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The Way The Way Forward Forward
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SANWED Activities…SANWED Activities…
Activities Activities ParticularParticulars s
Role of National Role of National Chapter Chapter
HowHow
1.1. Develop Develop Format for Format for Quantitative Quantitative & Qualitative & Qualitative Research on Research on Status of Status of widows’ widows’
2.2. Common Common indicators indicators defined and defined and identified, identified, some some indicators indicators different in different in each country each country and some are and some are commoncommon
To collect To collect informatioinformation on the n on the status of status of widows’ widows’ through through National National ChapterChapter
Categorize : Categorize : General General Status Status Success Success stories stories Best Practices Best Practices Challenges Challenges Potential Potential solutions solutions
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2 2 Data Data collection collection from from National National Chapters & Chapters & compile compile
To prioritize To prioritize the issue of the issue of widowhood for widowhood for the promotion the promotion & & improvement improvement of the status of of the status of widows & their widows & their dependents in dependents in South Asia South Asia
Compile Compile the the informatioinformation & send n & send to to SANWED SANWED for for Analysis & Analysis & prioritizatiprioritizationon
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National Action Plan for the National National Action Plan for the National Chapters to establish the Widows Chapters to establish the Widows CharterCharter
National Chapters should expand National Chapters should expand membershipmembership
Core Committee should include Core Committee should include members from all National Chapters members from all National Chapters
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3 3 Collate Collate data for data for wider wider disseminatidisseminationon
CollaboratioCollaboration with n with national national census census department department
Based on the Based on the compilation & compilation & prioritization prioritization of data, of data, sensitize sensitize South Asian South Asian government, government, International International Community Community about the about the status of status of widows’ widows’
Disseminate Through :Disseminate Through : PublicationsPublications Newsletter Newsletter E-network E-network Annual Newsletter Annual Newsletter Country statusCountry status Profile of success Profile of success
stories stories Regional media Regional media
Network Network Videos / visual Videos / visual
Documentation Documentation
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4 Capacity Building of National Chapters
5 Regional meetings once a year
To develop a common understanding of strategies to overcome obstacles, meet challenges & provide guideline to implement National Action Plan
Training Workshop Exchange
visits
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Role of National Chapter
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6. Coalition of Data for action
To lobby respective governments to adopt and implement the Widow’s Charter
Lobby & Advocacy campaigns for the implementation of the charter for the rights of widows.
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7.7. Sensitization Sensitization (family, (family, media, media, community, community, state e.t.c)state e.t.c)
8.Disseminat8.Dissemination of all ion of all relevant relevant informationinformation
To make aware To make aware on the key role of on the key role of widows as in widows as in valuable valuable “Social “Social Capital”Capital” in in peace, peace, development & development & equality equality
Expanding Expanding National National Chapters andChapters and
Members within Members within themthem
Build network Build network with widows with widows groups at local groups at local levellevel
Advocacy Advocacy campaign campaign through various through various means of means of awareness awareness raising raising
Exchange visits Exchange visits
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9. Share experiences & Best practices
To adopt & adaptation of best practices
Documentation of best practices
Identify widows Achiever
10. Develop Tracing mechanism
To updates & lobby on the issues of widowhood
Regular update of activities
Reports /meeting
Workshop
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11. Build Network with other regions
To prioritize the issues of widowhood in the context of reducing poverty & violence to women To promote human rights, justice & peace in national, regional & international agenda
Build local network with widows group in other region SAARC Secretariat Local UN agencies Local / NGO’s / INGO's
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12.Resource Fund Establishment
To enable widows access to financial resources
Fund Raising Schemes
Members contribution
13. Honoring widows achievers
To honour widow achievers
Identify widows as a role model for best practices.
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14. Access to Justice
To identify discriminatory laws against widows’ human rights declarations
Identify discriminatory national laws & policy within the framework of CEDAW, BPWA, Human Rights Instruments SCR1325.
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15 Continuation of activity
To priorities the new areas of issues on widowhood
E-network Publications Study of profile
of widows
16. Regional Workshop
To re plan the activity & role of SANWED National Chapter
Proper Documentation with evaluation of the activities of National Chapter at local level & SANWED Secretariat
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17. Develop new module of plan of action
To priorities the new areas of issues on widowhood
Identify new areas of issues
18. SANWED Registration as Loose Network in Region19.SANWED Network Chapter in other regions
To make responsible to other countries
Responsibility on SANWED
AFGHANISTAN
BHUTAN
PAKISTAN
BANGLADESH
INDIA
MALDIVES
NEPAL
SRI-LANKA
Registering SANWED the Registering SANWED the place, the funding, the place, the funding, the outreach Point of interaction outreach Point of interaction between SANWED members between SANWED members and incorporating new and incorporating new members to the alliance, members to the alliance, structure for registration and structure for registration and fees if anyfees if any
Role of SANWED Role of SANWED Secretariat , the Secretariat , the management and management and its National its National Chapters Chapters
How to collect and How to collect and collate data of collate data of widows in South widows in South Asian Region Asian Region
Working out a resolution Working out a resolution on behalf of SANWED, WPD on behalf of SANWED, WPD and GLOW which Guild has and GLOW which Guild has submitted a resolution to submitted a resolution to the CoNGO Committee on the CoNGO Committee on Gender which is being Gender which is being forwarded to CSW.forwarded to CSW.
Role of SANWED and Role of SANWED and National Chapters in putting National Chapters in putting pressure to Government on pressure to Government on initiating plans and policies initiating plans and policies ( National Plan of Action of ( National Plan of Action of Widows) for widows at local Widows) for widows at local level ( Way Forward)level ( Way Forward)
How to further the cause How to further the cause of widows using the UN of widows using the UN instruments namely instruments namely MDGs CEDAW, and BPFA MDGs CEDAW, and BPFA and the 1325 and 1820 and the 1325 and 1820 resolution of the SCresolution of the SC
How to ensure How to ensure resources for resources for strengthening strengthening SANWED and its SANWED and its member organizationsmember organizations
Implementation of Implementation of Widows Charter and Widows Charter and Colombo Declaration Colombo Declaration at South Asia and up to at South Asia and up to UN levelUN level
Thank You Thank You