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Guests at
CFUW-Ottawa’s fundraiser l-r: HE Deborah Lyons, Canadian Ambassador to
Afghanistan, Senator Mobina Jaffer, President CFUW-Ottawa Dr Charlotte Rigby,
Mrs Hally Siddons, event organiser and hostess, Mr. Dawood Qayomi, Chargé
d’Affaires, Embassy of Afghanistan in Canada
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— Graduate Women
International news —
Graduate
Women International Executive Director Danièle Castle speaks at side event at
HRC32
Graduate Women
International (GWI) participated in a side event on ‘Non-formal education for gender equality’ at the
32nd Human Rights Council (HRC32) on 28 June 2016. The event was
hosted by Soka Gakkai and other speakers were from the Young Women’s Christian
Association (YWCA) of Sri Lanka and Kenya. Non-formal education provides skills
to those who have missed out on formal schooling and suffer reduced economic
options and limited social participation as a result. It can be a way of
reaching isolated or indigenous communities through non-traditional means (such
as radio, theatre and mobile phones) and includes financial and digital literacy
and other specific skills development to facilitate income generation
opportunities. For more insight, read GWI’s manifesto on Non-Traditional Education.
— GWI member news
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CFUW-Ottawa
host garden party to raise funds for higher education
scholarships for Afghan women The Canadian
Federation of University Women (CFUW)-Ottawa's study and project group, University Women Helping Afghan Women (UWHAW), hosted a
successful fundraising 'Summer Evening Garden Party' on 14 June 2016, attended,
as has been the case for the last five years, by very high profile individuals.
Money raised from this event goes to scholarships for Afghan women to attend the
Gawharshad Institute of Higher Education in Kabul. Awardees receive an education
that empowers them to break the cycle of violence that often stems from poverty
and lack of opportunity. It is hoped that, armed with these skills, the
graduates can contribute to a better understanding of the universal values of
human rights, foster socio-economic development and sustain civil society in
Afghanistan. For more information on the UWHAW project, please see here.
— Advocacy
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Menstruation
a stigma and barrier to girls’ education around the world
The
natural process of menstruation contributes to the high rate of secondary school
drop out in many parts of the developing world. This is due to a lack of access
to adequate toilet facilities or sanitary pads, particularly in rural areas. In
sub-Saharan Africa, a girl absent from school due to menstruation for four days a
month loses 13 learning days, equivalent to two weeks of learning, in every
school term. It is estimated that within the four years of high school the same girl loses 156 learning days, equivalent to almost 24
weeks out of 144 weeks of learning. Positive action to achieve gender parity
in secondary and continuing education involves engagement with communities on
the benefits of girls’ education, as well as destigmatising gender issues such
as menstruation with boys and men. GWI and its affiliated members and
associations worldwide address barriers to girls and women’s inclusive access to
education with advocacy and projects.
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Applications
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UNESCO
Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences
The United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, (UNESCO) is calling for
nominations for its Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life
Sciences. The purpose of this Prize is to reward projects and activities
for scientific research in the life sciences leading to improving the quality of
human life. The objectives of the Prize are related to the central function of
UNESCO’s programme to encourage research and the setting up and further
development of networks of centres of excellence in the life sciences. For an
application form and further details please email: lifesciencesprize@unesco.org.
— Legacies
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As a non-profit,
non-governmental organisation, GWI is sincerely grateful for all donations received from the wills of members and patrons, which make a significant difference in enabling
advocacy activities and projects. By leaving a gift in your will to GWI, you are
supporting the organisation to continue its mission to increase access to
lifelong education for girls and women globally. Please remember to update your
legacy to GWI if you have already made one for IFUW.
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