CAPWIP Schedules “Governance Gender Responsive” Training

Dr. Jung Sook Kim, president of Center For Asia Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP) announced the holding of training on "Making Governance Gender Responsive" (MGGR). He is also inviting participants to attend this training which will be held in Manila, Philippines on June 24 - 30, 2007.
The CAPWIP Institute For Gender, Governance and Leadership is located at Hostelling (HL) Manila, Tomas Claudio Street, Baclaran, Paranaque City. This course, according to Dr. Jung Sook Kim, was conducted seven times already for the last two (2) years. The training course has been revised and redesigned considering the feedbacks from the previous participants. It is expanded from three days to seven days and heavy on case studies and field trips, excellent for 25 – 35 participants.
The course is designed for parliamentarians, middle and senior level government executives and officials, women and men in local governments, political parties, research and training institutes, including civil society organizations and non-government organizations who are leading or participating in governance reform initiatives in their respective countries.
The objectives of the training are the following:
•Enhance the understanding of Gender and Development (GAD) and governance concepts;
•Gain appreciation of gender-related and governance issues and concerns;
•Identify gender biases in governance;
•Acquire skills in identifying and analyzing gender biases and concerns through case examples of strategies and practices to address gender biases;
•Identify gender biases in the participant’s sphere of influence—A Change Management Approach; and
•Formulate Action Plans: Institutional and Individual
The course is composed of modules developed to enhance the participants’ understanding of the link between gender and governance, as well as increase their awareness of gender biases in governance.
The registration fee for the seven-day training course is US$1,600 for single room accommodations and US$1,350 for twin room sharing accommodations. The participants are requested to be in Manila on June 23 and leave Manila only on July 1. /MP