Siyanda Update: Nepal and Sri Lanka, Issue No. 79, August 2009
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In This Issue:
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I. Country Focus: Nepal and Sri Lanka
II. Experts' and Consultants' Database: a selection of published work from Siyanda Experts who have research experience in either Nepal or Sri Lanka.
III. Contribute section: share news, resources, opportunities and perspectives
I. Country Focus: Nepal and Sri Lanka
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In Nepal and Sri Lanka how are men and women’s differing experiences of the impacts of development issues such as climate change, conflict, and poverty affected by gender inequalities? The following resources have been selected from 25 additions to the Siyanda database that explore this question:
- Governance and Citizenship from Below: Views of Poor and Excluded Groups and their Vision for a New Nepal, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), April 2009
This report focuses on grassroots understandings, practices and experiences of governance and citizenship, and the implications for state building in post-conflict Nepal.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/ODI_nepal.htm?em=0908&tag=CF
- Oxfam Australia’s Sri Lanka Gender Impact Study: Executive Summary, Oxfam Australia, March 2009
This study assesses the impact of Oxfam Australia's work in Sri Lanka on change towards gender equality and the empowerment of women.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/Oxfam_aus_srilanka.htm?em=0908&tag=CF
- Harmful Traditional Practices in Three Countries of South Asia: Culture, Human Rights and Violence against Women, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), January 2009
This study documents and analyses the manner in which harmful traditional and cultural practices contribute to violence against women in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/ESCAP_south_asia.htm?em=0908&tag=CF
- Gender and Climate Change in the Hindu Kush Himalayas of Nepal, Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), September 2008
This case study outlines the impact of climate change on Nepal, and the gendered dimensions of this.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/WEDO_nepal.htm?em=0908&tag=CF
- Gender Profile of the Conflict in Sri Lanka, WomenWarPeace.org, June 2008
This paper sets out some of the specific impacts of conflict on women and girls, and provides information on efforts to ensure a more gender-sensitive process towards peace that takes into account the needs of women and girls.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/WomenWarPeace_srilanka.htm?em=0908&tag=CF
- Website: ASMITA (in English and Nepali)
This is the website of ASMITA, a Nepali organisation that functions as a pressure group for the advancement of women through media activism.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/website_ASMITA.htm?em=0908&tag=CF
- Website: Canada Nepal Gender in Organizations (CNGO) (in English and Nepali)
This website hosts materials and information on the Canada Nepal Gender in Organizations programme, including initiatives, lessons learnt and achievements, guidelines on NGO mobilisation and coordination, and a series of training packages in both English and Nepali.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/website_CNGO.htm?em=0908&tag=CF
- Website: Centre for Women’s Research (CENWOR) (in English, Sinhala and Tamil)
This is the website of the Centre for Women's Research (CENWOR) - a non-governmental organisation based in Sri Lanka, working to promote women's rights.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/website_CENWOR.htm?em=0908&tag=CF
You can find other resources in Siyanda on these two countries at:
http://www.siyanda.org/search/results_adv.cfm?Keywords=SriLanka_Nepal_09&Subject=0&Donor=0&Langu=E&StartRow=1&em=0908&tag=CF
The next Siyanda Update, in September 2009, will focus on Central Asia. Users are invited to suggest their resources for possible inclusion in this selection: http://www.siyanda.org/addinfo/?em=0908&tag=CS
Please also visit the archive section to view past Country Focus selections:
http://www.siyanda.org/country_focus.htm?em=0908&tag=CF
II. Resources from the Experts' and Consultants' Database: A selection of published work from Siyanda Experts who have research experience in Nepal or Sri Lanka.
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The Siyanda Gender Experts' and Consultants' Database, with over 1,400 profiles, can be used as a networking tool for connecting practitioners, researchers, activists, students and experts with like-minded colleagues, persons working on similar themes, or in the same geographical location.
The database is also an excellent resource for those seeking experts for gender-focussed consultancies.
Each profile contains the Expert’s contact details and areas of expertise, and highlights their publications. The following resources have been selected from experts who have research experience in Nepal or Sri Lanka.
- An Assessment of the Socio-Economic Status of Migrant Nepalese Women Workers, Poudyal, A., 2007
- Post Tsunami NGO Coordination in Sri Lanka, Wickramatillake, Dr H.,
2006
- Gender Needs and Gender Roles - Gender Training Manual for Sri Lanka Institute of Development, Randunu Pathirana, O. V., no date
- Institutionalization Process of Mother Group under the Domain of Health Service Delivery System in Nepal, Sharma, R., 2000
- A Gender and Poverty Approach in Practice: Lessons Learned in Nepal, Moffatt, M., 2006
For further details on these publications, copy and paste or type the author's last name into either the Name or Search Words field on the Experts' and Consultants' search page:
http://www.siyanda.org/exps/?em=0908&tag=EX
- Enter your details in the database:
http://www.siyanda.org/exps/addexp.cfm?em=0908&tag=EX
- Or edit your existing profile:
http://www.siyanda.org/exps/editlogin.cfm?em=0908&tag=EX (using your user name and password)
- Search the database:
http://www.siyanda.org/exps/?em=0908&tag=EX
III. Contribute section
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Share your news, resources, opportunities and perspectives in the following ways:
Post your announcements, information requests, training and funding opportunities:
http://www.siyanda.org/forum/?em=0908&tag=CS
Submit your publications for inclusion in our database, or suggest other resources:
http://www.siyanda.org/addinfo/?em=0908&tag=CS
Post your short pieces of work in the Users' Corner:
http://www.siyanda.org/forum/xviewthread.cfm?Thread=120030204122635&em=0908&tag=CS
(All summaries in the update are written or adapted by BRIDGE Team members. This update was edited by Adrian Bannister)
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Adrian Bannister
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BRIDGE - Gender and Development
The Institute of Development Studies, Sussex
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