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07 Aug 2009 — 18:06
none Asia and Pacific YWCAs commit to education and empowerment to address HIV and AIDS, VAW and SRHR
As the Asia and Pacific YWCAs Regional Training Institute (RTI) came to a close in Bali, Indonesia, 97 women and young women representing YWCAs from the region committed to strengthening ongoing programmes and initiatives that address violence against women (VAW), sexual and reproductive hea…
07 Aug 2009 — 15:11
none Speak out on injustice on every occasion, says Dr. Naffs Sadik, Special Envoy for HIV and AIDS in Asia at Asia and Pacific YWCAs RTI
An inspiring and powerful presentation from Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General and Special Envoy for HIV and AIDS in Asia, Dr. Naffs Sadik at the closing of the Asia and Pacific YWCAs RTI challenged delegates to �speak out on injustice on every occasion’.
07 Aug 2009 — 11:58
none Build confidence and self-esteem in young women leaders say young women of the Asia and Pacific YWCAs
Over 25 young women from the Asia and Pacific YWCAs gathered for the Young Women Leaders Dialogue (YWLD) held in Bali, Indonesia on August 2 as part of the YWCAs Regional Training Institute. Throughout the day, young women created their own safe space to discuss issues of Sexual and Reproduc…
06 Aug 2009 — 15:38
none UNIFEM calls for Proposals for the Fund for Gender Equality
Ines Alberdi, Executive Director of UNIFEM has announced the first Call for Proposals for the Fund for Gender Equality. The Fund is a multi-donor initiative dedicated to the advancement of high-impact gender equality programmes that focus on women’s economic and/or political empowerment at l…
06 Aug 2009 — 11:48
none Award now available for leadership around home based care in responding to HIV and AIDS. Apply today!
The role caregivers play in caring for their family members living with HIV and orphaned children made vulnerable by AIDS is rarely recognised or monitored and remains unsupported. HIV and AIDS caregivers are not officially recognised as an extension of the health care or welfare system, the…
05 Aug 2009 — 13:47
none Sex is too dangerous for young women…or is it?
This was the question on everybody’s lips at the current Asia and Pacific YWCAs RTI in Bali, Indonesia during an intergenerational dialogue on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The debate, entitled â€?Sex is too dangerous for young women’ saw a panel of young women and women di…
05 Aug 2009 — 11:07
none Asia and Pacific YWCAs RTI : Linking SRHR, HIV and VAW in the region
For many, making the link between sexual and reproductive health and rights, (SRHR) violence against women and HIV is confusing. However, a skills building session on August 4, 2009 at the Asia and Pacific YWCAs Regional Training Institute (RTI) in Indonesia, assisted participants in underst…
04 Aug 2009 — 16:25
none Action Alert: YWCA of Palestine and World YWCA call for action to end forced eviction of Palestinians in East Jerusalem
In the early morning of Sunday August 2, 2009 Israeli police, accompanied by members of the Israeli occupation forces, forcibly evicted eight Palestinian families from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem.
03 Aug 2009 — 16:30
none Asia and Pacific YWCAs begin journey to create safe and secure communities as RTI officially opens
An impressive line up of women leaders from the Asia and Pacific region joined participants of the YWCAs RTI on August 2 to officially open the weeklong training “Women Creating Safe and Secure Communities”, being held in Bali Indonesia from August 2-7, 2009.
03 Aug 2009 — 14:30
none Asia and Pacific YWCAs discuss highs and lows of fundraising at RTI
“Pretend you are in an elevator with the UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon or the CEO of a large private Foundation. What would you say to them about your YWCA in three minutes?” asked World YWCA President Susan Brennan at a fundraising training for participants of the Asia and Pacific YWCAs…
04 Aug 2009 — 12:09
none World YWCA to participate in 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP 9)
At the end of 2007, six million people were living with HIV in the Asia- Pacific region. Various factors make Asia vulnerable to the spread of HIV including the unequal status of women, poverty, inequality, stigma and cultural myths about sex and migration.
03 Aug 2009 — 13:12
none Indonesian Minister of Women’s Empowerment to open Asia and Pacific YWCAs Regional Training Institute
Excitement is building just a few days out from the opening of the Asia and Pacific YWCAs Regional Training Institute (RTI) â€?Women Creating Safe and Secure Communities’, hosted by the YWCA of Indonesia in Bali from August 2-7, 2009. Over 90 women and young women leaders representing 17 YWCAs…

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