Project Database
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Women Network
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Start Date: | 1996-01-01 |
| Deadline: | 2012-12-31 |
| Host organisations: |
All Ceylon Union of Teachers
(ACUT)
All Ceylon Union of Teachers (Government) (ACUT (G)) Ceylon Tamil Teachers' Union (CTTU) Sri Lanka Independent Teachers' Union (SLITU) Union of Sri Lanka Teachers Solidarity (USLTS) |
| Co-operating organisations: |
Canadian Teachers' Federation
(CTF/FCE)
Union of Education Norway (UEN) 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 activities
Target group: women members, potential women members, young women 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 Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Women Network 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 Women's Network Project Thailand - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Women's Network
