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GWI update 03 August 2016
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 French Minister
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— Graduate Women
International news —
GWI/UAUW Teachers for Rural Futures
project proud to sponsor more students
Graduate Women International (GWI) is proud to announce
a further three young women undergraduates joining its Teachers for Rural Futures project. The project is already
sponsoring two students, Winfred and Benadet, who have successfully completed
their first year and are currently building their skills with teaching practice
in local schools. GWI national affiliate the Uganda Association of University Women (UAUW) conducted
community engagement to promote education for girls and women in the rural
community of Buyende in eastern Uganda, and identified these candidates for the
project. New 2016 student Hasifa says: “Educating the girl child is an
investment…because girls are the mothers of the country”. GWI is now sponsoring
five girls who will be teachers and ambassadors for girls’ education in rural
Uganda, thanks to our generous donors. Help us train more women teachers in
Uganda to teach thousands more students. Donate now.
— GWI member news
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GWI member
association heads delegation of 65 women’s NGOs at
CEDAWThe Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination against
Women, (CEDAW) Geneva, 4-22 July 2016, has just finished its 64th
review session of countries’ progress on women’s rights, including France. GWI
member, the Association Française Des Femmes Diplômées Des
Universités (AFFDU) attended: Isabelle Trimaille headed 65 women’s NGOs
(La Coordination Française pour le Lobby European de Femmes, CLEF) at CEDAW for
the review of France. She coordinated presentations and headed discussions, as
well as meeting with the Minister for Women's rights, Ms Laurence Rossignol.
When countries are reviewed, NGOs are invited to provide alternative reports to
the states parties’ reports, in the form of ‘Shadow Reports’. Read the Shadow
Report submission by CLEF here and the observations following the review of France
published by the CEDAW Committee here.
— Advocacy
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ECOSOC High
Level Segment reviews progress on Sustainable Development
GoalsThe High-Level Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social
Council (ECOSOC), New York, 18-22 July 2016, represented the culmination of
ECOSOC’s 2016 cycle. It addressed the Council’s overall annual theme,
“Implementing the post-2015 development agenda: moving from commitments to
results”. The High-Level Segment’s aim was to advance coordination, dialogue and
review on progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. To this end,
it brought together high-level representatives of United Nations (UN) Member
States and the UN system, as well as civil society actors such as
non-governmental organisations (NGOs), academia and the private sector. The
first Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) report was presented, which will
serve as the benchmark against which all progress on the SDGs will be measured.
The official text of the GWI submission, a written statement, can be accessed here.
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Applications
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Community of
Democracies is calling for applications to expand civil society
spaceThe Community of Democracies United programme (CD-UNITED) funds
projects that support and strengthen democracy in countries around the world.
The list of eligible recipients ranges from unregistered organisations and
non-profits to universities and international organisations that are working to
promote human rights, freedoms and the values enshrined in the Warsaw Declaration. For more information and to download the
application form, please follow this link.
— Membership
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would like to join the leading women’s international organisation that works to
empower girls and women through access to lifelong, quality education and
training? Give the gift of membership to join a global community of some
20,000 members in 80 countries, either as a GWI independent member or national
member of one of our National Federations and Associations (NFAs).
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