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Start Date & Time
March 10, 2008
All day event.

End Date & Time
April 7, 2008
All day event.

Location
Online.

Event Cost
Free

RSVP Info
Name: Ivana Savic
E-mail: lunastar4u@gmail.com

Registration Deadline
March 1, 2008

Categories
Culture
Human Rights
Gender Equality

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outh Action for Change (YAC)is a global, youth-led organisation harnessing the power of ICTs to inspire and empower young people worldwide. YAC would like to invite you to apply for our upcoming free online course on �Women�s Rights�. Thanks to the collaboration with Amnesty International and its experts, who will provide content and support to the participants throughout the course, this is a chance not to be missed. Dates: March 10th � April 7th 2008 (please note that for Russian speakers the dates will be slightly different) Number of Participants: 50 in total Languages: English (20 participants), Spanish (15 participants) and Russian (15 participants) Course Overview: Module1 (March 10th-16th) Introduction to Women�s Rights · History of Women's rights movements- 3 waves of feminism: Votes for women, Women�s liberation movement, Feminism of today · Women's Rights as Human Rights · Documents on Women's and Human Right (with emphasis on Women�s Rights) and related documents Module 2 (March 17th � 23rd) Reaching equality and equity for Women · Discrimination · Gender Equality · Protection . Violence agaist Women Module 3 (March 24th � March 30th) The Right to Education for Girls · The right to education for girls · Violence against girls in the schools . International standars Module 4 (March 31st � April 7th) Women�s Rights Activism and empowerment of women · Women's empowerment tool kit · Women's movements, organizations and groups · Campaigns, advocacy, actions, etc. Each module will be complemented by side activities and chats with experts. To apply for this course, please send in an essay stating your name and surname, gender, country, age (must be 16-29) and organisation. Make sure to include your knowledge, experience and interest in Women�s Rights and in this course (500 words maximum)by March 1st, 2008, to Ivana Savic at lunastar4u@gmail.com (English only), Lucrecia Mena at luckymena@hotmail.com (Spanish only) and Nadejda Mazur (Russian only) at nadejda_22@yahoo.com Successful Participants will be notified by March 5th.


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