Project Database
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Women Network
| Country: | Nepal |
| Start Date: | 1996-01-01 |
| End date: | 2008-12-31 |
| Host organisations: |
Nepal National Teachers' Association
(NNTA)
Nepal Teachers' Association (NTA) |
| Co-operating organisations: |
Utdanningsforbundet/Union of Education Norway
(UEN)
Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) Lararforbundet, Sweden |
| Related Links: | |
| Grouping: | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Women Network |
Project Summary:
Aims:
• Promote gender equality in teachers' unions, education and society.
• Establish strong network of women in the South Asia.
Expected Results:
• Minimum of 33% women in the union leadership at various levels.
• Union policy on women.
• Affirmative action such as quota, reservation for women.
Working Methods:
Planning meetings, training workshops, training of trainers’ courses, campaigns, advocacy and lobbying, awareness seminars, publications, regular monitoring and reporting periodic.
Number of Participants in this country: 30 - 50 participants depending on the activity
Target group: women members, potential women leaders, young women members and leaders
Gender Perspective: with some percentage of male participants
Recent updates:
• Formation of women' s communication structure to facilitate communication.
• Establishment of constitutional women's committees at various levels.
• Constitutional provisions have been made by number of organizations to ensure their participation in the leadership positions and decision making levels.
• Increased awareness among women on their rights.
• Pool of trained women.
• Participation of women in the various sub-committees of the unions e.g. action committees, constitutional committees, working committees, etc.
Similar projects elsewhere in the region:
India - South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Women Network India - Gender Equity India - Bursaries for Women in Education Program India - Girls' School Drop-Out Program Indonesia - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Women's Network Malaysia - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Women's Network Malaysia - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Women's Network Mongolia - Bursaries for Women in Education Program Nepal - South Asian Women's Network Project Philippines - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Women's Network Philippines - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Women's Network Philippines - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Women's Network Sri Lanka - South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Women Network Sri Lanka - South Asian Women's Network Project Thailand - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Women's Network
