Berkshire Women for Women Worldwide: A Commitment to the World’s WomenBWWW awards President’s Fund
January 9th, 2010Berkshire Women for Women Worldwide (BWWW) is extending its commitment to women on a local level. The Family Literacy Program is the 2009 recipient of the President’s Fund. The Family Literacy Program, located within the Adult Learning Center in Pittsfield, MA, offers education for parents – GED, ESOL, Adult Diploma, and computer skills, while providing quality daycare for their children.
BWWW is a fund-raising organization that benefits UNIFEM, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, in its efforts to help third-world women overcome poverty and violence. The President’s Fund was begun in 2008 in honor of long-time, outgoing Board President Adrea Seligsohn with the purpose of raising monies for organizations other than UNIFEM, particularly local organizations. The Elizabeth Freeman Center received the first gift for its work of empowering women in the Berkshires to live lives free of poverty, disease and violence.