[Lac] Gender Caucus Orientation Session

[Maja Andjelkovic]

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to invite you to attend the WSIS Gender Caucus Orientation 
Session, a one-day event to be held on 13 September 2003, in Geneva, 
Switzerland.

The session is open to women and men who work on advocacy issues for social 
justice and change in international organisations, governments, academia 
and civil society organisations.

An estimated total of 50 participants from around the world are expected to 
participate in this orientation session and to ensure that the lobbying and 
advocacy geared to mainstreaming gender in the World Summit on Information 
Society process is successfully carried out at the WSIS Third Preparatory 
Committee Meeting, to be held in Geneva from 15-26 September 2003.

The orientation session, organized under the capacity building programme of 
the Caucus, will have a practical focus with group sessions for developing 
strategies and enhancing skills needed for timely and effective lobbying 
and advocacy interventions. A major focus of the day will be on building 
teamwork across diverse networks of gender advocates.

Upon completion of the session, participants will be equipped with

1. practical and theoretical understanding of team work, advocacy and 
lobbying as ways to achieve development and social justice goals, 
particularly as these interest with gender equality goals and a gender 
mainstreaming approach,

2. strategies for integration of new ways of integrating teamwork, 
participation, human rights and advocacy into development initiatives, 
considering concrete tools and basic practical approaches within the 
context of the WSIS process.

3. a comprehensive report of the session's achievements.

A limited number of small stipends to participants registered for Prepcom 3 
will be offered to offset the cost of additional accommodations in Geneva.

Please find the Invitation Letter, Background Information, a Draft 
Programme and the Registration Form (due August 22, 2003) attached to this 
message. If you are unable to view the attachments, or for any other 
information, please do not hesitate to contact me.


Best regards,

Maja Andjelkovic 
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