SOUTH ASIAN NETWORK FOR WIDOWS EMPOWERMENT IN DEVELOPMENT
SANWED SECRETARIAT LAUNCH & TRAINING WORKSHOP
March 21 - 24, 2006
Kathmandu, Nepal
The
Program
The formal
launching of the SANWED (South Asian Network for Widows Empowerment in
Development) secretariat is planned
for March 21 to 24, 2006, in Kathmandu, Nepal, and will be followed by a
National Training Workshop for National Chapters representing Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Delegates are also being
invited from Bhutan and the Maldives. Altogether 75 delegates are expected to
participate in the interaction, workshop and training with Nepal having the
majority of participants coming in from the five regions.
|
Day |
Time |
Program |
Activity |
Responsibility |
|
1 21.3 |
All day different
timings |
Arrival Core Team Members
& participants |
Receive at
airport |
Reception
team SANWED |
|
Evening |
Welcome Dinner for South Asian
participants & Core Team |
Dinner &
Briefing |
SANWED | |
|
2 22.3 |
Morning |
Policy
meeting |
Core Team Meeting with
breakfast |
|
|
09:00 -
12:00 |
Sightseeing with
ECCA |
|
Sadhana
Shrestha | |
|
12:00 -
13:00 |
Lunch for
delegates & Core team |
Hotel | ||
|
14:00 –
15:30 |
Inauguration |
as per
program |
| |
|
15:00 –
15:45 |
High
Tea |
|
| |
|
16:00 - 17:30
|
Interaction program with
officials from Relevant Ministries, SAARC Secretariat, CEDAW Committee, UN
Human Rights Commission, Human Rights Geneva, Social Welfare
Council |
Discussion of key issues &
expectations from SANWED & National Chapters |
| |
|
Evening |
Free
|
|
| |
|
3 23.3 |
Full
Day |
Training -
Discussions & Group
Work |
Finalize Calendar of
Activities for SANWED & National Chapters |
SANWED |
|
Evening |
Farewell Dinner
|
Meet prominent women
personalities |
| |
|
4 24.3 |
Different
timings |
Departure
Participants |
|
Reception
team |
SANWED Inauguration Program: 22 March 2006
14:00 - 15:15
|
Sr
No |
Time |
Activity |
Speaker |
|
|
13:30 -
13:45 |
Registration & Arrival of
guests |
|
|
|
14:00 -
14:10 |
Welcome & introduction to
SANWED |
Lily Thapa - SANWED
Convenor |
|
|
14:10 -
14:15 |
Inauguration
|
|
|
|
14:15
-
14:28 |
AV
Presentation |
Renchin
Yonjan |
|
|
14:30 - 14:
35 |
Regional
Perspective |
Anuradha
Wickramasinghe |
|
|
14:35 -
14:40 |
International
Perspective |
Margaret
Owen |
|
|
14:40 -
14:50 |
SAARC &
SANWED |
SAARC Sec
General |
|
|
14:50 -
15:00 |
Book Launch - Status of Single
Women (Widows) |
|
|
|
15:00 -
15:10 |
Ministry for Women, Children
& Social Welfare |
The Role of Single Women
(Widows) in National Development |
|
|
15:10 -
15:15 |
Vote of
Thanks |
Prof. Radha
Sharma |
SANWED NATIONAL CHAPTER TRAINING
PROGRAM
23 March,2006
|
Day |
Program |
Activity |
Responsible
Org/Person |
Remarks | ||
|
Day 3 - 23
March |
|
|
| |||
|
09:00–
10:00 |
National Chapters x 6 |
· Presentations on Status of
Chapters |
Chapter
Conveners |
as per
format | ||
|
10:00 -
11:00 |
Prioritizing Issues based on
presentations for 5 year Action Plan
|
Plenary
session |
Facilitator |
include SANWED
priorities | ||
|
11:00 - 11:30 - Tea Break | ||||||
|
11:30 -13:00 |
Five Year Action Plan with
yearly targets of National Chapters based on selection of priority
issues |
Group Work in
Countries |
Chapter Convenor/
Coordinators |
based on format provided
during plenary | ||
|
13:00 –
14:00 : Lunch | ||||||
|
14:00 - 15:00 |
Presentation of Action Plans
including roles & responsibilities |
Calendar of Activities with
timelines |
Country Chapter
Convenor/Coordinators |
| ||
|
15:00 -
15:30 - Tea Break | ||||||
|
15:30 – 16:30 |
The Way
Forward SANWED Calendar based on action
Plans |
Present
Compilation of Activities for 1 year |
SANWED
Coordinator |
| ||
|
19:30 |
Farewell Dinner & meet
prominent women personalities | |||||
|
|
|
| ||||
FIRST REGIONAL SANWED
NATIONAL CHAPTERS WORKSHOP &
TRAINING
March 23- 26,
2006
1.
Participant Particulars
|
Sr
No |
Country |
No of
Participants |
Remarks |
|
1 |
Afghanistan |
3 |
|
|
2 |
Bhutan |
1 |
|
|
3 |
Bangladesh |
3 |
|
|
4 |
India x 4 regions |
|
|
|
North
West |
3 |
| |
|
Eastern |
3 |
| |
|
South
West |
3 |
| |
|
South
East |
3 |
| |
|
5 |
Pakistan |
3 |
|
|
6 |
Sri
Lanka |
3 |
|
|
7 |
Nepal |
|
|
|
National
Chapter |
3 |
| |
|
Regional |
5 |
| |
|
|
Total
Number |
33 |
|
|
SANWED Core Committee
Members |
| ||
|
|
Convenor
|
1 |
Lily
Thapa |
|
|
UK |
1 |
Margaret Owen |
|
|
Sri
Lanka |
1 |
Anuradha
Wickrama |
|
|
India |
1 |
Dr
Felix |
|
|
Nepal |
3 |
Radha |
|
|
Sadhna | ||
|
|
Renchin | ||
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
WHR
Board |
6 |
| |
|
|
|
45 |
|