Project Database
South Asian Women's Network Project
| Country: | Nepal |
| Start Date: | 2008-01-01 |
| Deadline: | 2008-12-31 |
| Host organisations: |
Nepal National Teachers' Association
(NNTA)
Nepal Teachers' Association (NTA) |
| Co-operating organisations: |
Canadian Teachers' Federation/Fédération canadienne des enseignantes et des enseignants
(CTF/FCE)
|
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Project Summary:
Aims:
Establish a strong network of women in the South Asian sub region to:
• Promote the status of women in education and teachers unions.
• Establish communication structures such as women’s committees, women’s wings for women
• Get constitutional provisions to promote women’s positions in the decision making bodies through affirmative action such as reservation, quota, etc.
• Promote EFA and education of the girl child.
Expected Results:
Establishment of communication structures of women i.e. women’s networks at all levels.
Working method:
Women’s conferences, awareness seminars and workshops on unionism and leadership skills trainings, planning and evaluation meetings, publications of the training manual and study materials on women’s issues, publication and exchanges of the newsletters.
Participants:
female leaders and members.
No. of recipients reached by the project:
SAARC project committee members.
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 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
