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By a Kenyan woman

“ I was striving to behave more like a man because that is how we have been brought up. Now I know it is okay to be femine as a leader.”. By a Kenyan woman. SEMINAR. “ Multi Local Women’s Partnership Against Poverty” STUDY VISIT to ITALY 16 May 2013

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By a Kenyan woman

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  1. “I was striving to behave more like a man because that is how we have been brought up. Now I know it is okay to be femine as a leader.” By a Kenyan woman

  2. SEMINAR “Multi Local Women’s Partnership Against Poverty” STUDY VISIT to ITALY 16 May 2013 Presentation and exchange of best practices With NGOs

  3. WHO IS WOCAN? • INTERNATIONAL NGO FOUNDED IN DEC. 2004 • STRUCTURE • BOARD OF DIRECTORS – International Mix (by application and chosen by election on-line) • SECRETARIAT – LOCATED IN BANGKOK • EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR • PROGRAMME OFFICER • FINANCE OFFICER • TWO OFFICE ASSISTANTS • LIAISON STAFF – LOCATED IN ROME AND WASH. D.C. • REGIONAL OFFICES – LOCATED IN ASIA AND AFRICA • MEMBERSHIP ON LINE - about 700

  4. WOCAN’S NETWORK LINKING LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CIRCLES ASIA AFRICA NEPAL CAMEROON THAILAND GHANA PHILIPPINES KENYA LAOS SOUTH AFRICA INDONESIA

  5. CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN FARMERS TO PROVIDE INPUTS TO POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

  6. WLC : An Effective NetworkKey Principles • All members are women but men may be invited too. • WLC cannot be organized without the participation of women farmers. • Maximum opportunities should be provided for women farmers to facilitate the discussions and to set the agenda for the meetings. • All participants should get opportunities to voice their opinions. • Participants should be from various agriculture and natural resource management sectors and organizations, and from diverse groups.

  7. Advocacy Program • Continuous research and analyses of gender gaps in policy and practice • Identification of creative practices and successful innovations to overcome inequitable gender relations that create barriers for women

  8. Steps to Organize WLC Step 1: Identifying Partners • Identify women farmers/leaders/ • Identify entrepreneurs & women policy makers/decision makers/professionals to become members • Develop a plan of action for the WLC • Identify opportunities for further engagement with policy makers. • Step 2: Policy Analysis • Identify gender gaps • Discuss strategies for effective implementation of policies • Develop action plan for advocacy.

  9. HOW DOES WOCAN CARRY OUT ITS MISSION • WOCAN’s approach is to link rural women with professional women and men • Create synergies to stimulate change in the way organizations develop their policies and programs • Bridge the need for and availability for funds • Support the main goals, WOCAN undertakes knowledge generation/sharing and networking activities

  10. HOW DOES WOCAN CARRY OUT ITSMISSION (Continued) • Training courses in capacity development • Programs processing and development • Expansion of membership base through an interactive website (www.wocan.org) designed to encourage member-to-member communication

  11. PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATION TO THE STUDY VISIT GROUP WOCAN is a network of women leaders. They could be policy makers and they could community leaders. You are a leader. You could be a member, receive up-to-date news on gender development community, including vacancy announcements. You could participate in on-line discussions and live streaming events.

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