ANNOUNCEMENT APWLD in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Pacific Sub-Regional Gender and Politics Training Workshop: Level 1 Skills and Capacity-Building for Women Political Leaders Nadi, Fiji, 08-10 July, 2009
APWLD’S Women’s Participation in Political Processes (WPPP) Programme in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and in cooperation with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia is conducting a Pacific Sub-Regional Gender and Politics Training Workshop Level 1: Skills and Capacity-Building for Women Political Leaders for women from Pacific Island States, which will be held in Nadi, Fiji from 08-10 July, 2009. At a regional level, strategic objective 8 of the Pacific Plan endorsed by Leaders in 2005 seeks to improve gender equality while initiative 12.6 in the governance pillar seeks to support strategies on participatory democracy, consultative decision-making and electoral processes which among others includes women. In 2007, the Leaders called on Forum Island Member countries to “explore ways to enhance participation, particularly by women, in decision-making processes and institutions, and in particular parliamentary processes”. This regional mandate is also in-line with the Revised Pacific Platform for Action for the Advancement of Women where women in decision making is highlighted as a critical area of concern. In support of these regional mandates, the workshop aims to build capacity for women leaders and aims to:
The workshop will be facilitated by the APWLD WPPP Programme, using the newly completed Level 1 training manual. The aim is to build on 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:
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. APWLD invites women from the Pacific, who want to learn the concepts, knowledge and skills they need as women leaders. Further, this workshop will provide women leaders with the knowledge and skills for transformative politics. This will contribute to their effectiveness in political processes and create space for greater participation of women leaders in the future. We hope to have around 15 - 18 participants from the region. The training will be in English language. We regret to inform that due to limited resources, simultaneous translation facilities will not be available. Participants will be selected based on the following considerations:
Procedures:
Disclaimers: What funding will cover: APWLD will cover the cost of air travel; accommodation, breakfast and lunch. During non-workshop days only accommodation and breakfast will be covered. Due to limited resources, a small stipend of $USD15 per day will be given to participants. It is strongly advised that participants secure additional funds to cover non-funded meals and other expenses such as telephone calls and other miscellaneous expenses. Please fill in the form and email/fax it to APWLD at: Nalini Singh (If you send the form by email, please indicate clearly in the subject line “Application for Pacific Gender and Politics Training”) The last date for receiving applications will be 6 June, 2009.
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