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IWTC WOMEN?S GLOBALNET #230
Initiatives and Activities of Women Worldwide

June 10, 2003

GENDER AND FEMINIST TRAINING INSTITUTES

This issue of Women's GlobalNet highlights four training programmes that
focus on gender, feminist advocacy, gender mainstreaming and the
achieving of gender equality at various levels of our working
environments. Please note the contact information at the end of each
summary, and contact the organizers directly.

1. FEMINIST ADVOCACY TRAINING INSTITUTE: This new training programme
will take place in Bangalore, India, from September 14 - October 3,
2003,  sponsored by Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era
(DAWN). DAWN is a network of feminist scholars and activists from the
economic South working for economic justice, gender justice and
sustainable and democratic development.

The DAWN Training Institute will be an annual event, designed for young
feminist activists (aged over 25) from the economic South who are
already engaged, or have a strong interest, in global advocacy work for
gender justice, and who wish to sharpen their analytical capabilities
and advocacy skills.

Programme instructors are expected to include, among others, Professor
Gita Sen (IIMB, India & DAWN), Sonia Correa (ABIA, Brazil & DAWN), Ewa
Charkiewicz (ISS, Netherlands & DAWN),  Dr Viviene Taylor (University of
Cape Town,  South Africa & DAWN ), Gigi Francisco (Miriam College,
University of the Philippines & DAWN), Dr Mariama Williams
(International Gender and Trade Network & DAWN),  Gina Vargas (Marcosur
& Flora Tristan, Peru) and Professor Rosalind Petchesky (Hunter
College/WEDO). Up to 30 participants will be admitted to the programme
this year.  Full funding is being sought for at least 20 participants.

For information of the application process and an Application Form,
please contact DAWN at admin at dawn.org.fj, or go to the DAWN website at
<http://www.dawn.org.fj>. Applications close on June 14,  2003.

2. INTERNATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE: "Leading Change: The Power to Act".
The Institute comprises a series of workshops to be held July 8-10,
2003, immediately following the World YWCA World Council and
International Women?s Summit in Brisbane, Australia.

The objectives of the workshops are: 1) To explore international trends
and challenges facing women; 2) To focus on new visions and strategies
for change; 3) To identify elements of a world agenda for and by women
between now and 2005 (Beijing+10). Expected outcomes include:  1) A
deeper understanding of key issues affecting women around the World; 2)
New perspectives on women?s role in leading change; 3) An expansion of
networks and a strengthening of strategies for action; 4) Collective
reflection on our work as NGOs in relation to addressing the issues in
the Beijing Platform for Action. Participants will be: World YWCA
delegates and observers; Representatives of international
non-governmental organizations; Representatives of NGOs based in
Australia; Representatives of UN Agencies and governments.

Workshops are planned in the following areas: 1) Women and Poverty; 2)
Education and Training for Women; 3) Women and Health; 4) Violence
Against Women; 5) Women and Armed Conflict; 6) Women and the Economy;
7Women in Power and Decision-Making; 8) Institutional Mechanisms for the
Advancement of Women; 9) Human Rights of Women; 10) Women and the Media;
11) Women and the Environment; 12) The Girl Child.

UPDATE!! 1). A new one-day workshop is being offered, Conflict
Resolution and Peace Building, to be facilitated by Jessica Nkuuhe from
ISIS-WICCE, Uganda. 2). The one-day stream on Communications and Media
and the one-day stream on Communication and the Internet have been
combined to be Communications, Media and the Internet.  3). The one-day
stream on Governance has been integrated into the 3-day intensive stream
on Organisational Capacity Building.

For further information, please contact the World YWCA in Geneva at
email:  <worldywca at worldywca.org>  or visit their website at
<http://www.worldywca.org>

3. IWDA THINK TANK: "Gender Mainstreaming and Intersectionality in the
Region: Forging the Future". This is a 20day workshop to be held 3-4
July, 2003 immediately prior to the World YWCA World Council and
International Women?s Summit (July 5-7 July, 2003) in Brisbane,
Australia.  The Think Tank has two themes: 1) Gender mainstreaming:
beyond the rhetoric and; 2) Intersectionality and gender: forging ahead.


Discussions are underway to publish papers, key issues arising and
associated commentary from the Think Tank.  This is intended to promote
wider discussion and analysis at a national and regional level, leading
to a conference in 2004 and publication in 2005 of strengthened
frameworks for gender and development in the Australian development
sector.

For more information, contact: Suzette Mitchell, IWDA Consultant at:
suzettemitchell2002 at yahoo.com

4. GENDER, ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE, AGRICULTURE AND LEADERSHIP: An IAC
Wageningen Training Programme. February 8-27, 2004, Wageningen, The
Netherlands.

Run by the International Agricultural Centre (IAC), the objective of
this three-week course is to achieve increased equality between men and
women at  various levels of their working environment. Participants will
gain an understanding of the multifaceted aspects of organizational and
institutional change necessary for transformation of gender relations
and will also acquire insight into their own perception of gender
equality and into their own role in the change process.

The overall objective of IAC is to improve the livelihoods of rural
people, enhance farming systems, develop sound agri-business
opportunities, ensure access to safe and healthy food and establish
forms of land and water management that support the maintenance of
healthy ecosystems

The three weeks of training will be divided into: mainstreaming gender
in agricultural and rural development programmes; mainstreaming gender
in organisations and; qualities and skills required to guide gender
mainstreaming.

The admission deadline for application is December 1 2003. Further
information and application forms can be obtained from: International
Agricultural Centre (IAC), P.O. Box 88, 6700 AB Wageningen, The
Netherlands. E-mail: <training.iac at wur.nl>   Website:
<http://www.iac.wageningen-ur.nl>.

This issue of IWTC Women?s Globalnet  was researched and prepared by
Anne S. Walker  (Melbourne, Australia) and Yasna Uberoi (New York).

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