women.
How IW women can promote, through our so important Female Association, the knowledge
and the implementation of these policies.
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Three important key WORDS: Europe, Women, and Inner Wheel, with the intention of
drawing out the correlations, conscious how being a Member of Inner Wheel was and is,
concretely, a privileged tool, through which we can help to satisfy needs, resolve problems,
and improve life conditions of Women in the European Union.
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The Project, during these six years, has concerned many European countries, members;
especially it has generated a transverse movement of study and reflection, capable of assign to
the Inner Wheel an active role in society, attentive to all women's issues, into the European
area.
More. This project has had and still has the merit to flank the largest chapter of the service,
led by 90 years with love and passion by Inner Wheel, with another important chapter,
destined in involving the women Inner Wheel as European women.
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The Project counts six main events: Naples, Girne, Tuusula, Turin, Hanasaari and it
continues, as today, in Varna, or in April again in Naples…..
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Here are the logos chosen for each meeting. In all, it was resumed and elaborated the one
chosen by the Club of Naples Luisa Bruni, taken from "Women in the Window", painted by
Maria Ràcana, Neapolitan artist.
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Some data.
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In these years, as you can see from the numbers reported, notable was the participation of
members; numerous, then, the countries represented, and more recently, not only of Europe.
This demonstrates that the interest in the project and the issues discussed, has crossed the
boundaries…
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Certainly, the Interactive Strategy has been the merit of the success. But, how was
Interactivity realized?
Through 4 Models.
The First: PLENARY SESSION, CALL FOR PAPERS & WORKSHOPS IN
NAPLES, GIRNE, TUUSULA
The Second: COLLOQUIUM, MODULES & DEBATE IN TURIN
The Third: CASE STUDIES, CALL FOR PAPERS, IN HANASAARI
The fourth: PANELS, WORKSHOP, IW WOMEN IN THE WORLD, IN VARNA
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This First model has been launched in Naples, then repeated in Girne and Tuusula. Not only a
plenary Session in the Conference, certainly cultured, interesting and necessary, where we
had important speakers. But it was also essential to involve our members for Europe, to hear
their voice, catch their attention, revive their energy. To do it, we have introduced the “call
for papers” and 3 workshops, on Family, Job, Culture and Society, to present and debate
these themes in interactive mode . Significant was the number of papers produced by the
Inner Wheel members; interesting the variety and quality of their contributions.
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Here are, in sequence, very briefly, some photographs relating to the conferences in Naples,
Girne and Tuusula.
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If we read, unfortunately always fast, the sub-themes developed in the areas of family, job,
culture and society, we can understand their evolution in the subsequent declinations.
The Workshops differed from one another, in the different issues dealt with, in the different
origin of the members coming from several countries, as well as in the different professional
and personal qualifications of the participants. Each group, therefore, has been unique and
eclectic, to which one can add elements such as the equilibrium, the synergy and the
complementarity of the various qualifications.
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The fourth stage in Turin, on November 2011:
WOMEN FOR EUROPE 4 - THE ROLE OF INNER WHEEL TOWARDS EUROPE 2020,
with the formula of the International Colloquium, always interactive, but different in the
performance.
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The opening to Sustainable Development took place during this International Colloquium,
where Europe 2020 is the EU's growth strategy for this decade, having set five ambitious
objectives - on employment, innovation, education, social inclusion and climate/energy - to be
reached by 2020.
The United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) in its
1987 report Our Common Future defines sustainable development: «Development that meets
the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their
own needs».
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Some photographs
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Three Modules, three themes:
• WOMEN, KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION.
• WOMEN AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
• WOMEN, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL COHESION.
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The Colloquium was able to enjoy the contribution of illustrious experts and personalities
from the IIW, Academic world, from the European Union, from Unesco, that focused work
primarily on themes coming from the 2020 Strategy of the European Union, at the centre of
our International Meeting.
With the objective of identifying paths of research and experience aimed at investigating and
giving back visibility to the individual and the collective role of women in these sectors -
through the network of Female Association and of the Inner Wheel in the specific - in the
European construction. To promote the work of IW members as Citizens of Europe.
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After 6 years, we can indicate - summarizing the most - some results achieved.
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First, regarding the media coverage, because through the media, Inner Wheel has obtained a
greater visibility.
These international events entered the world of the media, captured the attention of
journalists, increasing the reputation of Inner Wheel and promoting consensus on our
5. Association. And we can affirm that a new image for the Inner Wheel made its way in public
opinion.
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The Interactivity is essential to make the IW members, leaders - in and of - the role that
Inner Wheel must have in the construction of European citizenship of women.
The response of the basis, consisting of members from different countries and realities, is
evidence of this.
Interactivity has been declined in the workshops and debates, through discussions and
comparisons, giving life to a real think tank.
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After International Colloquium In Turin, a considerable number of good practices have been
identified. Important connections have been established by Inner Wheel with the European
Union, Universities, UNESCO, other International Agencies to collaborate together and study
specific programs, in which the Inner Wheel can enter as a partner.
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While I start to conclusion, I leave to Gabriella, the pleasant task of inviting all of you in
Naples next April, to continue to work together in this project, which was revealed to be a
point of strength in our culture Inner Wheel.
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Still together in IW Friendship!
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Thank you for your kind attention
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