Our
History
As one of the world’s largest women’s organisations, YWCAs have a global outreach of 25 million women and girls.
YWCA Canberra is a feminist not-for-profit organisation that has provided community services and represented women’s issues in Canberra since 1929. Our history is bound to the history of Canberra shaping itself in response to changing local and societal contexts.
The YWCA movement
YWCA Canberra is also proud to be part of the World YWCA network, which connects over 100 countries across the globe.
90 Years in Canberra
YWCA Canberra is a feminist not-for-profit organisation that has provided community services and represented women’s issues in Canberra since 1929.