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FY2007 Empowerment Seminar for Women Leaders in the Asia Pacific Region
National Women¡Çs Education Center of Japan(NWEC) is calling for participant of Empowerment Seminar for Women Leaders in the Asia Pacific Region FY2007, a participatory seminar on leadership capacity development and empowerment for female government officials, educators, and staff members of NGOs.
Application Guideline[PDF]
Form 1A
Form 1B
Form 1C
Form 1D
Form 2
1. PURPOSE
National Women¡Çs Education Center of Japan(NWEC) is calling for participant of Empowerment Seminar for Women Leaders in the Asia Pacific Region FY2007, a participatory seminar on leadership capacity development and empowerment for female government officials, educators, and staff members of NGOs.
¡¡¡¡¡¡Objectives of this seminar are as follows: (i) information sharing among participants; (ii) creation of mutual learning process on how to conduct leadership training programs; and (iii) development of international network of various pools of women working to promote gender equality.
This seminar is held on annual basis for five years for FY2006-2010. This is the second year of the program in which we will focus on the topic of ¡ÈTrafficking in Asia¡É and means and strategies to solve the issue as our discussion point.
2. ORGANIZER
National Women¡Çs Education Center (NWEC)
3. MAIN LOCATION OF SEMINAR
The National Women¡Çs Education Center
728 Sugaya, Ranzan-Machi, Hiki-Gun,
Saitama-ken, 355-0292,
Japan
4. PERIOD
Arrival and Departure 13 -24 February 2008 (12 days)
Seminar Dates 14 –23 February 2008 (10 days)
5. NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
14-16 participants
6. PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
Participating countries are selected from the member and associate member countries of UNESCAP in Asia and the Pacific that are recipients of Japanese Official Development Assistance or ODA.
7. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants are required to fulfill all of the following:
(1) Female
(2) Hold one of the following positions:
¡ Government officials working on women¡Çs issues, including staff working at government organizations for gender equality in Japan
¢ NGO members working on advancement of women
£ Staff and persons working on gender related research and study
(3) Participation permitted by the representative of belonging organization or work place
(4) Hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent academic background or experience
(5) Hold advanced English proficiencies to actively participate in the seminars in English
(6) Ensure, in principle, full time participation throughout the seminar duration
(7) Hold interests in issues related to gender equality and enthusiasms to improve conditions of those issues
(8) Hold a middle-managing post or position of directing women¡Çs empowerment programs
(9) Ensure to engage in long-term information sharing and collaboration for gender programs with NWEC and other participants after the seminar
(10) Be in good health, both physically and mentally, to undergo the training. (We accept pregnant women¡Çs participation in this course with authorization from the women's doctor to travel and to participate in this course)
8. APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Applications should to be submitted to the Office of Research and International Affairs, National Women¡Çs Education Center. An electronic form of application documents can be downloaded at http://www.nwec.jp/English
(1) Application deadline: Monday 21 January 2008
(2) Please submit the following documents:
a. Form 1 PART A: Application Form
b. Form 1 PART B: Reference letter from the organization representative
c. Form 1 PART C: Prerequisite report
d. Form 2 Organization description
For non governmental participants, please also submit the following documents:
e. Copy of photo page of passport
f. Information material(s), organization¡Çs brochure, leaflets etc.
9. SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS AND ANNOUNCEMENT
(1) Application procedures
¡International applicants
Participants for the seminar will be selected from 35 member and associate member countries of UNESCAP that are recipient of Official Development Assistance, ODA, in Asia and the Pacific. The seminar will be held on annual basis for five years for 2006-2010. Staff, members and persons associated with agencies, governmental and non governmental organizations on women¡Çs issues and women¡Çs education are encouraged to apply.
¢Applicants in Japan
Application guidelines and forms will be announced through NWEC homepage and e-magazines, distributed to (i) board of education of prefecture office and designated-city office; (ii) Department of gender equality at prefecture office or designated-city office; and (iii) women¡Çs centers, gender studies organizations, academic institutions, and women¡Çs organizations.
(2) Selection process
Participants will be selected based on the selection criteria set by NWEC. The final decision will be made at NWEC¡Çs steering committee meeting.
10. SEMINAR CONTENTS
(1) Orientation
(2) Participate as observer Closed Expert Conference on Trafficking (Hosted by NWEC and IOM)
(3) Class room seminars, group works, and discussions on individual cases regarding women¡Çs leadership development and trafficking
(4) Study visits to women¡Çs center and women¡Çs groups, and government agencies
(5) Presentations on outcome of the seminar
11. ASSIGNMENT: CASE REPORT
Participants are requested to submit a case report of individual¡Çs activities (narratives and bulleted point summary) analyzing successes and difficulties on women¡Çs leadership development and empowerment activities. Please refer to the application form for more details.
12. LANGUAGE
All communication in seminar and group discussions will be conducted in English
13. EXPENSES
The following expenses will be covered by NWEC except item (4).
(1) Round trip air tickets to Japan, hotel cost in Japan and NWEC accommodation facility costs.
(2) Costs for seminar organization.
(3) Daily subsistence allowance for the seminar duration starting at the day of initiating travel and returning home.
(4) All other costs should be covered by the participants.
14. CONTACTS AND SUBMISSION ADDRESS
Office of Research and International Affairs
National Women¡Çs Education Center
728 Sugaya, Ranzan-Machi, Hiki-Gun,
Saitama-ken, 355-0292,
Japan
Tel: 81-493-62-6711 (ext. 2308, 2306)
Fax: 81-493-62-9034
E-mail: rese@nwec.jp
(Please write ALES2007 in front of the message title)
15. OTHERS
(1) Participants should be responsible for providing all required travel papers and documents. Invitation letters necessary for applying for entry visa to Japan will be provided by NWEC. Travel information, air ticket information, travel routes will be provided to the selected participants by NWEC after the selection process.
(2) Family members are not permitted to accompany the participants.
(3) Participants must be able to participate throughout the seminar duration.
(4) Participants should return home immediately after the seminar is complete.
(5) Please contact NWEC for further more information and inquiry.
National Women's Education Center, Japan
728 Sugaya, Ranzan-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama, 355-0292, Japan
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