Former coordinating committee member Jacqueline Stuyt from the UK donated ₤ 200.000 of her inheritance to the Ecumenical Forum of European Christian Women (EFECW). The legacy was earmarked for projects relating to women's issues and perspectives for a period of 13 years.
Projects 2020 - 2023
Switzerland
European women’s synod, 2021
Projects 2019
Greece
French-speaking Mediterranean neighbourhood meeting
28 February – 3 March 2019, Corfu, Greece
ESWTR
“Gender, Race, Religion: De/Constructing regimes of In/Visibility”
European Society for Theological Research of Women (ESWTR), Louvain, Belgium
Armenia
The role of women in peace-making: in the steps of Abigail
Tsaghkadzor, Armenia, 21-24 September, 2023
Projects 2018
Serbia
Tailoring workshop
August – December 2018, Novi Sad, Serbia
Serbia
“When two or three are together…”
Implemented over 2 years (completed in 2019)
Project goal was to gather Christian and Moslem women to learn about traditions, religions, fears, expectations and hope. It was realized in two parts
1. Banja Vrujci, Srbija, 14-16.12.2018. (30 women, from Zemun, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Novi Pazar, Ljubovija and Osjek, Croatia)
2. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, 21-23.06.2019. (25 women, from Zemun, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Novi Pazar, Tutin, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina and Osjek, Croatia)
Projects 2017
Switzerland
Francophone Neighborhood Meeting
„Women in Migration: From Tolerance to Welcome“
28-30 April 2017, Crêt-Bérard, Switzerland,
Czech Republic
International Ecumenical Meeting of Women on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther
“Lutheranism in Bohemia and Slovakia”
5-8 May 2017, Church of St. Wenceslas Na Zderaze, Prague
Croatia
“Homemade healing products from Lord’s pharmacy”
As a natural continuation of our earlier started topic about healthy food this year 2017, we prepared a workshop-seminar about domestically preparation of herbal products and learning how to use them.
Romania
Stejeris, Mures, Romania 31st July – 6th August 2017
The Ecumenical Forum of Romanian Christian Women organised a neighbourhood meeting, attended by 25 women: 10 women from Moldova, 2 women from Ukraine, 2 women from Hungary and 11 from Romania.
Projects 2016
Greece
“Theology through art”: Expressions of our faith: logos, music, icon
March 18-20, 2016, Corfu, Greece
Greek branch of EFECW “Damaris the Athenian”
Croatia
Part 1 „Healthy food: From garden to table“
13-15 May 2016, Osijek, Croatia, EFCW Croatia
Part 2 “What you have seeded you’re gonna eat”
September 2016, Osijek
Read report Part 1
Read report Part 2
Slovakia
"Church is the body of Christ”, Neighbourhood meeting
Projects 2015
Austria
Ecumenical Forum of Christian Women in Austria
“Care work forces women into precarious life circumstances.”
Project Document, Project Summary
Serbia
“Who touched my clothes?”
August 2015, Soko Grad, Serbia
Finland
Baltic Sea Neigbourhood Seminar
”In Deeper Waters – Sharing our Traditions”
20th -24th May 2015, Hvittorp, Kirkkonummi, Finland May
Armenia
«Give me life»
15th March – 15th November 2015, Tavush Province (the city of Ijevan and 5 villages), Armenia
IKETH- Interreligious Conference of Women Theologians
"Convivencia: learning to live together”
16-19 April 2015, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Haus Berlin, Germany
Romania
“Timothy Leadership Training” for Women
August and October 2015, Mara Mures and Stejeris, Romania
Egeria
Egeria Way, final conference
Jerusalem, 21-27 October 2015
France
Francophone Neighbourhood meeting
“How do the life and the practice in our Churches fit in with the present changing societies? Individuals-Identities-Solidarities.”
13-15 March 2015, Angers, France
Projects 2014
EHO (Ecumenical Humanitarian Organisation, Novi Sad)
Regional Training for women from ex-Yugoslavia
17th to 20th October 2014, Struga, FYROM
Read report
Hungary
„Learn about me! Learn with me!“ (Ismerjmeg! Ismerkedj!)
9th - 13th April 2014 and 30th June - 4th July 2014 Mány and Sárszentlőrinc, Hungary
Germany
„Woman from Greece meets woman from Germany: who is saved by the measures to save the Euro?“
Workshop of EFCW Germany at the German Ecumenical Gathering
30th April – 4th May 2014, Mainz, Germany
Austria
“From care work in crisis to new perspectives”
Several Workshops and a Hearing on 19th September 2014,
St. Pölten, Austria
Read summary in english / report / article Heidinger / article Dullnig
Projects 2013
Greece
“Telling my story will set me free!”
Four psychodrama workshops
November 2013-January 2014, Athens
Serbia
Ecumenical Humanitarian Organisation (EHO)
Regional training for women from ex-Yugoslavia countries
“Non-violent communication and conflict resolution
11-13 October 2013, Park of Fruška Gora, Serbia and 15-17 November 2013, Osijek, Croatia
Italy
Francophone neighbourhood meeting
“We are all migrants: Being Christian women together"
15-17 March 2013, Ecumene centre, Velletri, Italy
Projects 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina
„Conflict and the Potential for Pluralism”
European Project for Interreligious Learning (EPIL)- Module III
4-11 May 2012, Sarajevo, Srebrenica and Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Read report
France
Regional (francophone) European meeting
“The Christians in Near and Middle East : an unknown reality”
16th to 18th March 2012, Saint-Thomas Centre, Strasbourg
Projects 2011
Austria
European Project for Inter-religious dialogue – Module II
Historic Memories and Present-Day Realities - Difficult Interactions
18-25 September 2011, Vienna
Croatia
„Time for women“ Empowerment of women
1-year project ended on 16 th November 2011, Osijecko-Baranjska county
Cyprus
“Training young women who deal with children and teenagers in church”
18th to the 20th of November 2011, Nicosia
Germany
“With our heart near creation – women from east and west stand up for climate protection”
The Ecology Summer School of EFECW at the German Kirchentag
1-5 June 2011, Tharandt, Dresden, Germany
Romania
Young women’s search for identity in a postmodern world
18th- 23rd July 2011, Stejeris
UK
“The leading question?”
Gender and Leadership Consultation, March 2013
