The focus of Round the World Women is to connect international women, students, and non-students with volunteers from the greater Amherst community. This program has been an essential resource for international women and their children who accompany a spouse, partner, or family member to Amherst. Round the World Women volunteers provide information about local customs and answer questions about life in the United States. Together, the group visits local places of interest and meets for fun group activities while sharing encouragement and friendship.
Women from as many as 25 countries participate and are able to share their cultures, customs, and food with the American women volunteers. The American volunteers, while teaching about life here, feel they gain as much, or more, than they give. They make friends from all over the world and learn about other cultures. RWW has helped more than 2000 women over the last 50 years.
Round the World Women (RWW) is sponsored by Amherst Town Committee for International Students. It was founded by Eleanor Singleton and Peggy Gage in 1967 to welcome international women associated with the colleges, universities and businesses in the Amherst area.
Round the World Women receives generous administrative support from the International Programs Office at UMASS.
If you would like to join RWW, you may register here: Register to Join Round the World Women