FYI...Stefanie ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- >IWTC GLOBALNET #108 > >Women's Initiatives and Activities Worldwide >by Anne S. Walker > >International Women's Tribune Centre, >777 United Nations Plaza, >New York, NY 10017, >Tel: (1-212) 687-8633. >Fax: (1-212) 661-2704. >e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >May 11, 1998 > >WOMEN TAKING ON ISSUES IN THE PUBLIC & NGO SECTOR: >TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES > >Documenting Women's Experiences of Armed Conflict as a Tool >for Advocacy and Redress, Isis-WICCE Exchange Workshop, >Kampala, Uganda, July 20-Sept. 21, 1998. > >Isis-Women's International Cross-Cultural Exchange, based in >Kampala, Uganda,will begin the workshop with a 2-3 weeks >training period in documentation skills. This workshop will differ >from previous ones, in that participants will return to their own >countries rather than to other countries to document women's >experiences of armed conflict. During the final session in >Kampala, participants' work with video, film, slides, audio tapes, >booklets, articles, etc, will be produced and disseminated. The >workshop dates may also be moved back, so please contact >Jessica at Isis-WICCE for an update. Participants should: 1) Be >from a national level NGO or its equivalent, with a networking >capacity; 2) Be working in an area of women's human rights; >3) Have good communication skills; 4) Be nominated by their >group/association/NGO, with a clear commitment by the group to >participate in follow-up activities. Most of the work will be in >English, although all efforts will be made to ensure translation >facilities are available for speakers of French and Spanish. >Contact: Jessica Nkuuhe, Exchange Programme >Coordinator/Isis-WICCE, P.O. Box 4934 Kampala, Uganda. >Tel: (256-41) 26-60-07/8. Fax: (256-41) 26-86-76. E-mail: ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > >Women in Politics in Central America: Regional Advocacy Training >of Trainers Workshop, Nicaragua, June 20- July 1, 1998. > >Co-sponsored by the Global Women in Politics, the Central >American Women and Politics Network and Cenzontle, this >workshop is the third in a series, the previous ones being held for >Asia/Pacific in Sept. 1997 and for Africa in December 1997. >Activities in this training workshop will be drawn from the >forthcoming manual ":The Action Guide for Advocacy and Citizen >Participation". For further information, contact: Global Women in >Politics, 1770 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036 >Tel: (1-202) 588-9420. Fax: (1-202) 588-9409. E-mail: ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. or Red Centroamerica "Mujeres >y Politica", Cenzontle, Apartado 5334, Managua, Nicaragua. Tel: >(50-52) 65-29-83 or 65-14-25. Fax: (50-52) 65-14-25. E-mail: ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > >Gender, Citizenship and Good Governance: Training Workshop, >September 6-24, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. > >Sponsored by the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) , this workshop >aims at activists, researchers and policy makers active in the field >of gender and development, enabling them to better apply >analytical tools and strategies to ensure that gender equity and >equality is prioritized in the governance agenda. Deadline for >applications is July 20, 1998. Contact Dr. Maitrayee >Mukhopadhyay, Senior Gender Advisor, Women, Gender and >Development Programme, KIT, P.O. Box 95001, 1090 HA >Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: (31-20) 5688-711. Fax: (30-20) >5688-434. E-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Making Democracy Work: Strategies for Empowering Women in >Political and Public Life. August 30-Sept. 5, 1998, Glasgow, >Scotland. > >Sponsored by the British Council, this seminar will be of >interest to all those working within NGOs, political parties, trade >unions and government departments who have responsibility for >or an interest in encouraging more women into decision-making >and public life. Early application is advised as places are limited. >Contact: International Seminars, The British Council, 1 Beaumont >Place, Oxford OX1-2PJ, UK. Tel: (44-1865)31-66-36. >Fax: (44-1865)55-73-68. >E-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > >Trafficking in Women: A Transnational Training Seminar, >June 20-24, 1998, Budapest, Hungary. > >Co-ordinated by the Network Women's Program of the Open >Society Institute, in cooperation with the Global Survival Network, >the emphasis of this seminar will be on trafficking of women for >forced prostitution. Workshops will provide technical training and >expertise to NGOs regarding the creation and development of >programmes that address the problem of trafficking. The priority >and emphasis of the workshop is on meeting the needs of NGOs >where National Foundations of the Open Institute/Soros >Foundations are operating, including countries throughout Central >and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States, as well as >Mongolia, Haiti and South Africa. Contact: Jyothi Kanics. Global >Survival Network, P. O. Box 73214, Washington, DC 20009 USA >Tel: (1-202) 387-0032. Fax: (1-202) 387-2590. >E-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > - ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker Division of Environmental Management & Design Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 56 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
