The Commonwealth Countries League (CCL) has a fascinating and exciting history going way back to the SUFFRAGETTE Movement ... It started life as the British Commonwealth League. The BCL was conceived as an idea in 1923 by a group of women who had been involved in the suffrage movement While 'League' sounds old fashioned now, it was then the height of modernity and 'Commonwealth' was a word ahead of its time.
The Commonwealth Countries League(CCL) is a Civil Society Organisation which has about 400 paid members. It has a charity arm the Commonwealth Countries League (CCLEF) which sponsors secondary education for needy girls from the various Commonwealth Countries.
The CCL is run by an Executive Committee comprised of members elected from all parts of the Commonwealth and representatives of many affiliated organisations. Vice-Presidents can also be active members of this Committee.
There is a wide ranging programme of talks and social functions. Here Mrs Cecilia Muchemi, and other memberrs at the function
The chair addressing the gathering about activities of CCL
Recently CCL has considered Commonwealth matters relating to:-the girl child
women's role in development
human rights
Auctioning items for charity
iTEMS FROIM THE COMMONWEALTH WERE ALSO SOLD TO RAISE FUNDS
There has been a series of seminars on women's affairs and the family and a conference in Marlborough House was held to mark our 75th AnniversaryTHE ORDAINING OF THE FIRST TANZANIA WOMAN PASTOR IN LONDON
