Associated Country Women of the World

The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) is the largest international organization for both rural and urban women, with a membership of nine million in over 70 countries. ACWW holds a triennial conference, most recently in Coventry, England, from August 17–23, 2016, at the University of Warwick. The next conference will be in Melbourne, Australia, April 4-10, 2019.

The ACWW also publishes a magazine, The Countrywoman, four times a year.

In 2013, ACWW-affiliated groups around the world celebrated the 80th anniversary of their founding. The British Columbia Women's Institutes marked the occasion with a special article in June, written by WI Historian, Ruth Fenner. Ruth has already published an overview of the work of one of the main founders, Mrs Alfred Watt. Mrs Alfred Watt's work with the ACWW is discussed under her name, Margaret Robertson Watt.

ACWW funds projects in the following areas:

ACWW also advocates for rural women and their families through its links with the UN. In addition to its special consultative status with UNESCO, ACWW is a member of the following UN groups:

ACWW is a founding organization of the Alliance for Health Promotion and a member of the NGO Group on the Convention on the Rights of the Child.