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Why should I participate in the programme?
The programme is meant specifically to brief NGO representatives attending the CEDAW session about the process and procedures and to equip them with the knowledge and skills to make the most effective intervention in the process.
Who should attend the programme?
Representatives of NGOs from countries scheduled to report to the CEDAW Committee. To find out if your country has been scheduled to report to the CEDAW Committee refer to the website of the OHCHR at : http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/sessions.htm.
How much does it cost?
Write to IWRAW Asia Pacific for the latest estimated cost of attending the training and CEDAW session. You should essentially budget for airfare, accommodation, daily allowance for meals, transport to and from the airport in your home country and where the CEDAW session is held, visa fees (if any), and transit costs (if any), medial insurance, and fees for the training workshop.
Who funds this programme?
UNIFEM (since 1997), UNFPA (since 2005), UNICEF (in 2008), NORAD (in 2008 / 2009).
Can I get funding and how?
IWRAW Asia Pacific may be able to fund one or two NGO representatives per country to attend the training and the CEDAW session. The criteria for participating in the programme and for funding are as follows:
- You must be a member of an NGO working on women’s human rights and the CEDAW Convention;
- Your organisation is willing to prepare or is already preparing an NGO report in collaboration with other women’s groups;
- You are willing to lobby the CEDAW Committee at the CEDAW session to raise critical issued for women in your country.
- You are willing to carry out follow-up activities such as de-brief women’s groups, publicise the CEDAW review, and monitor the implementation of the CEDAW Committee’s Concluding Observations;
Alternatively, we can refer you to various funders with whom NGOs can raise funds.
The official website of CEDAW: Click here
Contact us at:
G2L Programme Coordinator
International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific
80-B Jalan Bangsar
59200 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel: (603) 2282 2255
Fax: (603) 2283 2552
Email: iwraw-ap@iwraw-ap.org / iwraw_ap@yahoo.com
Website: www.iwraw-ap.org