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Asian Regional Training “Development of Culturally Sensitive Programme”
9-13 July 2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Asian Regional Training “Development of Culturally Sensitive Programme”
organized by
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD)
in cooperation with
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
and
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
9-13 July 2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand
message from
Chairman of AFPPD Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) has been experimenting with new strategies, themes and concepts to inform, educate, motivate and involve Members of Parliament about the importance of population, sexual and reproductive health, and related issues in the development of nations. It has implemented programmes through National Parliamentary Committees, in most cases are parts of Parliamentary Committees in the parliaments. The Parliamentary Committee full-time staffs are most important agents of pursuing change. They are the facilitators for parliamentarians to be motivated and active. Therefore, AFPPD each year makes effort to enhance their capacity by providing trainings under the guidance of selected UNFPA and other experts. This year’s training not only covers a topic which is very crucial for the success of any development programmes but also for the governance of countries. Culturally sensitive programme, religion and culture are parts of everybody’s life more so today than before. Therefore, it is important that all our actions should be keeping in view of the cultures, traditions and beliefs of the people. Some may not be kept with time, this needs to be explained to parliamentarians and their staff. We, in AFPPD, consider linkage of our programme with culture is very relevant and necessary. I wish the Asian Regional Training for the Development of Culturally Sensitive Programme will be useful.
Yasuo Fukuda, MP (Japan) Chairman, AFPPD
message from
Secretary-General of AFPPD It is a great pleasure to welcome you to Thailand for the Asian Regional Training Workshop on the Development of Culturally Sensitive Programme (CSP). This training workshop brings more than 40 staffs of National Committees and parliaments from over 23 Asia-Pacific and Central Asian countries. Culture plays an important role in the society, and shapes the views and actions of an individual. Some cultural practices are useful but some are so traditional and sometimes harmful. Even then, we have to keep cultural sensitivity in mind when we deal with people or society. Culturally sensitive approaches include carefully developed advocacy programmes, closely tailored to the cultural context in which they are launched, to make it easier to deal with sensitive subjects. These programmes should reflect a clear understanding of the view of both allies and potential adversaries, and draw from sources that are popular within a given culture. That is why AFPPD organized this training workshop to systematically mainstream culturally-sensitive approaches into programming efforts. This demands a greater emphasis on working with parliamentary staff – engaging in dialogue, listening, sharing knowledge and insights, and jointly planning the way to move forward. Culturally sensitive programmes are a means by which AFPPD and its development partners can more effectively make basic human rights a reality in the countries we serve – especially those dealing with gender equality and equity, HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence and reproductive health.
Prat Boonyawongvirot, MP (Thailand) Secretary-General, AFPPD
Background Despite diverse histories, circumstances, experiences, and cultures, each country is working towards common goals of, for instance, peace, poverty reduction, human development, environmental sustainability, and gender equality, in order to achieve a better future. Success in implementing some of these goals that touch on the most sensitive and intimate spheres of human existence - reproductive health and rights, gender relations, and population issues – will require patience, willingness and ability to listen, and respect for cultural diversity. This is part of what we mean by a culturally-sensitive programming. As the name suggests, to be culturally-sensitive implies understanding each other’s differences and respecting each other regardless of one’s sexuality, race, color, or gender. In our day-to-day development work, it signifies underscoring the importance of cultural sensitivity in effectively tackling change and development. It means bringing in and drawing attention to the positive aspects of culture, and benefiting from it in actual programming. Changing attitudes, behaviors and laws - especially those dealing with gender relations and reproductive health - have proven to be a long-term and complex task; and changing mindsets can be even more difficult than providing services. This is especially true when lives are bound by centuries-old traditions and cultures. Different social and cultural realities create both challenges and opportunities for achieving internationally-agreed goals. It is therefore crucial to understand the importance of culture in the development world and how to integrate cultural sensitivity and analysis in our line of work. Numerous mechanisms, programmes, and instruments highlighting the key role of culture in human and sustainable development are already in place. From upholding human rights (including cultural rights) to respecting the plurality of cultures, different legal and normative actions and tools have been endorsed by the international community. Yet, in spite of this increased awareness, culture is still a low priority in development policies, and the gap between discourse and actual practice remains wide. Governments rarely apply a cultural dimension to the resolution of key development issues. In such a context, the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD), in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is organizing an intensive training to national committee staffs on programme development on culturally-sensitive matters. Entitled “Development of Culturally-Sensitive Programme”, the training will be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand on 9-13 July 2007. The Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD), founded in 1981, is the coordinating body of 25 national parliamentarian committees with full-time staff support dealing with population, health and development issues in the parliament. Over the past two decades, AFPPD has re-oriented its advocacy efforts in line with the changes in paradigm of population policies and
programmes. The training course will provide the participants with key knowledge, concepts, tools and techniques on culturally-sensitive programming. The course will focus on the: • • • •
overview of culturally-linked frameworks and relevant standard-setting instruments; understanding of the importance and interrelation of culture, gender, human rights, and development; mainstreaming of cultural analysis in programmes; and use, application and development of cultural lenses.
Around 40 Staff of Parliaments and Parliamentarian Groups from 23 countries in Asia and Pacific will be attending the training. They will be facilitated by UNFPA and UNESCO officials as resource persons.
Quotes on Culture The challenge for UNFPA is to help countries as we always
have with no agenda of our own, with sensitivity towards unique cultural values, with an infinite willingness to work with whatever is positive, and with a determination to help countries and people turn universal principles into concrete action. Thoraya Obaid UNFPA Executive Director
UNESCO is participating in the building of an international
environment conducive to dialogue, and respectful of human rights and fundamental freedoms, in particular those of persons belonging to minorities and indigenous peoples. Policies fostering the integration and the participation of all citizens are being promoted to avoid rifts and conflicts. Koichiro Matsuura UNESCO Director-General
People of different religions and cultures live side by side in
almost every part of the world, and most of us have overlapping identities which unite us with very different groups. We can love what we are, without hating what and who we are not. We can thrive in our own tradition, even as we learn from others, and come to respect their teachings. Kofi Annan former UN Secretary-General
Asian Regional Training “Development of Culturally Sensitive Programme” 9-13 July 2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Agenda DATE AND TIME
ACTIVITIES
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE PERSON (S)
Sunday, 8 July - Arrival of Participants Monday, 9 July 10.00 onwards
Meeting of National Committee Staff: The Way Forward
19.00 onwards
Dinner Reception
Tuesday, 10 July - Theoretical Background Session 1: Opening 09.00–09.30
• Welcome remarks Mr. Shiv Khare, Executive Director of AFPPD • Opening ceremony Dr. G. Giridhar, Director of UNFPA/CST, Bangkok • Chairman’s remarks Dr. Malinee Sukavejworakit, Senior Adviser of AFPPD
09.30–09.40
Group photo
09.40–10.00
Coffee Break
10.00-10.10
Objectives of the meeting and presentation of the agenda
Shiv Khare, AFPPD
10.10-10.30
Activity: Getting-to-know one another
Maria Majella Rio, UNESCO + All facilitators
10.30-10.45
Participants’ expectations
Mere Kisekka, UNFPA
10.45-11.00
Setting up meeting “ground rules”
Maria Majella Rio
Session 2: Overview of Culturally-Linked Frameworks and Relevant StandardSetting Instruments 11.00–11.30
International Conference on G. Giridhar, UNFPA Population and Development (ICPD) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) (With Q&A)
11.30–12.15
Relevant UN conventions and Vanessa Achilles, standard-setting instruments UNESCO (With Q&A)
12.15–13.15
Lunch Break
Session 3: Understanding the Importance of Culture, Gender and Human Rights 13.15–13.45
Group activity: Perceptions on culture and gender
13.45–14.45
Definition of concepts: culture
14.45-15.00
Discussion, Q&A
15.00–15.30
Coffee Break
15.30–16.30
Linking the 3 concepts • Case studies • Discussion • Group report
Vanessa Achilles
16.30–16:45
General discussion
Mere Kisekka
16.45–17.00
Wrap-up
Shiv Khare + First reporting group
Tensions between human rights, gender, cultural norms and traditions
Maria Majella Rio
Mere Kisekka
Wednesday, 11 July - Using Lenses for Culturally-Sensitive Programming 09.00–09.30
Feedback from the first day
Shiv Khare + First reporting group
Session 4: UNFPA Culture Lens 09.30–10.15
Group activity: Sharing success and failure stories Sensitization to culturally-sensitive programming
10.15-10.30
Wrap-up activity and discussion
10.30–10.45
Coffee Break
10.45–11.30
Introduction to the culture lens • What is a culture lens? • Facets of the culture lens
11.30–12.00 12.00-12.15 12.15-12.30
Group activity: Case Study • Group report • Discussions
12.30–13.30
Lunch Break
Mere Kisekka
Mere Kisekka
Session 5: UNESCO Cultural Diversity Lens (CDPL) 13.30–14.00
Revisiting and broadening the culture lens • UNESCO’s context • Introduction to UNESCO cultural diversity lens • The 9 CDPL themes & similarities with UNFPA lens
14.00–14.30
Group activity: Understanding the Maria Majella Rio 9 core themes of cultural diversity
14.30-15.00
Presentation and discussion
15.00–15.15
Coffee Break
15.15–15.30
Application of the UNESCO lens
Vanessa Achilles
15.30-16.15
Group activity: Application of the CDPL to the morning case study
Maria Majella Rio
16.15-16.45
• •
Shiv Khare
16.45–17.00
Group wrap-up
Group report Discussions
Vanessa Achilles
Shiv Khare + Second reporting group
Thursday, 12 July - Applications 08.30–09.00
Feedback from the second day
Shiv Khare + Second reporting group
Session 6: Application of Cultural Lens 09.00–09.15
Gender, and sexual and reproductive health issues
09.15–09.45
Group activity: Sharing experiences on RH issues and needed cultural approaches.
09.45-10.15
Group report
10.15–10.30
Coffee Break
Mere Kisekka
Using Cultural Aspects in Health and Social Projects: UNESCO Case Studies 10.30-11.00
Radio Soap Opera in minority language for HIV/AIDS prevention - presentation
Vanessa Achilles
11.00-11.15
Post tsunami art therapy workshop
Maria Majella Rio
11.15-11.30
Brainstorming
11.30-11.45
Wrap-up
11.45–12.45
Lunch Break
Shiv Khare + Third reporting group
Session 7: Field Trip to Project Sites 13.00
Bus leaves hotel
14.00–15.00
UNFPA AIDS and ageing project site, Wat Saket, Doi Saket
15.00-16.00
Return to Chiang Mai City
16.00-16.45
Briefing at Radio Thailand Chiang Mai, visit of the facility
17.00
Briefing by Ms. Cholada Montreevat, Project Coordinator, UNESCO Soap Opera Programme, Radio Thailand Chiang Mai
17.40
Site visit: Interviews with local ethnic minority people Chiang Mai City
19.00
Back to the hotel
Friday, 13 July 09.00–09.30
Feedback from the third day, including the field visits
Shiv Khare + Third reporting group
Session 8: Developing a Customized Lens 09.30-09.45
Refresher on the main themes of both lenses
Vanessa Achilles
09.45–11.00
Group activity: Adapting the newly learnt concepts to the participants’ context and work
Maria Majella Rio / Vanessa Achilles
11.00–11.15
Coffee Break
11.15–11.45
Review of participants’ initial expectations and discussion
11.45–12.45
Lunch Break
12.45 –13.45
Lessons learnt • Poster making • Gallery walk
Shiv Khare, Mere Kisekka and wrap-up facilitation group Maria Majella Rio/ Vanessa Achilles
Closing Session 13.45–14.15
• Introduction Mr. Shiv Khare, Executive Director of AFPPD • Closing remarks Dr. Prat Boonyawongvirot, Secretary-General of AFPPD • Remarks by resource persons Ms. Vanessa Achilles, Programme Specialist of UNESCO Ms. Mere Kisekka, Advisor for Gender and Socio-Cultural Research of UNFPA/CST • Vote of thanks by a participant DEPARTURE
Information
VENUE Paris Room, 2nd Floor Novotel Chiang Mai 183 Changpuak Road, T. Sripoom A. Muang Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand Tel. (66) 0 5322-5500 Fax. (66) 0 5322 5505 http://www.novotel.com or http://www.accorhotels.com/asia
DATES Monday 9th to Friday 13th July 2007 (Participants should arrive in Chiang Mai on July 8 or 9, 2007 and leave on July 13 evening or 14 July, 2007)
ACCOMMODATION All participants will have a superior single room booked for them in Novotel Chiang Mai Hotel.
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ROOM CHARGES The single room charges will be borne by the organizers, excluding incidental expenses charged to the room such as telephone calls, room service, laundry, charges for additional person(s) etc. Please settle your incidental expenses before departure. We understand that person(s) accompanying the participants and observers will take care of their own expenses.
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DSA Participants will be provided with a Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) to cover expenses for meals not provided for during meeting days, airport taxes and other incidental expenses. Any participant who is unable to stay for the duration of the meeting is requested to inform the Secretariat as soon as possible after arrival, so that the subsistence allowance can be adjusted accordingly.
MEALS Breakfast starts at 6:00-10:00 a.m. at the Citrus Restaurant, 1st Floor of the hotel. Lunch is also provided at the same Restaurant. Breakfast and lunch are included in the hotel room charge.
VISA Participants should obtain their visas before coming to Thailand. You should bring the letter of selection as reference in your request for visa. As for Participants from countries that do NOT have a Thai Embassy, please check the information online or contact AFPPD Secretariat directly. To check visa information, you can log on to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website: http://www. mfa.go.th/web/12.php.
AIRPORT TRANSPORT Transportation from Chiang Mai International Airport to the conference venue will be provided by the hotel, please
look for the Novotel Hotel sign in the arrival hall. If you are staying for 1 night in Bangkok for transit, please make a specific arrangement with the AFPPD Secretariat.
AIR TICKET REIMBURSEMENT Please check who is funding your ticket. If AFPPD has arranged to pay for your flight, and air ticket which was purchased by you or by your National Committee, please bring the official invoice together with a photocopy of your air ticket for reimbursement at the time of registration.
INSURANCE Participants are requested to obtain health insurance, as medical treatment in Thailand is costly. AFPPD is not responsible for health and accident insurance.
REGISTRATION After checking in at the hotel, you are requested to register with the Secretariat staff. Registration will take place at London Room, 2nd Floor of the hotel. Registration will take place on 8 July from 5 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. At registration, you will receive your name tag, conference information kit. Participants who arrive late are requested to come down early to the London Room on 9 July to register before the training commences.
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LANGUAGE The training will be conducted in English and translation services are not available.
WEATHER Thailand has a tropical climate. July falls in the rainy season in Thailand. The temperature will range from 23 to 31 degrees Celsius at this time.
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TIME ZONE Bangkok and Chiang Mai are GMT +7 hours. CURRENCY The Thai Baht is freely convertible and exchange counters are open at the airport and in the city. Normally, hotels give a lower rate of exchange than the banks. Several private exchange counters are open seven days a week. Banks located around the city have the working hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. There are several banks that are walking distance from the Novotel hotel. The current rate is US$ 1 to around THB34. MOBILE PHONE The mobile phone network in Thailand uses GSM standard.
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER Emergency call: 191 Tourist police emergency hotline: 1155 FOR MORE INFORMATION For additional information, please contact: AFPPD Phyathai Plaza Building, Suite 9-C, Phyathai Road Rachathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand Tel: (66-2) 219 2903/4, Fax: (66-2) 219 2905 Email: [email protected] Contact Persons: Passawee Tapasanan Programme Associate Mobile: (66-89) 121 0369 E-mail: [email protected]
Pariyaporn Sappapan Administrative Associate Mobile: (66-89) 138 3798 E-mail: [email protected]
At the hotel, please contact the reception desk or the AFPPD secretariat at London Room, 2nd Floor.
Quotes on Culture The Programme of Action will require the establishment of common ground, with full respect for the various religious and ethical values and cultural backgrounds. International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action, para 1.15
The relationship between culture and development should be clarified and deepened in constructive and practical ways.
Our Creative Diversity: The UN World Commisssion on Culture and Development Report
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Engaging Parliamentarians
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development Suite 9-C, Phyathai Plaza Bldg., Phyathai Rd. Bangkok 10400, Thailand Tel: +6622192903-4 Fax: +6622192905 Email: [email protected] Website: www.afppd.org
9-13 July 2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Asian Regional Training “Development of Culturally Sensitive Programme”
organized by
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD)
in cooperation with
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
and
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
9-13 July 2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand
message from
Chairman of AFPPD Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) has been experimenting with new strategies, themes and concepts to inform, educate, motivate and involve Members of Parliament about the importance of population, sexual and reproductive health, and related issues in the development of nations. It has implemented programmes through National Parliamentary Committees, in most cases are parts of Parliamentary Committees in the parliaments. The Parliamentary Committee full-time staffs are most important agents of pursuing change. They are the facilitators for parliamentarians to be motivated and active. Therefore, AFPPD each year makes effort to enhance their capacity by providing trainings under the guidance of selected UNFPA and other experts. This year’s training not only covers a topic which is very crucial for the success of any development programmes but also for the governance of countries. Culturally sensitive programme, religion and culture are parts of everybody’s life more so today than before. Therefore, it is important that all our actions should be keeping in view of the cultures, traditions and beliefs of the people. Some may not be kept with time, this needs to be explained to parliamentarians and their staff. We, in AFPPD, consider linkage of our programme with culture is very relevant and necessary. I wish the Asian Regional Training for the Development of Culturally Sensitive Programme will be useful.
Yasuo Fukuda, MP (Japan) Chairman, AFPPD
message from
Secretary-General of AFPPD It is a great pleasure to welcome you to Thailand for the Asian Regional Training Workshop on the Development of Culturally Sensitive Programme (CSP). This training workshop brings more than 40 staffs of National Committees and parliaments from over 23 Asia-Pacific and Central Asian countries. Culture plays an important role in the society, and shapes the views and actions of an individual. Some cultural practices are useful but some are so traditional and sometimes harmful. Even then, we have to keep cultural sensitivity in mind when we deal with people or society. Culturally sensitive approaches include carefully developed advocacy programmes, closely tailored to the cultural context in which they are launched, to make it easier to deal with sensitive subjects. These programmes should reflect a clear understanding of the view of both allies and potential adversaries, and draw from sources that are popular within a given culture. That is why AFPPD organized this training workshop to systematically mainstream culturally-sensitive approaches into programming efforts. This demands a greater emphasis on working with parliamentary staff – engaging in dialogue, listening, sharing knowledge and insights, and jointly planning the way to move forward. Culturally sensitive programmes are a means by which AFPPD and its development partners can more effectively make basic human rights a reality in the countries we serve – especially those dealing with gender equality and equity, HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence and reproductive health.
Prat Boonyawongvirot, MP (Thailand) Secretary-General, AFPPD
Background Despite diverse histories, circumstances, experiences, and cultures, each country is working towards common goals of, for instance, peace, poverty reduction, human development, environmental sustainability, and gender equality, in order to achieve a better future. Success in implementing some of these goals that touch on the most sensitive and intimate spheres of human existence - reproductive health and rights, gender relations, and population issues – will require patience, willingness and ability to listen, and respect for cultural diversity. This is part of what we mean by a culturally-sensitive programming. As the name suggests, to be culturally-sensitive implies understanding each other’s differences and respecting each other regardless of one’s sexuality, race, color, or gender. In our day-to-day development work, it signifies underscoring the importance of cultural sensitivity in effectively tackling change and development. It means bringing in and drawing attention to the positive aspects of culture, and benefiting from it in actual programming. Changing attitudes, behaviors and laws - especially those dealing with gender relations and reproductive health - have proven to be a long-term and complex task; and changing mindsets can be even more difficult than providing services. This is especially true when lives are bound by centuries-old traditions and cultures. Different social and cultural realities create both challenges and opportunities for achieving internationally-agreed goals. It is therefore crucial to understand the importance of culture in the development world and how to integrate cultural sensitivity and analysis in our line of work. Numerous mechanisms, programmes, and instruments highlighting the key role of culture in human and sustainable development are already in place. From upholding human rights (including cultural rights) to respecting the plurality of cultures, different legal and normative actions and tools have been endorsed by the international community. Yet, in spite of this increased awareness, culture is still a low priority in development policies, and the gap between discourse and actual practice remains wide. Governments rarely apply a cultural dimension to the resolution of key development issues. In such a context, the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD), in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is organizing an intensive training to national committee staffs on programme development on culturally-sensitive matters. Entitled “Development of Culturally-Sensitive Programme”, the training will be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand on 9-13 July 2007. The Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD), founded in 1981, is the coordinating body of 25 national parliamentarian committees with full-time staff support dealing with population, health and development issues in the parliament. Over the past two decades, AFPPD has re-oriented its advocacy efforts in line with the changes in paradigm of population policies and
programmes. The training course will provide the participants with key knowledge, concepts, tools and techniques on culturally-sensitive programming. The course will focus on the: • • • •
overview of culturally-linked frameworks and relevant standard-setting instruments; understanding of the importance and interrelation of culture, gender, human rights, and development; mainstreaming of cultural analysis in programmes; and use, application and development of cultural lenses.
Around 40 Staff of Parliaments and Parliamentarian Groups from 23 countries in Asia and Pacific will be attending the training. They will be facilitated by UNFPA and UNESCO officials as resource persons.
Quotes on Culture The challenge for UNFPA is to help countries as we always
have with no agenda of our own, with sensitivity towards unique cultural values, with an infinite willingness to work with whatever is positive, and with a determination to help countries and people turn universal principles into concrete action. Thoraya Obaid UNFPA Executive Director
UNESCO is participating in the building of an international
environment conducive to dialogue, and respectful of human rights and fundamental freedoms, in particular those of persons belonging to minorities and indigenous peoples. Policies fostering the integration and the participation of all citizens are being promoted to avoid rifts and conflicts. Koichiro Matsuura UNESCO Director-General
People of different religions and cultures live side by side in
almost every part of the world, and most of us have overlapping identities which unite us with very different groups. We can love what we are, without hating what and who we are not. We can thrive in our own tradition, even as we learn from others, and come to respect their teachings. Kofi Annan former UN Secretary-General
Asian Regional Training “Development of Culturally Sensitive Programme” 9-13 July 2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Agenda DATE AND TIME
ACTIVITIES
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE PERSON (S)
Sunday, 8 July - Arrival of Participants Monday, 9 July 10.00 onwards
Meeting of National Committee Staff: The Way Forward
19.00 onwards
Dinner Reception
Tuesday, 10 July - Theoretical Background Session 1: Opening 09.00–09.30
• Welcome remarks Mr. Shiv Khare, Executive Director of AFPPD • Opening ceremony Dr. G. Giridhar, Director of UNFPA/CST, Bangkok • Chairman’s remarks Dr. Malinee Sukavejworakit, Senior Adviser of AFPPD
09.30–09.40
Group photo
09.40–10.00
Coffee Break
10.00-10.10
Objectives of the meeting and presentation of the agenda
Shiv Khare, AFPPD
10.10-10.30
Activity: Getting-to-know one another
Maria Majella Rio, UNESCO + All facilitators
10.30-10.45
Participants’ expectations
Mere Kisekka, UNFPA
10.45-11.00
Setting up meeting “ground rules”
Maria Majella Rio
Session 2: Overview of Culturally-Linked Frameworks and Relevant StandardSetting Instruments 11.00–11.30
International Conference on G. Giridhar, UNFPA Population and Development (ICPD) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) (With Q&A)
11.30–12.15
Relevant UN conventions and Vanessa Achilles, standard-setting instruments UNESCO (With Q&A)
12.15–13.15
Lunch Break
Session 3: Understanding the Importance of Culture, Gender and Human Rights 13.15–13.45
Group activity: Perceptions on culture and gender
13.45–14.45
Definition of concepts: culture
14.45-15.00
Discussion, Q&A
15.00–15.30
Coffee Break
15.30–16.30
Linking the 3 concepts • Case studies • Discussion • Group report
Vanessa Achilles
16.30–16:45
General discussion
Mere Kisekka
16.45–17.00
Wrap-up
Shiv Khare + First reporting group
Tensions between human rights, gender, cultural norms and traditions
Maria Majella Rio
Mere Kisekka
Wednesday, 11 July - Using Lenses for Culturally-Sensitive Programming 09.00–09.30
Feedback from the first day
Shiv Khare + First reporting group
Session 4: UNFPA Culture Lens 09.30–10.15
Group activity: Sharing success and failure stories Sensitization to culturally-sensitive programming
10.15-10.30
Wrap-up activity and discussion
10.30–10.45
Coffee Break
10.45–11.30
Introduction to the culture lens • What is a culture lens? • Facets of the culture lens
11.30–12.00 12.00-12.15 12.15-12.30
Group activity: Case Study • Group report • Discussions
12.30–13.30
Lunch Break
Mere Kisekka
Mere Kisekka
Session 5: UNESCO Cultural Diversity Lens (CDPL) 13.30–14.00
Revisiting and broadening the culture lens • UNESCO’s context • Introduction to UNESCO cultural diversity lens • The 9 CDPL themes & similarities with UNFPA lens
14.00–14.30
Group activity: Understanding the Maria Majella Rio 9 core themes of cultural diversity
14.30-15.00
Presentation and discussion
15.00–15.15
Coffee Break
15.15–15.30
Application of the UNESCO lens
Vanessa Achilles
15.30-16.15
Group activity: Application of the CDPL to the morning case study
Maria Majella Rio
16.15-16.45
• •
Shiv Khare
16.45–17.00
Group wrap-up
Group report Discussions
Vanessa Achilles
Shiv Khare + Second reporting group
Thursday, 12 July - Applications 08.30–09.00
Feedback from the second day
Shiv Khare + Second reporting group
Session 6: Application of Cultural Lens 09.00–09.15
Gender, and sexual and reproductive health issues
09.15–09.45
Group activity: Sharing experiences on RH issues and needed cultural approaches.
09.45-10.15
Group report
10.15–10.30
Coffee Break
Mere Kisekka
Using Cultural Aspects in Health and Social Projects: UNESCO Case Studies 10.30-11.00
Radio Soap Opera in minority language for HIV/AIDS prevention - presentation
Vanessa Achilles
11.00-11.15
Post tsunami art therapy workshop
Maria Majella Rio
11.15-11.30
Brainstorming
11.30-11.45
Wrap-up
11.45–12.45
Lunch Break
Shiv Khare + Third reporting group
Session 7: Field Trip to Project Sites 13.00
Bus leaves hotel
14.00–15.00
UNFPA AIDS and ageing project site, Wat Saket, Doi Saket
15.00-16.00
Return to Chiang Mai City
16.00-16.45
Briefing at Radio Thailand Chiang Mai, visit of the facility
17.00
Briefing by Ms. Cholada Montreevat, Project Coordinator, UNESCO Soap Opera Programme, Radio Thailand Chiang Mai
17.40
Site visit: Interviews with local ethnic minority people Chiang Mai City
19.00
Back to the hotel
Friday, 13 July 09.00–09.30
Feedback from the third day, including the field visits
Shiv Khare + Third reporting group
Session 8: Developing a Customized Lens 09.30-09.45
Refresher on the main themes of both lenses
Vanessa Achilles
09.45–11.00
Group activity: Adapting the newly learnt concepts to the participants’ context and work
Maria Majella Rio / Vanessa Achilles
11.00–11.15
Coffee Break
11.15–11.45
Review of participants’ initial expectations and discussion
11.45–12.45
Lunch Break
12.45 –13.45
Lessons learnt • Poster making • Gallery walk
Shiv Khare, Mere Kisekka and wrap-up facilitation group Maria Majella Rio/ Vanessa Achilles
Closing Session 13.45–14.15
• Introduction Mr. Shiv Khare, Executive Director of AFPPD • Closing remarks Dr. Prat Boonyawongvirot, Secretary-General of AFPPD • Remarks by resource persons Ms. Vanessa Achilles, Programme Specialist of UNESCO Ms. Mere Kisekka, Advisor for Gender and Socio-Cultural Research of UNFPA/CST • Vote of thanks by a participant DEPARTURE
Information
VENUE Paris Room, 2nd Floor Novotel Chiang Mai 183 Changpuak Road, T. Sripoom A. Muang Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand Tel. (66) 0 5322-5500 Fax. (66) 0 5322 5505 http://www.novotel.com or http://www.accorhotels.com/asia
DATES Monday 9th to Friday 13th July 2007 (Participants should arrive in Chiang Mai on July 8 or 9, 2007 and leave on July 13 evening or 14 July, 2007)
ACCOMMODATION All participants will have a superior single room booked for them in Novotel Chiang Mai Hotel.
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ROOM CHARGES The single room charges will be borne by the organizers, excluding incidental expenses charged to the room such as telephone calls, room service, laundry, charges for additional person(s) etc. Please settle your incidental expenses before departure. We understand that person(s) accompanying the participants and observers will take care of their own expenses.
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DSA Participants will be provided with a Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) to cover expenses for meals not provided for during meeting days, airport taxes and other incidental expenses. Any participant who is unable to stay for the duration of the meeting is requested to inform the Secretariat as soon as possible after arrival, so that the subsistence allowance can be adjusted accordingly.
MEALS Breakfast starts at 6:00-10:00 a.m. at the Citrus Restaurant, 1st Floor of the hotel. Lunch is also provided at the same Restaurant. Breakfast and lunch are included in the hotel room charge.
VISA Participants should obtain their visas before coming to Thailand. You should bring the letter of selection as reference in your request for visa. As for Participants from countries that do NOT have a Thai Embassy, please check the information online or contact AFPPD Secretariat directly. To check visa information, you can log on to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website: http://www. mfa.go.th/web/12.php.
AIRPORT TRANSPORT Transportation from Chiang Mai International Airport to the conference venue will be provided by the hotel, please
look for the Novotel Hotel sign in the arrival hall. If you are staying for 1 night in Bangkok for transit, please make a specific arrangement with the AFPPD Secretariat.
AIR TICKET REIMBURSEMENT Please check who is funding your ticket. If AFPPD has arranged to pay for your flight, and air ticket which was purchased by you or by your National Committee, please bring the official invoice together with a photocopy of your air ticket for reimbursement at the time of registration.
INSURANCE Participants are requested to obtain health insurance, as medical treatment in Thailand is costly. AFPPD is not responsible for health and accident insurance.
REGISTRATION After checking in at the hotel, you are requested to register with the Secretariat staff. Registration will take place at London Room, 2nd Floor of the hotel. Registration will take place on 8 July from 5 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. At registration, you will receive your name tag, conference information kit. Participants who arrive late are requested to come down early to the London Room on 9 July to register before the training commences.
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LANGUAGE The training will be conducted in English and translation services are not available.
WEATHER Thailand has a tropical climate. July falls in the rainy season in Thailand. The temperature will range from 23 to 31 degrees Celsius at this time.
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TIME ZONE Bangkok and Chiang Mai are GMT +7 hours. CURRENCY The Thai Baht is freely convertible and exchange counters are open at the airport and in the city. Normally, hotels give a lower rate of exchange than the banks. Several private exchange counters are open seven days a week. Banks located around the city have the working hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. There are several banks that are walking distance from the Novotel hotel. The current rate is US$ 1 to around THB34. MOBILE PHONE The mobile phone network in Thailand uses GSM standard.
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER Emergency call: 191 Tourist police emergency hotline: 1155 FOR MORE INFORMATION For additional information, please contact: AFPPD Phyathai Plaza Building, Suite 9-C, Phyathai Road Rachathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand Tel: (66-2) 219 2903/4, Fax: (66-2) 219 2905 Email: [email protected] Contact Persons: Passawee Tapasanan Programme Associate Mobile: (66-89) 121 0369 E-mail: [email protected]
Pariyaporn Sappapan Administrative Associate Mobile: (66-89) 138 3798 E-mail: [email protected]
At the hotel, please contact the reception desk or the AFPPD secretariat at London Room, 2nd Floor.
Quotes on Culture The Programme of Action will require the establishment of common ground, with full respect for the various religious and ethical values and cultural backgrounds. International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action, para 1.15
The relationship between culture and development should be clarified and deepened in constructive and practical ways.
Our Creative Diversity: The UN World Commisssion on Culture and Development Report
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