El segundo ITF Colombia se realizó en la ciudad de Bogotá del 22 al 24 de noviembre, fue convocado por Colnodo con el apoyo del Programa de Apoyo a Redes de Mujeres, PARM, de la Asociación para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones, APC; el Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones y la Red Nacional de Telecentros de Colombia.

Training in using ICTs for advocacy and activism can be difficult when experience and confidence levels vary amongst the participants. Keeping the energy levels up, making sure that everyone is up-to-speed, engaged and following takes a deep focus and an ability to “read” the participants. Technology can be frustrating when it fails us or we miss one critical step in the process. Being a trainer, one needs (among other things) to be empathic and create an environment which encourages participants to ask questions. It is a constant process of learning for both trainers and participants.

It is day 2 of the 4 day FTX workshop here in Phnom Pehn

Cambodia. 18 participants are in the second workshop to build understanding of e-advocacy strategies in the context of anti-VAW advocacy. The first workshop focused on augmenting skills on advocacy strategies and this workshop is focusing on bringing the campaign online using social networking to build multi-media campaigns.

Fascinadas, frustradas, emocionadas..... fue apenas la segunda día del ITF y en la sala todas estaban pegadas a sus compus con una intensidad que bloqueaba todo que no relacionaba a su propio equipo de trabajo y el video tomando forma en sus pantallas. Risas, gritos, música, desacuerdos y afirmaciones burbujaban de cada grupito de participantes.

The Uganda constitution provides for equality between women and men and for affirmative action. The entire chapter four of the constitution is devoted to protection of fundamental and other human rights and freedoms. There are specific provisions that relate to gender. The national objective and directive principles of State Policy number XV states that: “the state shall recognize the significant role that women play in society.”