ANNOUNCEMENT
APWLD’s
Regional Gender and Politics
Training Workshop: Level 1
Skills and
Capacity-Building for Women Political Leaders
Asia Pacific
Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) is an independent, non-government, non-profit organisation
committed to enabling women to use law as an instrument of social change and to
promote women’s human rights. APWLD
is the only regional network addressing the issue of women, law and development
in the Asia-Pacific and has an outreach with a wide network of women’s and human
rights NGOs and individuals in the region.
Capacity building
workshops for women political leaders is part of a
training initiative of the WPPP Programme and is
held:
§
to further develop decision
making capacity of participating women political
leaders;
§
to share experiences and develop
skills of participants on how to raise gender issues within existing political
institutions;
§
to develop capacity of
participants on how to mainstream gender issues within political systems from a
women’s human rights approach; and
§
to enhance the capacity of
participants to promote and fulfill women’s human rights, including the
right to take part in governance at all levels including local, national,
regional and international level.
This Training
Workshop, using the newly completed Level 1 training manual, is aimed at
building the skills and capacity of women who want to engage in political
processes and advance women’s agendas in their respective countries and across
the Region.
The objectives for
this three day Training Workshop are for aspiring women
leaders:
- to
increase their capacity to reflect on and understand gender
issues;
- to
enhance their understanding of non-discrimination, equality, politics and
decision making processes in politics;
- to
share experiences and develop skills of participants on how to raise gender
issues within existing political institutions; and
- to
identify personal, social and political barriers to women’s participation in
political processes in general.
The Workshop
sessions will focus on the following themes: politics and political systems;
gender and patriarchy; politics for change; leadership for social
transformation, legislation; and advocacy and lobbying for gender and
issues.
- Balance in regional
representation.
- Preference will be given to
individuals with institutional affiliations.
- A
staff member of these institutions who has been working on women's political
participation.
- A
government official in a decision-making position who can initiate measures
for the greater political participation of women.
- Activist/ para-legal, who has
preferably been working on women's political
participation.
- A
lawyer who is committed to women’s human rights.
- Priority will be given to
those working on issues relevant to marginalized sections of the population.
Procedures:
- All
applicants should submit a brief write up on how why this training would be
useful to her.
- The institution/
organisation should certify that the person recommended has worked in the area
of women’s human rights and is committed to applying the core learning points
from the training in her future work.
Disclaimers:
- Candidates who
have already undergone training in FLTP/CEDAW on a regional basis need not
apply.
- Please note that
number of participants is limited and preference will be given to candidates
who meet the above criteria.
Please fill in
the form and email/post/fax it to APWLD at:
Nalini Singh
Programme
Officer
Amphoe Muang
Chiang Mai
50101
Tel nos : (66) 53 284527,
284856
Fax
: (66) 53 280847
Email: nalini@apwld.org
(If you
send the form by email, please indicate clearly in the subject line “Application
for Gender and Politics Training”)
The last date
for receiving applications will be
Women’s
Participation in Political Processes (WPPP)
Programme’s
Gender And
Politics Training Workshop Level 1
Application
Form
1.
Applicant’s name:
Address:(
office)
(e-mail):
(Telephone
no.):
(mobile no.):
(Fax
no):
(Residence
address):
(email):
(Telephone
no.):
(mobile no.):
2.
Educational
qualifications:
3.
Details of employment:
4.
Name of the recommending
organisation:
(please
attach a recommendation letter from this organisation
separately)
5.
Please state your connection/ relationship with the
organisation:
6.
Please state the duration of your connection/
relationship with the organisation:
7.
Have you attended any workshop/ CEDAW /FLTP training
before? If so, give details:
8.
What are your expectations of this
training?
9.
What skills, information, areas of difficulty are
you specially interested in clarifying through this training.
10. How do you plan to integrate what you learn in this training in your work?
Please send
filled-in forms by
Nalini Singh
Programme
Officer
Amphoe
Muang
Chiang Mai
50101
Tel nos : (66) 53 284527,
284856
Fax
: (66) 53 280847
Email: nalini@apwld.org