*PRGA Newsletter issue No. 23 July 2007
Call For Papers: "Refugee Women in the Arab World
Deadline for abstracts: 15 August 2007
The Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW), based in the Lebanese American University, is soliciting articles for the forthcoming issue of the quarterly publication, Al-Raida. The central topic for this edition of the journal will be "Refugee Women in the Arab World." We are interested in receiving papers based on academic studies or critical essays that address concerns related to refugee women in the Arab world.
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Poverty Reduction, Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform
Will be held from August 20-31, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand.
The course explores key elements in designing efficient, equitable and financially sustainable population policies and reproductive health programs in the context of health sector reform and Millennium Development Goals.
Gender and Indicators, 2007
What does a world without gender inequality look like? Realising this vision requires inspiring and mobilising social change. But what would indicate we are on the right track - and how will we know when we get there? Gender-sensitive indicators and other measurements of change are critical - for building the case for taking gender (in)equality seriously, for enabling better planning and actions, and for holding institutions accountable for their commitments on gender.
Africa: Anti-Poverty Strategies 'Must Embrace Innovation'
The world's poorest nations must place more emphasis on using scientific knowledge and technological innovation if they wish to escape the poverty and growing unemployment they currently face, according to a leading UN agency.
PRGA Program Mainstreaming Project with ASARECA
The CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis for Technology Development and Institutional Innovation (PRGA Program) teamed up with the Eastern and Central Africa Programme for Agricultural Policy Analysis (ECAPAPA) of the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) in a program to build capacity for gender analysis and to mainstream gender in Eastern and Central Africa (ECA).
Open Nominations for PRGA Program Advisory Board positions
Deadline: October 31/07
Current positions waiting for new appointments: NRM representative, Farmer representative, CGIAR representative.
We would greatly appreciate any assistance in bringing this announcement to the attention of qualified candidates. If you or the candidate would like more information about the opportunity in question, please inquire directly to the PRGA Program Coordination office at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Applications should also be sent to this same e-mail.
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