As Thailand was downgraded for not doing enough to stop human trafficking, one undercover policeman in the North continues to track down and lock up the child abusers. Read More…..
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Last week I went to visit the Namtheun 2 project in Nakai district in Khammouane Province. This is part of the Communal Lands Title program run by CIDSE. I attended a meeting with the Resettlement Team. This team was established to help the local community members who were affected by their displacement during the dam construction. I
GDA joins CIDSE study tour of Namtheun2 dam project Read More »
Staff from Gender Development Association and their government counterparts from the Santhong District Administration spent quality time getting to know each other and building capacity during a 4 day team building training session from the 2nd-5th June at the picturesque Long Ngum View resort overlooking Nam Ngum dam. The conference was facilitated by experienced trainers
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A global summit in London is aiming to tackle the widespread use of sexual violence in conflict zones. Ahead of the summit the BBC travelled to Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, to ask those affected what they wanted out of the summit, which is being attended by Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, special
Angelina Jolie: Messages for actress from rape victims Read More »
Last week I accompanied 3 Lao university students to Hanoi, Vietnam for a 4 days Training of the Trainer workshop. We met with 21 other young female leadership trainees from Malaysia, Vietnam and Timor-Leste and Mongolia to undertake a Gender Equality Advocates Regional Training course. During the course the participants covered topics including: The principles
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On Friday May 23rd GDA representatives Boutsady Khounnouvong and Thatsany Nasankham were accompanied by Somsouk and Australian Business Volunteer Dan Garlick to Santhong District Administrative Headquarters to meet Deputy District Governor Khammoun Tiengthalat, staff and the representatives of the Sustainable Womens Empowerment Project. Issues were discussed including: 1. Roles and responsibilities of the District representatives
SWEP Project Quarterly Planning Meeting in Sangthong District Read More »
Despite unprecedented political momentum to fight rape in war zones, sexual violence remains a global crime affecting women, men and children in more than 20 countries, a senior United Nations official announced today urging greater action at the regional and national levels. Read more on the UN website. Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict
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Let’s celebrate MH day (Menstrual Hygiene Day) April 28, 2014: on May 28th the first global Menstrual Hygiene Day- more than 90 international and local organization are coming together to break the silence around menstruation and raise awareness about the fundamental role that menstrual hygiene management (MHM) plays in enabling women and girls to reach
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ງານແຂ່ງຂັນລະຄອນຂອງນັກຮຽນມັດທະຍົມຕອນປາຍ ໃນຫົວຂໍ້ “ບົດບາດຍິງ-ຊາຍ” ເພື່ອສະເຫຼີມສະຫຼອງວັນແມ່ຍິງສາກົນ ວັນທີ 8 ມີນາ ໃນວັນວັນທີ 12/3/2012 ເວລາ 19:00 ໂມງ ທີ່ ຫໍວັດທະນະທຳແຫ່ງຊາດ ພາຍໃນງານຈະມີການແຂ່ງຂັນລະຄອນ, ຮອບຊີງຊະນະເລີດຂອງນັກຮຽນມັດທະຍົມຕອນປາຍທົ່ວນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ ແລະ ການສະແດງຂອງສີລະປະຂອງກຸ່ມອາສາສະໝັກຈາກພາກສ່ວນຕ່າງໆພ້ອມສິນລະປີນຮັບເຊີນຈາກທີມງານ “ຕະລົກແຂ້ວແຫ້ງ” ແລະ “ເຈ້ຍປາຊີຟິກ”
ເຊີນເຂົາຮ່ວມງານແຂ່ງຂັນ”ລະຄອນ” ສະເລີມສະຫຼອງວັນແມ່ຍິງສາກົນ Read More »
On 20th Nov 2011, Lao Women Union in Sangthong District was organize campaign on Violence against Women (VAW) aim to raise awareness on VAW in sangthong which is first time for people here. Participants including all sectors of District officers, 37 people are village chiefs and 37 people are head of Village Lao Women Union
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