YWCA
social organization that promotes womens' emancipation, leadership and rights
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikidata Link | Open Wikidata |
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headquarters Location | Le Grand Saconnex |
| Foundation Date | 1855 |
| Topic’S Main Category | Category:YWCA |
| Freebase Id | /m/03mhm7y |
| Inception | 1855 |
| Isni | 0000000404402752 |
| Founded By | Mary Kinnaird, Emma Robarts |
| Headquarters Location | Le Grand-Saconnex |
| Encyclopædia Britannica Online Id | topic/Young-Womens-Christian-Association, topic/World-YWCA |
| Archives At | Archive and Research Centre for Women’s History, KADOC Documentatie- en Onderzoekscentrum voor religie, cultuur en samenleving |
| Uppslagsverket Finland Id | KFUK |
| Ne.Se Id | kristliga-föreningen-av-unga-kvinnor |
| Gnd Id | 2002018-1 |
| Library Of Congress Authority Id | n50067754 |
| Different From | World Alliance of YMCAs |
| X (Twitter) Username | worldywca (as of 2020-06-16, from 2009-03-16) |
| Social Media Followers | 9,450 (as of 2021-01-03), 9,067 (as of 2020-06-16), 10,169 (as of 2022-02-21), 10,639 (as of 2023-02-09) |
| Alexander Turnbull Library Id | 185974 |
| Opencorporates Id | ch/4566 |
| Country | Switzerland, Canada |
| Hds Id | 043363 |
| Viaf Cluster Id | 148267609, 165572108 |
| Wolfram Language Entity Code | Entity[“HistoricalEvent”, “YWCAFounded”] |
| Operating Area | worldwide |
| General Secretary | Casey Durcir (from 2019-01) |
| Child Organization Or Unit | YWCA USA, Young Women’s Christian Association - Tonga |
| Idref Id | 253262100 |
| Described By Source | Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, The New Student’s Reference Work, The Westminster Handbook to Women in American Religious History |
| Main Subject | lifestance organisation |
| Odis Id | OR_16763 |
| Legal Form | non-profit organisation |
| On Focus List Of Wikimedia Project | gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia |
| Industry | religious congregations and associations |
| Kalliope Verbund (Gnd) Id | 2002018-1 |
| Member Of | Conference of NGOs, ACT Alliance |
| Iati Organisation Id | CH-FDJP-106756410 |
| National Library Of Wales Authority Id | young-womens-christian-association |
| Snarc Id | Q140685 |
| Québec Cultural Heritage Directory People Id | 11569 |
| Yale Lux Id | group/ce062399-48c6-4a2d-acd1-3bcb3c5b7851 |
| Street Address | 16 L’Ancienne-Route 1218 Grand-Saconnex Geneva Switzerland |
| Linkedin Company Or Organization Id | world-ywca |
| Youtube Channel Id | UC1EGxin6YaXyPD4AzGrMB0w (as of 2025-12-29, from 2007-09-18) |
| Instagram Username | worldywca |
| Facebook Username | worldywca |