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FY2009 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 FY2009, a participatory seminar on leadership capacity development and empowerment for female government officials, educators, and staff members of NGOs.
*Final report can be available here
0. Application
Application Guideline(PDF) Seminar Schedule (PDF)
Form 1
Part A(Word) PartB (Word) PartC (Word) Part C(PPT) PartD (Word)
PartE (Word) Final Check List (Excel)
Form 2
2 NGO(Word)
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 FY2008, 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 third year of the program in which we will focus on the topic of ¡ÈEliminating Violence Against Women - Sharing Various Forms of Partnership and Collaboration¡É and means and strategies to solve the issue as our discussion point.
2. THEME
"Eliminating Violence Against Women - To Develop Efficient Support Systems-"
3. ORGANIZER
National Women¡Çs Education Center (NWEC)
728 Sugaya, Ranzan-Machi, Hiki-Gun,
Saitama-ken, 355-0292,
Japan
4. PERIOD
Arrival and Departure 21 October-1 November 2009 (12 days)
Seminar Dates 22 -31 October 2009 (10 days)
5. NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
7 participants (including participants from Japan)
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 status of women
£ Individuals conducting gender related research
(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) Submit assignments as mentioned in 11 of this guideline.
(11) 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/en
(1) Application deadline: Monday 27 July 2009 (by midnight Japan time)
(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:Country report
d. Form 1 PART D:Paper abstract
e. Form 1 PART E: Medical history
h. Information about her affiliated organization such as brochure, leaflet, or annual report.
i. Final Check List for Application Form
*Participants from non-governmental institutions are also requested to submit the following documents:
f. Form 2: Organization description
g. Copy of photo page of passport
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 Japanese Official Development Assistance, ODA, in Asia and the Pacific. 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.
10. SEMINAR CONTENTS
(1) Country report presentation and discussion
(2) Classroom seminars and group work on seminar topic
(3) Study visits to government agencies, medical institution and NGOs which provide
support to VAW victims
(4) Presentations seminar outcomes (Attend ¡ÈWomen Empowerment Seminar¡É scheduled on October 31, 2009 as panelist and contribute a paper to the seminar synthesis report published by NWEC.)
11. ASSIGNMENT
Participants are requested to submit the following assignments to NWEC.
1) Country Report on current status of VAW (in PPT format)
2) Abstract of the paper regarding partnership among different stakeholders to eradicate VAW
(in Word format, approximately 400 words with paper title and4 to 5 key words)
For detailed information, please refer to the application form PART C and PART D.
12. LANGUAGE
All communication in seminar and group discussions will be conducted in English. Interpreter will be available for lectures in Japanese.
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 (also covered for the local travel cost of Japanese Participants).
(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. DISEMINATION OF SEMINAR OUTPUTS
NWEC might publish and/or upload seminar outputs (including reports, papers, Power Point slides and other related materials) on NWEC homepage and repositories operated by Japanese universities and governmental bodies.
15. 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: 81-493-62-6479
Fax: 81-493-62-9034
E-mail: rese2@nwec.jp
(Please write ALES2009 in front of the message title)
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16. 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 information and inquiry.
National Women's Education Center, Japan
728 Sugaya, Ranzan-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama, 355-0292, Japan
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