[Reader-list] [Announcements] Young Women's Feminist Advocacy Initiative call for participants
Monica Narula
monica at sarai.net
Tue Apr 26 16:58:21 IST 2005
The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)
Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN)
ActionAid
Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA)
Shirkat Gah Women´s Resource Centre
The Young Women's Feminist Advocacy and Leadership Institute (YWLI)
South and South East Asia
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Bangkok, Thailand
13 - 18 June, 2005
Are you a young South or South East Asian woman,
an emerging leader and committed to social
justice in your community? If so, we welcome
your application to participate in a regional
Young Women's Feminist Advocacy and Leadership
Institute to take place in Bangkok, Thailand,
June 13 to 18, 2005.
The Institute will be organized around the
following themes (with a focus on 3 of the key
issues identified):
1: Feminist Leadership and Advocacy: The Now and Future
2: Frameworks and Tools Towards an Integrated Approach for Social Justice
3: "The What", "The Hows" and The Role of Young Women
4: Regional and Global Frameworks, Strategies and Opportunities
These themes will be woven around discussions on
four key themes that emerged at the the
Asia-Pacific Beijing +10 process:
i) the impact of globalization and trade
liberalization on job security and labor rights
of women;
ii) peace-building and enhancing women and girl's
abilities to work on this issue;
iii) combating the increase of HIV/AIDS
iv) trafficking and protecting women migrant workers' human rights; and
v) securing women's sexual and reproductive
rights in the face of the attacks from political
and social intolerance.
The Institute will allow participants to:
explore the challenges faced by young women in their different contexts;
share their personal experiences of successful
and not-so-successful initiatives in their own
communities;
gain a theoretical and historical background of
feminist organizing around specific issues;
facilitate skills-building on deepening analysis and advocacy;
develop new strategies to effect real change
for women's rights and social justice in the
region.
The Institute will allow participants to come
together to explore key elements of the
challenges they face in their contexts, provide
opportunities to learn new leadership skills and
explore effective strategies for changing the
models and institutions that enable current
inequalities. Throughout the event, the
intersection of feminist leadership, advocacy,
activist strategies, and the issues examined will
be underlined. Participants can expect to be
challenged, to return home with a deeper
analysis, tangible tools and skills, to enrich
their current activism and engagement in social
justice.
To participate you must:
be a young woman (between 18 and 30 years of age);
be resident in any of the following countries
(Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Phillipines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam,
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,
China);
have a minimum of 2 years experience working on
gender issues, women's rights, development and/or
youth activism (voluntary or employment);
be able to demonstrate how you will use what
you learn at the Leadership Institute in your
work and how you will continue to participate in
any follow-up activities of the group; and
have a good working knowledge of the English language.
Cost: Participants will be required to pay a
registration fee of US$50. This will cover
materials, meals and accommodation for the
meeting.
Scholarships: A limited number of scholarships
are available. Scholarships will cover
materials, meals and accommodation costs for the
duration of the meeting.
To apply to participate in the Leadership
Institute, please submit the application form and
requested documentation by 10 May 2005.
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The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)
AWID is an international membership organisation
working to promote gender equality, sustainable
development and women's human rights. The
Leadership institute is an initiative of AWID's
Young Women and Leadership Program.
Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN)
DAWN is a southern based international network of
women activists and scholars who engage in
feminist research and analysis of the global
environment and are committed to working for
equitable, just and sustainable development. Over
the last two decades, DAWN has been actively
advocating for alternative development processes
that emphasise the basic survival needs and
rights of the world's poorest, especially women.
ActionAid
ActionAid is an international development agency
whose aim is to fight poverty worldwide. Formed
in 1972, for over 30 years the organisation has
been growing and expanding to helping over 13
million of the world's poorest and most
disadvantaged people in 42 countries worldwide.
In all of its country programmes, ActionAid works
with local partners to make the most of their
knowledge and experience.
Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA)
CREA is a not for profit organization based in
New Delhi, that aims at empowering women to
articulate, demand and access their human rights
by enhancing women's leadership and focusing on
issues of sexuality, reproductive health,
violence against women, women's rights and social
justice.
Shirkat Gah Women's Resource Centre
Shirkat Gah Women's Resource Centre was
established in 1975 as a non-hierarchical
collective to integrate consciousness raising
with a development perspective and to initiate
projects translating advocacy into action.
Shirkat Gah's vision is that of 'fully empowered
women in a just and vibrant, democratic and
tolerant and environmentally sound society, where
equity and opportunity are ensured for all,
resources sustainably used, where peace prevails
and where the state is responsive". Its mission
is women's empowerment for social justice and
social justice for women's empowerment.
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Young Women's Feminist Advocacy and Leadership Institute
Bangkok, Thailand
June 13-18, 2005
APPLICATION FORM
Part 1:
Please provide the following information.
1. Surname:
2. Other Names:
3. Date of Birth:
4. Nationality:
5. Address:
6. Telephone:
7. Fax:
8. Email:
9. Organisational Affiliation:
10. Position:
Part 2:
Please respond to the following questions.
1. Why do you want to attend this Institute?
2. Why do you consider yourself a leader? What
are your personal goals and aspirations as an
emerging leader?
3. What skills and experiences would you be able
to share with other participants at this
Leadership Institute? Would you be willing to
present an optional session on an issue that you
are involved in? (If so what would the topic of
your session be?)
5. How long have you been involved in gender
equality issues? In what capacity?
6. What do you think are the main challenges
facing women in your region? Describe your
"community" and identify the main challenges
facing women in this community
7. Describe the main goals of the organization
or project you are currently involved with. What
is your role in this organization?
8. Describe a campaign or advocacy activity you
would like to take forward following the
Institute.
9. How will you share the information and skills
you acquire from the Institute with your
community?
Part 3:
A. Please include your curricula vitae (CV) or resume.
B. Please also include information about the
organization or project with which you are
currently involved (brochure, publication, etc.).
C. Include a letter from the head of your
organization supporting your participation in
this workshop and your participation in any
follow-up activities that may emanate from this
workshop.
D. If you are applying for a scholarship - please
write a one page note stating why you would
require this support.
Application deadline: 10 May 2005 (no late applications will be accepted)
Completed application should be sent to:
Association for Women's Rights in Development
2nd Floor Community House, 41 Salt River Road,
Salt River 7925, Cape Town, South Africa
Tel: 27 21 447 8821, Fax: 27 21 447 9617
Email: swilson at awid.org
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Monica Narula [Raqs Media Collective]
Sarai-CSDS
29 Rajpur Road, Delhi 110 054
www.raqsmediacollective.net
www.sarai.net
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