February - 2021

Australian Church Women Inc.

A Devoted Teacher

6 days ago
4 min

A Devoted Teacher

Veronica Kafa, from the British Solomon Islands, was the 1970 recipient of the Winifred Kiek Scholarship of Australian Church Women (ACW). She was 25 years of age, had graduated from the Government Teachers’ College, Honiara, in 1964, and was a member of the Anglican Church. Her teaching appointment was actually 500 miles away from her home group of islands, as she was based in the Santa Cruz group of islands. Teaching others, furthering her own education, and living out her

Every Organisation Needs a Good Treasurer

Feb 13
3 min

Every Organisation Needs a Good Treasurer

This week, I'm dipping back into our Honouring Australian Church Women (HACW) files to present another of our past ACW members who made a valuable contribution to our organisation. Her work on the Winifred Kiek Scholarship (WKS) finances is still valued. Dorothy Katherine Wright joined the Women’s Inter-Church Council (WICC) of South Australia in 1972/73 as the delegate from the Brighton Women’s Inter-Church Council. She continued to serve when the WICC of South Australia bec

A Progress Report

Feb 6
4 min

A Progress Report

On 11 February 2021, Australian Church Women (ACW) celebrates 56 years since this wonderful organisation was inaugurated. Many changes have taken place over these years within both the organisation and society. One change that has had an impact on the membership of Australian Church Women was the rise in mothers returning to the ‘paid’ workforce, particularly in recent years. This dramatically curtailed the amount of ‘free’ time that these women could devote to activities out