CEDAW SHADOW REPORT

TOT On CEDAW and SHADOW Report Writing Workshop for NGOs On 6-10 August 2007, Rede Feto in partnership with UNIFEM, conducted a 5- day workshop which was divided into two parts: the first part was the training of trainers on CEDAW for two days; and the second part, a three-day for workshop on the Shadow Report. The participants to this workshop were Rede Feto members who had programmes providing training and education for communities and for IDP camps. In the second part of the workshop, some...

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HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION AND GBV PREVENTION

One of the programme of Rede Feto supported by the Government of Finland and Irish Aid is to promote women’s rights and gender equality in school and out-of-school youth and children. With the out- of- school group, Rede Feto through its members FMF, GFFTL and PAS, conducted a training for women of council of villages and husbands and wives in villages in 3 the districts. The total number of participants who undertook the training were 805 from December 2007 until May 2008. The GFFTL conducted...

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WOMEN’S ASSEMBLY AND EMPOWERMENT

Conducted needs assessment to women’s desk in political parties The Executive Body of Rede Feto has extended its programme to the empowerment of the women’s assembly or the women’s wings of the political parties in Timor-Leste. The objective of the programme is to ensure that the women’s organization in political parties are able increase their knowledge on the gender perspectives and women’s rights and how they are able to integrate them into their political parties’ policies and internal regulations....

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CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES 2007 – JUNE 2008

Worked towards increased and diversified funding base of the network Rede Feto and UNIFEM prepared a proposal on Enhancing Women’s Role in Timor-Leste Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Nation Building to the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) to facilitate capacity building interventions for two years. The proposal was submitted to UNDEF in New York in middle of June and was approved to commence in January 2009. Rede Feto received the approval letter from UNDEF New York to support activity...

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COMMEMORATION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2008

The annual celebration of the International Women’s Day 2008 with the theme, “ Invest to Children and Women, Invest to Equality“ involved 5 members of Rede Feto that are based in the districts namely; FMF in Liquica, OMT/Finhada in Lautem, GFFTL in Baucau, Hari Aumetan in Dili, Sta. Bakhita in Manatutu, OPMT in Dili ( Metinaro and Hera). Rede Feto, in collaboration with SEPI and other stakeholders, celebrated the day in Dili with several activities as described below. On the other hand, the celebration...

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ADVOCACY PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES 2007- JUNE 2008

One-day workshop on the preparation for the Third National Women’s Congress Rede Feto conducted a one-day workshop with its members to discuss about the roles and functions of its members in preparing for the district conferences in the 13 districts and the 3-day Third National Women’s Congress (NWC) in Dili. As decided during the workshop, the members who will compose the organizing committee will include FKSH, OPMT, APSC-TL, Alola Foundation, Fokupers and ET-WAVE. The organizing committee will...

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HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMME

Shelter construction During the crisis in 2006, Rede Feto took a lead role to coordinate humanitarian activities for IDP camps in Dili and in the districts. The members were involved in organizing and establishing shelters in the IDP camps. Rede Feto also worked with 2 engineers, 3 electricians and 50 workers in the construction works that was technically supervised by engineers of UNHCR. Rede Feto was specifically involved in the site survey that was a requirement before the setting up of tents,...

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WOMEN RIGHTS PROGRAMME

The project on Human Rights is aimed to promote women’s rights amongst the women NGOs and rural women at the districts as part of their rights as human beings under the universal law. The project also covers the promotion on how the law can protect them. The total budget for this project is US$ 10,262.85 and implemented by three members of Rede Feto namely; APSC-TL, GFFTL and FMF in the districts of Aileu, Baucau and Liquica. The project commenced on 16 November 2006 to February 2007 with the...

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