September 2006
Joeyta Bose & Tina Johnson
New Titles: Training
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This month, we feature an exciting array of titles and additional resources in the area of training.
The new titles are:
1. Our Rights are not Optional! Advocating for the Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Through its Optional Protocol: A Resource Guide.2. Great Ancestors: Women Asserting their Rights in Muslim Contexts: A Training and Information Kit
3. GET Ahead for Women in Enterprise Training Package and Resource Kit
4. Participatory Workshops: A Sourcebook of 21 Sets of Ideas and Activities
5. Enacting Participatory Development: Theatre Based Techniques
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Our Rights are not Optional! Advocating for the Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Through its Optional Protocol: A Resource Guide.
International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW) Asia-PacificPresented in three main sections, this easy-to-use resource guide has been specially designed to provide information and materials that can be employed to strengthen efforts led by womenís rights advocates and governments that are working to promote effective implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) at the national level.Section A provides a general overview of CEDAW and its Optional Protocol (OP-CEDAW). It highlights and explains provisions, guiding principles and processes for the utilization of these two instruments as tools for social change. Section B provides detailed information on the legal, political and strategic dimensions in promoting ratification of the protocol. Lastly, Section C focuses on enhancing advocacy and use of OP-CEDAW. It provides practical information and raises political and ethical issues that NGOs working with this protocol should consider, and an overview of the Global Campaign for the Ratification and Use of OP-CEDAW. A series of handouts are included at the end of each section.
2005. ISBN 983-42400-7-4. 127 pages. WE755. US$25.95
Great Ancestors: Women Asserting their Rights in Muslim Contexts: A Training and Information Kit
Farida Shaheed with Aisah F. ShaheelThis two-volume training kit from Shirkat Gah and Women Living Under Muslim Law explodes the myth that womenís struggles for rights are alien to Muslim societies. It traces women's assertions from the earliest days of Islam to the mid-twentieth century and, through this process, unearths a very different picture from the commonly held impressions of stifled, cloistered and compliant women. Rather, it identifies strong women who struggled to assert control over their personal lives, be it their bodily integrity or their rights within their families; women who came together to support each other; and women whose voices and actions influenced their societies.The training module has been designed as a 60-minute session and is based on cameos of women's lives and extracts from their writings illustrating their assertion for rights. It takes effective shape as an oral narrative to be read out by five different voices accompanied by illustrations (included) on an overhead projector.
2004. 214 pages (2 volumes). WE769. US$39.95
Participatory Workshops: A Sourcebook of 21 Sets of Ideas and Activities
Robert ChambersPRA, originally Participatory Rural Appraisal but now increasingly Participatory Reflection and Action, has been described as a family of approaches, behaviours and methods for enabling people to do their own appraisal, analysis and planning, take their own action and do their own monitoring and evaluation. This sourcebook by Robert Chambers - one of the world's most influential proponents of PRA - makes easily accessible the author's experience in the field in the form of 21 sets of 21 ideas, activities and tips, both serious and fun, for participatory workshops.It is divided into topics such as getting started, seating arrangements, forming groups, managing large numbers, helping each other learn, dealing with dominators, evaluation and ending. A disarmingly frank and funny chapter called ëMessing Upí offers personal examples of all the things that can and do go wrong. For anyone who wants workshops, teaching, training, courses and conferences to be more enjoyable and participatory, this book is invaluable.
2002. ISBN 1-85383-863-2. 220 pages. WE806. US$17.95
Enacting Participatory Development: Theatre Based Techniques
Julie McCarthyTheatre can play a significant role in addressing issues of power in social, political and cultural relationships and acting as a catalyst for personal and societal change. Developed through participatory research and training workshops held with civil society organizations in Brazil and Peru, this manual advocates the use of theatre in participatory development as a way for groups to discover their own goals and aspirations and to develop strategies for improving their lives based on need and experience.The first part presents over 140 exercises designed to be used at all stages of participatory workshops ranging from initial ice-breakers and warm ups to exercises dealing with conflict resolution, power relations, issue-based work and project evaluation. Each exercise is clearly explained and is followed by commentaries from experienced field practitioners. The second part contextualizes theatre for development practice within current debates on empowerment and participation, and presents case studies illustrating the diverse contexts in which theatre for development can be used.
2004. ISBN 1-84407-111-1. 151 pages. WE760. US$30.00
GET Ahead for Women in Enterprise Training Package and Resource Kit
Susan Bauer, Gerry Finnegan and Nelien HaspelsThis training package is intended for women entrepreneurs and their families involved in income generation in an individual, family or group business as well as for trainers from development organizations that are attempting to reach out to such women and for successful female and male entrepreneurs and their associations. Part 1 sets out the main aims and strategies, provides an overview of the training content and structure and offers tips for trainers. Part 2 contains a series of exercises that each list the learning objectives, give an overview of the training aids needed and outline possible preparatory activities. Step-by-step session plans provide guidance in terms of both key content and the process of training delivery. Training aids such as illustrations of key messages, worksheets, guides for group work or role-plays and handouts are also provided. Part 3 contains resource and reference materials and a Quick Reference Guide to common business and financial terms.2004. ISBN 92-2-1150807. 355 pages. WE754. US$30.00
RESOURCES
This section is a compilation of free training resources available on the Internet:
1. Empowering Young Women to Lead for Change: A Training Manual, 2006
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) & United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)This manual, conceived by the YWCA and UNFPA, is a creative training tool designed to put young women in control of educating and empowering themselves to take action on key issues that affect their lives. Designed by a group of women leaders and activists under the age of 30 from nine countries, the modules foster self-determined approaches to developing leadership skills and awareness of strengths and rights in seven areas: HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, self esteem and body image, violence against women, human rights, economic justice and peace. The manual provides young women with information and tools to gain insights into the issues, facilitate training to educate and mobilize peers, develop advocacy skills and take concrete action on the issues. Tested in Belarus, Jamaica, El Salvador, Lebanon, the Philippines and Zambia, and available in English, French and Spanish, the curriculum is fun and flexible, and each module may be used alone or combined to create an eight-day leadership development training.Get your own copy at:
http://www.unfpa.org/publications/detail.cfm?ID=304&filterListType=
2. Documenting Womenís Rights Violations by Non-State Actors, 2006
Jan Bauer and Anissa HÈlieThis manual from Women Living Under Muslim Laws, specifically addressed to groups and individuals not well versed in legal matters, provides tools to human rights activists and defenders who investigate violence perpetrated against women by non-state actors. Its goal is to offer guidance with regard to the legal definitions and human rights protection mechanisms that may help them compel States to fulfill their obligation to protect. It presents concrete examples of particular forms of violence committed against women by non-state actors and models of strategies that have been used effectively, particularly in Muslim communities.Download the packages at:
http://www.wluml.org/english/publistheme.shtml?cmd[23]=c-1-Violence%20against%20women
3. Training Modules on Gender & Organizations, 2004
Canadian Nepal Gender in Organizations (CNGO) ProjectThis resource is a collection of six gender training packages and a complementary training guide. The objectives of these packages are to create an understanding of gender roles and relations; to develop participant's ability to think about stereotyping, oppression and gender relations; to create mutual trust and safety among participants in discussing sensitive issues around gender relations; and to encourage participants to reflect upon their own lives and organizations, and to recognize relationships of inequality that affect them.Download the packages at: http://www.cngo.org.np/pub/trainningpack.php
4. Rethinking Domestic Violence: A Training Process for Community Activists, 2004
Raising VoicesConceived as a series of sessions that can be used individually or as part of a longer process, this training process is a tool for strengthening the capacity of a wide range of community members to prevent domestic violence. The two-hour practical modules are accompanied by handouts, learning activities and tools for monitoring and evaluation and are designed to facilitate and encourage discussion and action towards the prevention of domestic violence. The training process involves the exploration of the belief system in the community that allows domestic violence to occur and the impact of domestic violence on the community; the importance of womenís rights and those who are obligated to protect them; the identification of skills and personal qualities required to prevent domestic violence; and the development of action plans that include strategies by which workshop members can support each other to break the silence around domestic violence.Download the manual at: http://www.raisingvoices.org/publications.php
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