EVENTS
1.
Gender/Machreq-Maghreb:
Gender and ICT
Workshop
"A two day workshop
on Gender Evaluation Methodology (GEM*) for ICT Initiatives, to be held from
7-8th of
May 2005 in Cairo, seeks to bring participants who are interested in gender
issues on ICT4D." The workshop is a way to provide the opportunities to
exchange experiences, insight and knowledge in gender and ICT issues. The
workshop is hosted by the Global Knowledge Program and the Association for
Progressive Communications through its Women's Networking Support Program.
http://www.globalknowledge.org/gemworkshop2005/
Lebanon: Course
on "Gender and Communication"
CRTDA is organizing its
second regional training seminar on "Gender and Communication." The course
will be held in Beirut from 27th to
the 30th of
June, 2005. Information and application form can be downloaded from:
http://www.iris-lebanonorg/inner/com&gender.htm
1. Environment:
Tunisia: Gulf of Gabes Marine and
Coastal Resources Project
"The World Bank's board approved
a GEF grant amount of $6.31 million to contribute to the protection of
important Mediterranean and international biodiversity and promote economic
development by sustaining managing marine and coastal natural resources."
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/environment/rc/ItemDetail.do~1033295?intcmp=700
2. Gender:
Kuwait: Parliament to Speed Up
Votes for Women
"The report says
that parliament has agreed to speed up moves towards a law to grant women
the same political rights as men. The decision came amid street rallies led
by women activists. The cabinet has allowed women to vote and stand in
elections but it has been delayed by the strong conservative bloc in
parliament."
http://www.aviva.org/mideast.htm
Iraq: Demanding
Justice for Giuliana Sgrena and Iraqi Women
The report explains how US troops
shot and injured Ms. Sgrena, and shot and killed Nicola Caliperi whose
sacrifice released Sgrena from a kidnapping. Ms. Sgrena had published in her
paper testimonies of Iraqi women who had been raped and sexually abused in
Abu Ghraib and other prisons.
www.aviva.org/mideast.htm
Qatar: Woman
Forcibly Detained
The report says
that Hamda Fahad Jassem Ali Al-Thani, a member of Qatar's ruling family, is
forcibly being held at her family's home in the capital Doha. Her father's
disapproval of her choice of husband has reportedly led her to being
detained by members of security forces for a year. She is also said to have
been beaten by her family. Amnesty International has brought the case to the
attention of the authorities.
http://www.aviva.org/mideast.htm
Turkey: Police
Beat Women's Day Protestors
"The European Union
has expressed shocked and concern at the "disproportionate force" used by
Turkish police during a protest in Istanbul to break up an unauthorized
demonstration on March 6th,
ahead of International Women's Day demanding equal rights for women. 100 out
of 300 protestors refused to disperse and were attacked by guards with tears
gas and truncheons."
http://www.aviva.org/europe.htm
3. ICT:
Blogging Growing in the Middle
East
"Arab countries are
notorious for governmental control of the media. The advent of blogging
opens up a new era in the battle between free expression and censorship. In
Iraq there are hundreds of blog sites mostly run by Iraqi, some by US and
other coalition soldiers.
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1033845?intcmp=700
1. Development Goals/Machreq-Maghreb:
Egypt: Millennium Development
Goals, Second Country Report
"This is the second
country report published by the United Nations and the Egypt tian government
on Egypt's progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. The country
appears on track to meet most of the goals but also faces challenges."
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/mdg/rc/itemDetail.do~1034448?intcmp=70
2.
Disability/Machreq-Maghreb:
Disability Statistics in the
Western Asia Region
"According to the
UN-ESCWA, cases of disability in Western Asia are relatively high compared
to those in the rest of the world, with an estimated 4% of the people in the
countries of ESCWA region being disabled. This elevated level, said, ESCWA
is due to the number of wars in the region."
http://www.escwa.org.lb/
3. Gender:
Arab Women Ten Years After
Beijing
"UN-ESCWA Executive
Secretary Mervat Tallawy launched a report prepared by ESCWA entitled "Arab
Women: Beijing+10" which documents the most important achievements of Arab
women and highlights the obstacles and challenges they have faced in the ten
years following the Beijing Conference." The report documents major
obstacles and achievements that women have been facing due to recent
political and social developments and challenges that they have dealt with
on a long term basis.
http://www.escwa.org.lb/
Developing
Power: How Women Transformed International Development
This report was put
out by the Feminist Press in New York. It argues that women, all over the
world, have long occupied a pivotal place in social and economic life yet
the international development programs of the mid-twentieth century have
largely ignored women’s ideas and contributions.
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/mdg/rc/ItemDetail.do~1031795?intcmp=700&itemId=1031795
Israel: Women
Trafficking Soars
"The report
describes how 3,000-5,000 women, in the past four years are being smuggled
into Israel and sold a public auctions for as much as $18,000 and forced to
work 18 hours a days. On average women only earn 3 percent of the money they
earn on prostitution."
http://www.aviva.org/mideast.htm
Palestine:
Intifada- Palestinian Women Have Suffered the Most
This report
highlights how women have suffered in the occupied territories criticizing
both the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli military for failing to
safeguard women's basic rights. Women have been denied access to medical
care across checkpoints. The report blames the PA for being unable and
willing to "confront abuses of women such as honor killings and says that it
is impossible for women who are threatened by their families to escape." The
report also says that "women bear the brunt of the anger by male relatives
who feel helpless and humiliated as a result of the economic devastation
caused by Israeli blockades.”
http://news.independent.co.uk
The Impact of
Guns on Women's Lives
This report
produced by Oxfam, co-authored by Amnesty International, International
Action Network on Small Arms and Oxfam International looks at the impact on
women of guns in the home, in communities, the role women play in gun use
and the violence committed with guns against women. The report sets out
international legal framework that informs and underpins campaigns to stop
violence against women and to control arms.
http://sea.search.msn.com/dnserror.aspx?FORM=DNSAS&q=www.eldis.og%2fcf%2frdr%2frdr%2fcfm%3fdoc%3dDOC17240
4. ICT:
ICT for Community Development:
Collaborative Partnerships Between Universities, Governments and Communities
"This article by
Stewart Marshall (The University of the West Indies) and Wal Taylor (Cape
Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa) argue that there are
relatively few examples of sustained community networks built around ICT
when compared to commercial networks."
http://topics.devlopmentgateway.org/ngo/rc/itemDetail.do~103430?intcmp=700
5. Research
and Policy:
Bridging the Gap Between Research and Policy
This article poses
the argument that policies tend to be more successful when they are based on
research findings, "but yet policy makers often disagree on the research
reports they are given or simply fail to read them."
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/knowledge/rc/ItemDetail.do~1034663?intcmp=700
6. Social
Development:
Safety in the West Bank and Gaza
The Social Safety
Net Reform Document on the West Bank and Gaza is available at:http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/MENAEXT/0,,menuPK:247603~pagePK:158889~piPK:146815~theSitePK:256299,00.html
or try:
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servelet/WDS_IBank_Servelet?pcont=details&eid=00016001
7. Trade and CSOs:
The WTO and Civil Society
"In line with a
general trend in contemporary global governance, the World Trade
Organization has been developing links with civil society groups. If
conducted well, these contacts can make important contributions towards
greater effectiveness and democracy."
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/trade/rc/ItemDetail.do~1034655?intcmp=700
Trade and Civil
Society: Toward Transparency in the Policy Process
"The involvement of
civil society organizations (CSOs) in the trade policy process has become
the central issue in the lively and often acrimonious debate on the
"democratic deficit" held by many to exist in the functioning of
multilateral trade."
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/trade/rc/ItemDetail.do~1034321?intcm=700
1. Communication:
International Freedom of
Expression exchange
"International
Freedom of Expression eXchange is a website that promotes freedom of
expression in the media. This webpage contains links to its resources on
anti-terrorism laws, defamation laws, freedom of information, impunity,
internet censorship, journalism etc."
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/culture/rc/ItemDetail.do~1034600?intcmp%20=700&itemId=1034600
2. Knowledge
for Development (K4D):
Knowledge Share Toolkit
"The draft kit
contains tools designed to make it easier to benefit from the collective
experience, knowledge and expertise of your peers, co-workers and partners.
The knowledge sharing techniques described in this toolkit are a selection
of Knowledge Share (KS) tools that are simple, quick and proven to be
effective methods for providing and promoting open transparent discussion on
issues and topics and can be effectively used as training/facilitation
techniques for workshops." To download the toolkit:
http://tinyurl.com/415k3%20www.trainonline.org/itrainonline/itoannounce/012005.shtml
3.
NGOs/Development:
NGO Manager Organizational Assessment Tool
"The purpose of the
Organizational Assessment Tool is to help organizations to
improve their performance. It helps to find out their strong and weak
points. The
OAT is a learning tool on problems and questions concerning the
organization's strategy."
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ngo/rc/ItemDetail.do~1033762?intcmp=700
How to Build a
Small NGO
"This manual is
useful for either starting an NGO or for improving systems in
existing NGOs. Best practices and examples
are provided that allow one to
prevent, recognize and fix
problems."
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ngo/rc/ItemDetail.do~1034123?intcmp=700