TRAINING OF TRAINERS FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS LEADERS

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International Women's Rights Action Watch-Asia Pacific will conduct a Regional Training of Trainers for women's rights leaders in the Asia Pacific region who wish to promote equality and the human rights of women through engagement with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The training will be held in Wadduwa, Sri Lanka, from 10-16 December 2006.
 Participants in the training will gain an understanding of the social construction of gender and the systemic nature of discrimination; the law and its potential to empower women; the international human rights system; the theoretical framework, principles and procedures of CEDAW; and how CEDAW can be applied in the local context through a rights-based approach.

At the end of the training, participants will be able to lead trainings on CEDAW at the local and national levels and use the knowledge gained to mobilise others to activism and powerfully advocate for the advancement of women's rights. Participants will be selected based on the strength of their applications and the following criteria:


  1. They must have experience and a solid grounding in gender and human rights;
  2. They must have some experience and skills conducting women's rights trainings (experience with trainings on CEDAW is not essential);
  3. They must have an institutional-base in the Asia Pacific region that works on women's rights and has a training agenda or plans to introduce a training agenda on CEDAW and/or must be interested in conducting trainings on CEDAW for IWRAW-Asia Pacific and national level organisations.

Full funding is available on a limited basis. Due to the limited number of spaces, not all applicants will be selected to participate in the
training.

To apply for the training, please complete the attached application form and email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or fax it to +603 2283 2552 along with the following documents by Friday, 22 September 2006 THIS IS RATHER LATE:

a. Current CV (maximum 3 pages).
b. Letter of recommendation/support from the organisation you are affiliated with (if applicable). This letter should include information
on how your participation in the training will benefit the organisation; in what way the organisation works on CEDAW or plans to incorporate CEDAW into its activities; and to what extent the organisation plans to organise or support future CEDAW trainings in your
country.


For more information on the training, write to

Jana Rumminger
Programme Officer
International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia
Pacific
80-B, Jalan Bangsar
59200 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Telephone: (603) 2282 2255
Fax: (603) 2283 2552
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Website: www.iwraw-ap.org