Second Regional training workshop on Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Beirut, 23 April – 3 May 2006

The Royal Tropical Institute – Amsterdam (KIT)

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The Collective for Research and Training on Development – Action (CRTD.A)

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  7 April  2006

These and other related questions will be addressed in the second regional training workshop on gender, citizenship and governance. This training workshop has two broad aims.

First it aims at providing a gender analysis of the governance agenda and institutions.

Second, it aims to familiarize participants with strategies to ensure that gender equity and equality are prioritized on the governance agenda.

This course is jointly organized by the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT Amsterdam) and the Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD.A Beirut). Information on both organizers is included in annex to this document.

FOR MORE DETAILS, INFORMATION, INQUIRIES OR APPLICATION FORMS, CONTACT gcg@crtd.org

REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP ON GENDER, CITIZENSHIP AND GOVERNANCE

·       The workshop offers participants:

·       Theoretical and practical knowledge of gender, citizenship and governance and their interrelationship

·       Information about and analysis of international instruments for achieving gender equality particularly related to the region

·       Strategic skills to ensure the prioritization of gender equity on the governance agenda in the Middle East region

·       Opportunity for networking and share relevant experiences and materials among participants form the region
 

WORKSHOP MODULES

The training workshop is organized in three modules.

The objective of the first module is to reach a common understanding regarding the key concepts of gender, citizenship and governance and their interrelationship. Key institutional actors in governance will be introduced.

The second module explores areas in which women’s interests can be mainstreamed, e.g. entitlements to productive resources (engendering macro economic reform); investment in human resources, particularly in health and education; equal representation in decision making, and security.

The objective of the third module is to discuss and practice strategies for engendering citizenship and governance in the region. Developing conceptual clarity regarding what constitutes a strategy; learn from good practices;; practice the development of concrete strategies for actualizing the gender agenda for good governance.

PARTICIPANTS’ PROFILE

Participants are expected to have a good prior knowledge of gender and development concepts and have demonstrable working experience in this area. Experience in the field of human rights, governance and related areas will also be favorably considered. Fluency in English and /or Arabic is essential and computer skills will be an added advantage.

The course will be run primarily in English but simultaneous translation into Arabic will be provided where necessary. Most course handouts will be available in both English and Arabic. However, the course reader will be essentially in English.

LEARNING METHODS

The workshop is based on participatory, experiential and reflexive learning methods. Supported by inputs from the training team, participants will use their own experiences and expertise while challenging their own assumptions in the light of existing expertise in gender and development in the Arab region.
A variety of adult learning tools will be used including inputs, case study analysis, group and individual work.

ENROLMENT INFORMATION

·       Application procedure and sponsorship

You are kindly requested to submit your application form for registration to CRTD.A (gcg@crtd.org) by 7 April  2006.

A final selection of candidates eligible for the training course will be made soon after the deadline of submission. Selected candidates will receive an approval letter and a financial statement to be filled out by their sponsoring agency.

As soon as to CRTD.A receives the filled and signed financial statement you will receive a confirmation of your admission.

Further information related to your participation will be communicated to you immediately after.

You may apply online or you can fax the application form to :
+ 961-1-611079 or + 961-1-612924 to the attention of the CRTD.A training coordinator:
gcg@crtd.org

The training will proceed unless the required number of participants is not reached.

·       Insurance

All participants in this course and their accompanying dependants must have health, accident and third party insurance as soon as they arrive in Lebanon. Participants are kindly requested to ensure that they have appropriate insurance coverage.

·       Workshop Venue

The training will take place at the Monroe Hotel in Beirut/Lebanon.

Please contact us if you wish CRTD.A to organise your hotel booking or assist you in any other matter.

·       Tuition Fee and Other Estimated Costs

The tuition fee for this training seminar is Euro 2,000 (Two Thousand Euros). This includes costs of required literature and stationery as well as the course reader and a mini resources library for participants. The tuition fee does not cover any other costs.

Participants traveling to Lebanon will need to cover their own travel and other costs independently. The other costs for participation are estimated at approximately the following:

1.   Accommodation (Bed & Buffet Breakfast) at the Monroe Hotel:

o      Single room Euros 70 + VAT

o      Double room: Euros 90 + VAT

PS: Please note that the Monroe Hotel is a 5 star sea view hotel that will be providing special rates for the course participants. For more info on the hotel:

Website: http://www.monroebeirut.com/
Email: info@monroebeirut.com
Phone: +961 1 37 11 22
Fax: +961 1 37 11 12

Postal Address: Monroe Hotel
Kennedy Street
P.O.Box: 11-4850
Beirut - Lebanon

2.   Daily expenses (2 meals): Euros 30 per day / per person.

3.   Single entrance visa to Lebanon: Euros 40

·       Financial Assistance

The course organizers are not able to offer fellowships. Interested candidates may apply for financial assistance to a number of sources including their own employers and governments. Candidates may also investigate possibilities of financial assistance from the United Nations and its specialized agencies (UNDP, UNFPA, etc…) and other international agencies such as the USAID, OXFAM and Ford Foundation. Other potential sources of assistance which may be approached through embassies are the British Council, Development Cooperation Section from The Netherlands Embassy, SIDA/Sweden, CIDA/Canada, etc…
Candidates are urged to apply for financial support well in advance of the course.

·       Visa

A single entry visa to Lebanon is issued at the airport for citizens of Western Europe (except the United Kingdom) and North America. For all other nationalities, you are kindly requested to check with the Lebanese consulate in your country. A Lebanese visa may need more than 1 week to be issued. Accepted applicants who have submitted a filled and signed financial statement will be issued an invitation letter addressed to the Lebanese Embassy in their countries which will allow them to apply for an entrance visa to Lebanon.

·       Weather

April is the spring season in Lebanon. Expect the weather to be mild and occasionally cold. Cotton and warm and clothing are recommended.

·       Currency

The currency in Lebanon is the Lebanese Pound. 1 US Dollar is equivalent to approximately 1500 Lebanese Pounds.

·       Application form

·       Click here to download the application form

·       Personal details of applicant

·       Education

·       Training Experience

·       Professional experience

·       Sponsorship details

·       INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE ORGANISERS

·       KIT Gender

KIT (Royal Tropical Institute) is an internationally renowned training, development and research organisation based in Amsterdam, in The Netherlands. KIT is a center for knowledge and expertise in the fields of health, rural development, gender and culture. KIT works in training, project development and research internationally.

KIT Gender, located in the Royal Tropical Institute, has over a decade of experience in the field of gender training. KIT Gender aims to work for social justice and gender equality in development. We see our role as contributing to the international efforts to bring a gender perspective to development policy and programming processes. We aim to work for the interests of women living at the intersection of gender, class, race and other forms of disadvantage and on issues that effect their entitlements. We seek to influence public policy to be more responsive to the needs and priorities articulated by women themselves.

The strategic objectives of KIT Gender are:

·       Capacity building of development organisations and practitioners, activists, researchers and trainers working on gender issues

·       Bringing a gender perspective to international and national development programmes and policies

·       Developing innovative projects which operationalise international policies for women’s advancement and which give rise to new policy directions

·       Establishing partnerships with organisations in the South to undertake training, programme and project development

KIT Gender organizes general and sector specific training courses on gender and development issues. We organize international workshops at KIT and tailor-made training programmes in close collaboration with partner institutions in the South.

·       The Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD.A)

The Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD.A) is an organisation established and based in Beirut/Lebanon in 1999. CRTD is active in servicing programmes, initiatives and activities in the field of poverty, gender and social development in Lebanon and the Arab region (Middle East and North Africa).

CRTD.A’s key gender programmes is the “Machreq/Maghreb Gender Linking & Information Project” (MACMAG GLIP). The goal of the Middle East/Maghreb Gender Linking and Information Project (MACMAG GLIP) is to build and sustain a forum to provide opportunities for analysis, learning and exchange on women, gender and development amongst local groups, grassroots NGOs and networks at all levels in order to strengthen and sustain institutional capacity and dialogue on women, gender and development within the Middle East/Maghreb Region as well as collaboration and solidarity across the region. Other programmes include the Gender and Citizenship programme, the Youth, Gender and Leadership Programme, the Gender, Economy and Trade Programme and the ICT for Social Development Programme.

CRTD.A is committed to generating understanding of culturally constructed gender roles and relations in the region, and the ways that these are exercised within organisations and institutions of all kinds, state, commercial and nongovernmental, usually with negative outcomes for women. To expose the need for equity and equality between women and men, CRTD.A has undertaken several gender awareness-training workshops in the region. The true value of such training is when the issues learned and absorbed can be put into practice within specific institutional contexts.