National Assembly of Women [SEP] inception
National Assembly of Women
The National Assembly of Women (NAW) is a British women's rights organisation founded on 8 March 1952 at a meeting of almost 1,500 women from all across Great Britain. It campaigns for equal status for women and men in all aspects of life and also for peace and an end to poverty worldwide. It is affiliated to the Women's International Democratic Federation.
History.
The National Assembly of Women was a product of the involvement of Women in World War II; as a result of
had contact with the Bahá'í Faith.
In 1977 Swaziland elected their own national assembly and Angola and Mozambique continued with a shared assembly. From 1978 to 1992 Angola and Mozambique shared a regional national assembly. In 1985 the Bahá'ís of Mozambique elected their first National Spiritual Assembly, witnessed by Continental Counselor Shidan Fat'he-Aazam.
Growth Development projects begin.
Since its inception the religion has had involvement in socio-economic development beginning by giving greater freedom to women, promulgating the promotion of female education as a priority concern, and