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Application Form is attached. Applications are due December 31, 2007. 

Announcing the Fifth Institute for Rights, Activism & Development

March 2008, Nepal

The Institute for Rights, Activism and Development (IRAD) is an annual weeklong residential training program designed by Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA). The Fifth Institute is designed for women working in the development sector in South Asia to examine the human rights system and its approaches.  The Institute focuses on the links between theory and practice, with an emphasis on social movements, development practices and the application of rights, in the South Asian context.

Course Content

The course content of the Institute includes: rights and history of global activism, rights in the context of South Asia, the intersections of rights, gender and health, Dalit rights, rights and sexuality, HIV/AIDS, as well as tools for rights, activism and development.  The medium of instruction and discussion is English.  The 2008 IRAD core faculty is Pramada Menon and Joy Liddicoat. They will use a mix of teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, readings, case studies, films, and group exercises.

Joy Liddicoat is a human rights lawyer and Commissioner with the New Zealand Human Rights Commission. Her work at the Commission has involved general governance responsibilities, development of the New Zealand Action Plan for Human Rights and work on issues of discrimination, harassment, violence, and women's human rights.

Pramada Menon is Co-Founder and Director Programs, CREA. She has worked in the development sector in India and internationally for over two decades as a women's rights activist. Her work has focused on issues of sexuality and sexual rights, livelihoods, gender and development, violence against women and organizational development. She is on the Board of Directors of several non-profit organizations in India and is on the Advisory Council of the Global Fund for Women.

Organizer

Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA) is a non-profit organization based in New Delhi, India. CREA empowers women to articulate, demand and access their human rights by enhancing women’s leadership and focusing on issues of sexuality, sexual and reproductive rights, violence against women and women’s rights.

Eligibility Criteria

Women who are development practitioners working in South Asia committed to learning about human rights systems and approaches, and their applications, are eligible to apply. Twenty-five participants will be selected. Selected participants will be expected to stay for the whole duration of the course.

Cost and Venue

The Institute for Rights, Activism and Development will be held in Nepal. Tuition, boarding and lodging costs will be covered for all participants. Participants are expected to contribute US $60 towards the course and cover their own travel expenses. The Ford Foundation supports the Institute. The venue of the Institute will be announced later.  

The application form is attached to this email; Completed applications are due on or before December 31, 2007. 

7 Jangpura B, Mathura Road, New Delhi 110014, India

Tel: 91 11 24377707, 24378700, 24378701. Fax: 91 11 24377708

Email: crea@vsnl.net.

Website: http://www.creaworld.org





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