L-R: Evelyn Maduro (Philippines), Jaslyn Go (Singapore) and
Ly Srey Vyna (Cambodia)
In its commitment to increasing women’s political leadership
worldwide, the Council of Asian Liberals
and Democrats (CALD), with the support of the Friedrich Naumann
Foundation for Liberty, held a strategic planning workshop for its
Women’s Caucus in Batanes from 19 – 22 May 2009. The objectives
were to evaluate the Caucus’ previous projects,
to integrate women's issues in CALD activities and to formulate a
plan for future initiatives.
The participants were representatives of CALD full-member parties
namely: Jayanthi Devi Balaguru, secretary general of the National
Women’s Wing of the Parti
Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia; Dr. Ly Srey Vyna and Hon. Vanchan Tok,
members of parliament of the Sam
Rainsy Party (SRP) Cambodia; Jaslyn Go, Singapore Democratic Party;
Ingrid Liao, director of the Women’s Development Department
of the Democratic Progressive
Party Taiwan; Shalini Senanayake, co-ordinator of the Women’s
Wing of the Liberal
Party of Sri Lanka; and Evelyn Maduro and Roscoe Santana of the
Liberal Party of the Philippines,
Batanes. Read more on the CALD
Women’s Caucus.
“How can we bring more Muslim Filipino children to school and
have them graduate?” That was the question posed by Juan Miguel
“Mike” Luz, National Institute for Policy Studies (NIPS)
executive vice president for policy research, at a consultative meeting
with 24 asatidz (Arabic teachers) and madrasah (school)
administrators from several cities in Metro Manila. NIPS wanted to
discover why there are fewer enrollments from Muslim
households and faster drop out rates.
Hosted by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty at its office
in Makati on 14 May 2009, NIPS gathered the participants to learn
their views in its effort to create
an education policy that addresses the needs of Muslim Filipino
children. Read more on the
NIPS meeting.
To remain resilient and dynamic in the rapidly changing world, the
Young Liberals and Democrats of
Asia (YLDA) held a capacity building workshop in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia from 29 April - 03-May 2009. Hosted by Parti
Gerakan Rakyat and with the support of the Friedrich Naumann
Foundation for Liberty (FNF), YLDA evaluated its past achievements,
identified its current realities and discussed redefining its mission.
Representatives from member organizations and the Executive Committee
reaffirmed that YLDA’s key stakeholders are its member
organizations and the Asian youth. Thus
the organization must renew its efforts of capacity building, education
and mobilization. Read more on the YLDA
workshop.
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