Category Archives: Global Working Group (GWG)

GWG – Mobed Welfare Scheme

Global Working Group (GWG) Proposed Scheme for Welfare of Senior Citizen Mobeds   The Global Working Group (GWG), at their annual meetings, have decided to extend financial support to Mobeds, who having catered to the spiritual needs of the community, unfortunately in their old age continue to subsist in economically challenged circumstances. The Zoroastrian Charity Funds of Hong Kong, Canton &

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Applying to Graduate School in the US

17th April, 2018 A Webinar Applying to Graduate School in the US Sponsored By Zoroastrian Faculty Network (ZFN) A GWG/WZCC Joint Initiative On May 5, 2018, 9:00AM India Time By Farrokh Mistree, Ph.D. L.A. Comp Chair and Professor, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma. Janet K. Allen, Ph.D. John and Mary Moore Chair and Professor, School of Industrial Engineering, University

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ZOROASTRIAN FACULTY NETWORK (ZFN)

2nd April, 2018 ZOROASTRIAN FACULTY NETWORK (ZFN) Joint Project of GWG & WZCC Dr. Farrokh Mistree has been a long term advocate for WZCC to develop a Zoroastrian Faculty Network that would empower Zarathushti students to create economic, cultural & intellectual value. GWG represented by Farrokh Rustomji and Behram Pastakia were to find ways of helping students from India to gain

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World Zoroastrian Congress – Early bird closes on 21 February 2018

Just Informing everyone that the 11th WZC speakers & programme has been uploaded on website. There will be new & innovative subjects & speakers. Do check it out! Early bird closes on 21 February 2018. Price for the normal registration will be $575 from 22 February 2018 (early bird is $499). Please do inform your family and friends also. Thanks

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List of WZCongress Awardees at a glance (2000- 2013)

North America – 2000 Outstanding World Zarathushti Award Kaikhosrov D. Irani World Zarathuhsti Award for Humanitarian Service and/or Philanthrophy Mobed Mehraban Zaratoshty World Zarathushti Award for Excellence in Business and Profession Dr. Jamshed J Irani World Zarathushti Award for Performing Arts, Painting and Literature Zubin Mehli Mehta World  Zarathushti Youth Award for Outstanding leadership Kerman Yazdi Jasavala  International Design Competition

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GLOBAL WORKING GROUP 2016 MEETING IN HONG KONG: PRESS RELEASE

The Global Working Group brings together representatives of Federations in the diaspora. The GWG met in Hongkong on 15 and 16 December. As per tradition, the meeting was presided by the host Federation Chair which this year was Mr Neville Shroff of Hongkong. The meeting coincided with the AGM of the WZCC which was also graciously hosted by Hongkong. The

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Global Working Group

The Coming Together Round Table (CTR), a legacy of the 8th World Zoroastrian Congress (WZC) at London, now renamed the Global Working Group, met in Mumbai on 8 and 9 January 2011, with elected community representatives from Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA), Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe (ZTFE), Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) / Federation of Parsee Zoroastrian

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