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| - Citizenship Campaign - eCourse - Institute and Training of Trainers - IT Center - Leadership Workshops - Curriculum development in Arabic |
Our Partner
Sisterhood Is Global Institute/Jordan (SIGI/J) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization established in 1998. Its founders include lawyers, jurists and human rights activists working to support and promote women's rights through education, skills training and modern technology. Its programs include the Human Rights Education Program based on the Arabic version of the training manual Claiming our Rights; the Combating Violence against Women and Girls Program based on the Arabic version of the training manual Safe and Secure; the Knowledge Partnership Program which provides ICT training; and the Cultural Events Program which highlights the experiences of women leaders.
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Stories and Reports
Changing Our World: WLP Partner Initiatives for Women’s Rights in Jordan and Nigeria
In this issue we feature the groundbreaking and creative advocacy initiatives conceived by and carried out by our partner organizations in Jordan and Nigeria to see what women on the ground are doing to change the world.
Partnership Update: Six Countries Convene to Co-Create Culturally-Adaptable Strategic Planning and Capacity Building Curriculum
From August 30th to September 4th, WLP’s partners from Afghanistan, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Nigeria, and Palestine gathered in Potomac, Maryland, for a Strategic Planning and Capacity Building Institute. This six-day program provided opportunities for a rich dialogue addressing partners’ expectations and experiences in implementing WLP’s participatory leadership methodology through trainings, advocacy, and organizational development. During the Institute, participants co-created a draft curriculum for organizational strategic planning and capacity building, developed a timetable for carrying out this strategic planning process with individual partner organizations, and undertook an intensive review of WLP's Leading to Choices curriculum and trainings after eight years of its implementation.
( categories:
Afghanistan | Jordan | Lebanon | Morocco | Nigeria | Palestine | Organizational Capacity Building | Issue 21 (Fall 2008) | Workshops )
Engendering IT Tools: WLP Partners Share ICT Advocacy Strategies
On September 5th, Women’s Learning Partnership presented a panel at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) entitled “Technology for Women’s Rights Advocacy and Democracy Building.” In introducing the event and the panelists, Carl Gershman, President of the NED, pointed to the importance of women’s political participation and the key role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in mobilizing women as voters and leaders. The discussion, moderated by WLP President Mahnaz Afkhami and including panelists Sakena Yacoobi of the Afghan Institute of Learning, Asma Khader of Sisterhood is Global Institute/Jordan, Lina Abou Habib of Collective for Research & Training on Development-Action in Lebanon, and Rakhee Goyal of WLP, addressed the increasingly crucial role of ICTs in the context of advocacy for women’s rights, and how ICTs can be used within a participatory framework.
Jordan: Women seek equal rights under Citizenship Law
By Rana Husseini
28 December 2007
The Jordan Times
AMMAN - Um Omar is a Jordanian who married a Syrian construction worker 16 years ago, but four years ago, he left without notice and no one knows his whereabouts.
The 45-year-old mother of nine tried to seek government help since her children are not Jordanian citizens and cannot benefit from many privileges, but was shocked to learn that they do not support non-Jordanian offspring.
Photo Blog of National ICT Training of Trainers Institute in Jordan
Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) and Sisterhood Is Global Institute-Jordan (SIGI-J) convened a National Institute for Training of Women Trainers in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Social Change in Amman, Jordan from Dec 3-6, 2007. The Institute was facilitated by WLP colleague Usha Venkatachallam of Appropriate IT. Learn more about the Institute through Usha's photo blog below.
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WLP & SIGI/J Conduct National Institute for Training of Women Trainers in ICTs for Social Change in Jordan
From December 3-6, 2007 in Amman, Jordan, WLP in cooperation with WLP Jordan/Sisterhood Is Global Institute-Jordan (SIGI/J) conducted the first of two National Institutes for Training of Women Trainers in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Social Change. The second will take place in Beirut, Lebanon on December 9-12. Nineteen women from across Jordan participated in the Institute. WLP’s new ICT manual, Making IT Our Own: Information & Communication Technology Training of Trainers Manual was used.
View a Photo Slideshow from the Institute.
( categories:
Jordan | ICT Capacity Building | Issue 18 (Winter 2007) | Institutes and Training of Trainers )
WLP Program Focus: Young Women's Learning Partnership (YWLP) and International Women's Democracy Network (IWDN)
Young Women's Learning Partnership (YWLP)
WLP's new Young Women's Learning Partnership program aims to empower young people to create a shared vision, to build consensus, strengthen their communication skills, and create action plans to address the issues that impact their lives. Currently Leading to Choices: A Leadership Training Handbook for Women, WLP's leadership training manual which has been culturally adapted and translated into 17 languages is being adapted for young women and girls in Jordan and Bahrain.
Women's Activism: Malaysia and Jordan
Malaysia's Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) kicked-off Fiesta Feminista in mid-June with a three-day "fiesta" meant to celebrate, as the name suggests, the achievements of feminism, to synergize the efforts of women's and social justice groups, and to address the challenges and inequalities that remain. Over 500 women and men from all walks of life took part in workshops, lectures, presentations, exhibitions, performances, and films focusing on a variety of feminist issues with a thematic emphasis on diversity. JAG, which includes Sisters in Islam (SIS) and the All Women's Action Society (AWAM), plans to host a Fiesta Feminista event every two to three years.
WLP Partner Alumnae Spotlight: Past Leading to Choices Participants Reach High Positions
In July 2007, in Jordan, three WLP alumnae won seats in their municipal councils. Additionally, two alumnae of a regional training in Africa have gone on to take leadership roles in NGOs and in civil service. Christiana Thorpe and Daphne Williams were appointed as National Electoral Commissioners of Sierra Leone in 2005 and 2006 respectively, with Ms. Thorpe gaining the distinction of being the first woman to hold that position in the country. Elections were held in Sierra Leone in August 2007, with run-off election results still pending, and Ms. Thorpe and Ms. Williams were key players in overseeing the process.
Jordan Women's Rights Activists Start New Initiative for Upcoming Elections
Sisterhood Is Global Institute/Jordan (SIGI/J)’s team joined women’s rights activists in the national campaign launched on Tuesday July 17th to support female candidates in municipal elections to be held at the end of the month in Jordan.
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