At ACWAY, we believe that young people play a critical role in initiating change and translating international issues into local community activities.
There are over 300 ACWAY Fellows who have delivered over 200 interfaith and intercultural activities in over 85 countries, engaging over 1700 people.
ACWAY projects can be conducted in many different ways and forms which is up to Fellow’s creativity. An ACWAY project is:
In the past five years, ACWAY Fellows conducted educational activities (training, dialogues, workshops, roundtables), online and real-life campaigns, and a variety of social activities (music festivals, sports events, exhibitions). Click through to read some of our Fellow’s activities! If you’re curious about what qualifies as an ACWAY Project, read through our ACWAY Project Guidelines for more information.
IDG Goal: Goal 2 – Peace through DialogueAt Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, a predominantly Latter-day Saint institution, many students had little to no exposure to other faith traditions, including the small but present Muslim community on campus. To bridge this gap, a series of informal interfaith gatherings was organised, including iftars, dinners, and …
IDG Goal: Goal 5 – Protection of Women's Dignity and RightsIn Morocco, women's financial independence remains a pressing issue, and this hands-on candle-making workshop sought to tackle it directly by equipping women with a practical, income-generating skill. Organised in collaboration with local women's cooperative Mon Cactus, the workshop welcomed 5 female participants of mixed ages, …
IDG Goal: Goal 2 – Peace through DialogueEthiopia, a nation of 114 million people where roughly 70% of the population is under 30, has in recent years seen cycles of violent ethnic and religious conflict fuelled by misinformation and divisive narratives that have drawn young people into harm both as victims and perpetrators. In commemoration …
IDG Goal: Goal 2 – Peace through DialogueLanguage shapes culture, identity, and community, and yet the norms embedded in the words we use daily are rarely examined or challenged. This interfaith and intercultural dialogue panel brought together over 20 participants from more than 42 registrations, representing a gender-balanced audience spanning at least seven faith traditions, …
IDG Goal: Goal 5 – Protection of Women's Dignity and RightsAt the University of Zagreb's School of Medicine, 9 young women aged 18 to 24 came together for a workshop-playroom session centred on female empowerment and the influential women in history who are too often overlooked. Using board games borrowed from the Club of Young …
IDG Goal: Goal 6 – Access to Interfaith Education and Religious LiteracyIn Poland, young people largely lacked understanding of migration and the experiences of refugees, a gap made all the more striking given Poland's own rich history of displacement. To challenge this, an educational workshop series was delivered across several school classes over the course …
Coming from the Philippines, where disasters, both natural and human-induced, are a constant reality, I’ve been deeply interested in how interfaith and intercultural dialogue can play a role in crisis response. In line with this, I was invited to speak at a Theological Forum organized by the Saint Alphonsus Theological and Mission Institute, as part …
As a Master of Public Policy student at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, I’ve been particularly interested in how faith can be used as a tool for social change rather than division, and how that can translate into meaningful policy reform. With this in mind, I joined the Committee on Muslims …
Generally, youth in Tamale are deprived of basic skills in Information and Communications Technology (ICT). They have never had the opportunity to use a computer since their financial statuses disadvantage them in acquiring a computer. The skills in ICT are best acquired when an individual frequently uses the computer and the internet. Unfortunately, the most …
