Workshops
Three half-days of workshops will address issues related to IFUW's Programme for Action theme - "Women: Agents for Change - Education, Information Society, Human Security and Peace".
- General Information on Preparing a Workshop, pdf - 42k. Also available in Word format and Rich Text Format.
Sunday 12 August Afternoon (8 workshops)
Rising Level of Unemployment Among Nigerian Youth: A Gender Perspective
Clara Ikekeonwu (Nigeria)
Language: English
Many women are not properly equipped for the fast pace of development in Nigeria. This workshop will address the rising level of female unemployment and analyse the challenges that development presents to women.
IFUW Strategies on Higher Education and Research
Linda Sangolt (Norway), Anne Asserson (Norway), Leena-Maija Lauren (Finland)
Language: English
Higher education and research of women and for women will change the world. IFUW must focus on the global NGO representation of university-educated women and on the futures of higher education, evaluating the current situation and creating a Higher Education Strategy. Join us to do something now!
Tea Time - Japanese Style
Hiroko Tokieda, Midori Hirakawa (Japan)
Language: English
Tea drinking as a sophisticated method of communication under Zen Buddhism in East Asia and will be the focus of this workshop on Human Security and Peace. You are invited to experience basic communication in peacemaking, as we serve you some sweet refreshments and green tea.
Human Security For Vulnerable People
Nurgun Platin, Gulsen Trakya (Turkey)
Language: English
Caring for the dependent, the chronically ill, the elderly and the disabled has many effects on the caregiver. This workshop will identify and examine some of the psychological and self-care problems encountered by caregivers, and identify solutions.
The Low Enrolment of Girls in Science Programmes at College and University Level; the example of South-East Asia and Southern Africa
Anne Negre (France)
Language: English/French
Interactive workshop based on a project report by students Caroline Laure Chassaing and Guilhem Negre. This report adds a new perspective to gender inequalities in the field of scientific studies by highlighting the low participation of girls in scientific programmes in many universities in developing countries. Participants are invited to draw upon their experiences and comment on the suggestions offered in the report to redress the balance and empower women.
Education for Sustainable Futures
Rae Duff, Joy Dunsheath (New Zealand)
Language: English
Australia and New Zealand have national visions for environmental education in schools. Workshop leaders will focus on programmes being developed in both countries to educate populations on the importance of sustainable environments .
Quality Management in the Organisations We Are Working For
Peet van de Loo (Netherlands)
Language: English
People strive to make work better for themselves and for their customers. If this happens in a structured way, it is called q uality management. This workshop will discover similarities and differences in quality management between the organisations we (as higher educated working females from different countries) are working for. We shall try to make recommendations, and afterwards produce a paper and/or a digital IFUW-platform.
Challenges in Dealing with Violence against Women in a Post-Conflict Situation
Verdiana Masanja (Rwanda), Zinthiya Ganeshpanchan (Great Britain), Devaki.Monani (Australia)
Language: English
Exploring the challenges involved in dealing with violence against women in the post-conflict situations of Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Three perspectives will be given: Rwanda, still recovering from the 1994 Genocide; the reintegration of women combatants in Sri Lanka; and experiences of women in refugee communities in Australia.
Monday 13 August (morning) 8 workshops
Human Security and Peace
Blerina Tepelana, Ermina Decka (Albania)
Language: English/French
Looking at the phenomena of trafficking of women and children in Albania, pre and post communism.
Hiroshima and Pictures for Peace by Ikuo Hirayama
Efa Eiko Uehara, Kurumi Nakamura (Japan)
Language: English
Introducing Ikuo Hirayama, renowned artist and Hiroshima A-Bomb survivor who paints as a prayer for peace. This workshop will present his life story in a simple, visual ‘picture-card-show’ style.
Leveraging Refugee and Migrant Potential
Janet Davies, Joy McNicoll, Nadia Fawzi (New Zealand)
Language: English
Introducing an action project to address New Zealand’s skill shortages and facilitate appropriate employment for educated refugee and migrant women. Workshop participants are invited to examine and contribute to an emerging model whereby industry can play a positive role in tapping potential to benefit all.
A Sustainable Future for Our Generation and the Next
Peet van de Loo (Netherlands), Evelyn Aremu (USA)
Language: English
Looking to the future - what can we, our companies and our policy-makers, do for a more sustainable future? Share your experiences and ideas with us and help to suggest resolutions and recommendations. There will be a digital platform for workshop follow-up.
Sports as a Vehicle for Mainstreaming Women
Shilavati Ranganathan (India)
Language: English
Irrespective of political belief, language, or economic status, involvement in the world of sports has spread beyond the physical boundaries of women’s sports. The Olympic flame beckoning on the horizon, has contributed immensely to creating role models for women, which have become powerful agents of change.
Gendering Education
Antonia Wigbers (Germany)
Language: English
The topic of “Reflexive Coeducation”, an important field of research in Gender Studies during the last 20 years will be the subject of this workshop. We shall look at its implementation in German schools and discuss how coeducation has influenced the development of girls/women in terms of education and career planning. Contributions from other countries would be most welcome.
Women in Science and Sustainability
Cynthia Burek (Great Britain), Bettie Higgs (Ireland)
Language: English
This interactive workshop will look at public perceptions of women in science and how we can increase the sustainability of keeping women in science through female role models.
A Kit for Olympes de la Parole: How to Organize a Speech Competition in Primary and Secondary Schools with Official Support
Daniele Pitavy-Souques (France)
Language:English / French
Presenting a speech competition for primary and secondary school students in France. The aim is to develop self-confidence and creativity, to spot origins and forms of gender conflicts, to educate towards gender equality and better civic awareness. This workshop will present guidelines for NFAs interested in launching similar public speaking projects.
Monday 13 August (afternoon) 10 workshops
Educating Our Children: Sharing Our Various Experiences in Favour of Sustainability at the Local Level
Marianne Bernheim, Cynthia Ghorra-Gobin (France)
Language: English / French / Spanish
The UN proclaimed 2005-2014 the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development but with the increase of rapidly growing large cities, new problems arise. Women from different countries and cities are invited to share their own experience, as well as their knowledge, of educating the young and influencing public decision-making at the local level.
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and Violence Against the Girl-Child,
Kay Fusano (Japan)
Language: English
Information to help members who are interested in monitoring responses and actions of their national governments in relation to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The workshop will focus on:
- Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and Violence Against the Girl-Child
- Eradication of all forms of violence against the girl-child
- Discrimination in education
- Health needs of the girl-child.
Evaluating the Effectiveness of your Funding
Alexandra Stephens (New Zealand)
Language: English
The workshop will identify achievements that can be measured, evaluated and reported, as a basis for assessing the effectiveness of funding awarded for projects and/or education. Practical, cost-effective measures will be discussed in the context of the millennium goals before small groups select appropriate indicators and tools for their own use.
Mentoring - The Mentor ’s Perspective
Sonya Höstman (Finland, UWE)
Language: English
What is the role of mentoring among academic women? Why is a person prepared to take the decision to become a mentor and to engage as a mentor? What are the costs and benefits of mentoring? Workshop focusing on a project of the University Women Europe (UWE).
Multimedia Communication and E-Learning – Lifelong Learning and Project Work
Diplom-Kaufmann Uta Krope, Gerda Thieler-Mevissen, Heidi Bellmann (Germany)
Language: English
Presenting examples of successful lifelong and distance learning projects in Germany. Topics to be discussed will include : multimedia communication in national and international working groups, ICT and education, education for sustainable development, and women role models
IFUW membership – a structure for the 21 st century
Jenny Morley (Great Britain), Leena-Maija Lauren (Finland)
Language: English
Exploring ideas for alternative membership patterns for the future. Ideas to be put forward for consideration in the next triennium.
Engendering Country Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
Shirley Randell (Rwanda), Jesutoyin Ajike-King (Nigeria)
Language: English
Presenting two perspectives from Africa: Rwanda and Nigeria. Rwanda has commenced its second round of planning for the Economic Development Poverty Reduction Strategy 2007-2011. Gender mainstreaming failed initially, but this time has a greater chance of success. Nigeria presents a success story on reducing poverty and its devastating effects through education and vocational training.
Engendering Education
Pamela Abbott (Rwanda), Eugenia Cossa (Mozambique)
Language: English
Looking at ways of designing sustainable strategies in building gender inclusive education to promote girls' education in Post Conflict Countries. Input from workshop participants will be used to develop activities, which promote positive societal attitudes, policies and best practices.
Women: Agents for Change-Health/Gender Education: Interventions to Arrest the Problem of Vesico-Vaginal-Fistula (VVF) among Females in Sierra Leone
Amy E. Joof, Jeanne Beryl Harding ( Sierra Leone)
Language: English
Interactive workshop. Discussion on the origin, possible causes and adverse effects of VVF on women in Sierra Leone. This will include presentations on the incidence of and solutions to VVF, as well as research studies with written evidence. Statistical and photographic presentations will be made.
Nonverbal Communication
Maria-Elisa Zorriqueta (Spain), Marian Ennis (Canada), Everlyn Suleh (Kenya)
Language: English
To communicate effectively, human beings must master both verbal and nonverbal language. Nonverbal communication involves the tone of voice, silence, gestures, touch, objects, clothing, time, smell, and the use of space. Workshop participants will exchange information on how members from many countries use nonverbal communication cues and signals in their own cultures.
Assertiveness and Decision-Making
Presenters: Nadima Simón, Corina Cuevas Renaud, Patricia Galeana (Mexico)
Language: English, Spanish
This workshop seeks to:
- Analyse assertiveness as a knowledge process to allow women to think, speak and make decisions without aggression.
- Carry out an assertiveness self-evaluation.