Mainstreaming Gender Into the WSIS
>
>The Gender Caucus for the WSIS invites you to consider and implement the
>recommendations contained in the attached statement as your organisation
makes
>preparations for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). The
gender
>caucus consists of representatives of organisations that responded to an
>invitation by UNIFEM to contribute to ensuring that gender dimensions are
>included in the process of defining and creating a Global Information
Society
>that contributes to sustainable development and human security.
>
>The following organisations took part in the work towards defining an
agenda for
>the African region:
>1. ABANTU for Development
>2. ACWICT
>3. African Connection Programme
>4. AIS-GWG
>5. AMARC-WIN
>6. AMARC Africa
>7. APC Africa Women's Programme
>8. Association of YAM-Bukri
>9. ENDA
>10. GEEP
>11. FEMNET
>12. MISA
>13. NDIMA
>14. Network of African Women Economists
>15. UNDP/SURF West Africa
>16. UNIFEM
>17. Unite d'appui au programme de la cooperation Canada-Malienne
>18. WomensNet(South Africa)
>19. WOUGNET
>20. ZWRCN
>21. Zimbabwe Ministry of Transport and Communications
>
>
>We look forward to working with you in the preparations for the WSIS and
in the
>programme of action that arises out of our deliberations at the Summit.
>
>For further information on partnership opportunities and the work of the
gender
>caucus please contact Laketch Dirasse, Chief Africa UNIFEM (email
>[email protected])
>
>For information on WSIS, visit:
>http://www.itu.int/wsis/basic/basic01.htm
>
>For information on the WSIS Africa Regional Conference, visit:
>http://www.geneva2003.org/bamako2002/index-02.html
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