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Scheduled Calendar of Parallel Events organised by NGOs for the CSW 52nd Session

THESE EVENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CSW 52ND SESSION ARE ORGANIZED BY, AND ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF, THE NGO COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN. THEY ARE HELD IN THE CHURCH CENTER OPPOSITE THE UN. THE UN IS NOT INVOLVED IN OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE EVENTS.

For all queries regarding the schedule, please contact the NGO Committee on the Status of Women at ngo_csw_ny@hotmail.com or +1-212-209-3961.

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Time

ID

Title

Organization Name

Type

Room


25-2-2008

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

569

African Women's Caucus

African Women's Development & Communication Network (FEMNET)
and co-sponsored by:
AAWORD, ECWD, FERFAP, AMWA, AWEPON, ABANTU FOR DEVELOPMENT

Caucus

Conf. Room B

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

756

The Politics of Funding and Funding Politics

Women's Intercultural Network
and co-sponsored by:
Coalition of Women from Asia and the Middle East

Panel

Church Center - 2nd Fl.

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

746

The Psychological Meaning of Money

International Psychoanalytical Association Trust
and co-sponsored by:
Women's Learning Partnership

Panel

Church Center - 10th Fl.

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

584

Women Empowerment in Africa: The Experience of FAS and the Spanish Coorporation.

Femmes Afrique Solidarite

Panel

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

598

Empowerment of Women through Media Exposure for Building Peace

United States Federation for Middle East Peace

Panel

Church Center - 2nd Fl.

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

725

Enabling Women to Make a Difference:Experiences in Capacity Building

Zonta International
and co-sponsored by:
Rotary International, Soroptimist International

Workshop

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

668

On The Way to Gender Equality: A comparative view

SHATIL - New Israel Fund´s Empowerment and Training Center for Social Change Organizations, The
and co-sponsored by:
Heinrich Boell Foundation

Panel

Church Center - 10th Fl.

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

832

European Caucus

NGO Committee on the Status of Women

Caucus

Conf. Room B

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

579

Asia Pacific Caucus

Asia Pacific Women's Watch (APWW)
and co-sponsored by:
ISIS International Manila

Caucus

Conf. Room B

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

545

Gender Budgeting

Oxfam GB
and co-sponsored by:
Oxfam International

Panel

Church Center - 2nd Fl.

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

558

Investing in Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women: Challenges and Opportunities

Soroptimist International
and co-sponsored by:
BPW International, International Council of Women, International Fedederation of University Women, Zonta International

Workshop

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

685

What happened to financing for gender equality? A South critical view of FFD, Debt Relief, Aid Effectiveness and A4T

Isis - International Women's Information and Communication Service
and co-sponsored by:
Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era, Isis International-Manila

Panel

Church Center - 10th Fl.

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

576

Corporate Feminism - Enhancing Corporate Influence through Women's Empowerment

International Council of Jewish Women
and co-sponsored by:
Soroptimist International, Carol Themm , e-mail: ninacw@aol.com

Panel

Church Center - 2nd Fl.

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

711

Creating, Developing and Financing: The Business of Culture and The Culture of Business

Pathways to Peace
and co-sponsored by:
Pathways to Peace and the Sophia Women's World Conference Global Organizers

Panel

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

575

Gender Budgeting - Good and Bad Practices: Gender Justice of Public Expenditure

International Alliance of Women
and co-sponsored by:
WILPF

Panel

Church Center - 2nd Fl.

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

702

Getting Some Action-The role of NGOs in implementing SCR1325

UNIFEM Australia Incorporated
and co-sponsored by:
UNIFEM Australia, UNIFEM UK, UNIFEM Sweden, UNIFEM Italy

Other: Interactive Q & A

Church Center - 10th Fl.

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

734

A Caucus of Faith-Based UNCSW Delegates

Anglican Consultative Council
and co-sponsored by:
The Grail Global Education Association Ecumenical Women 2000+

Caucus

Conf. Room B

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

683

Caucus on Girls' Issues and Concerns

School Sisters of Notre Dame
and co-sponsored by:
Working Group on Girls

Caucus

Church Center - Grumman Room (8th Fl.)

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

648

Budgeting for Gender Equality - A Girl's Workshop

Girl Scouts of the United States of America
and co-sponsored by:
Girls Learn International, Inc. & Sadie Nash

Workshop

Church Center - 2nd Fl.

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

822

Dialogue for human security: A strategy for implementing the GA Resolution "Intensification of Efforts to Eliminate VAW" (61/143)

NGO Committee on the Status of Women
and co-sponsored by:
Subcommitee on VAW

Caucus

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

631

Women Ending Cycles of Violent Conflict: Strategies and Best Practices

Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
and co-sponsored by:
to be announced

Panel

Church Center - 10th Fl.

6:45 PM - 8:15 PM

823

Workshop: "Faith, Action and Peace"

United Religions Initiative
and co-sponsored by:

Caucus

Church Center - 2nd Fl.


26-2-2008

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

563

Finance for Africa women Agriculture

Zenab for Women in Development, Inc.
and co-sponsored by:
Emesco/ WFP

Workshop

Church Center - 2nd Fl.

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

646

Financing for Gender Equality: The critical role of women's organizations and movements

Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)
and co-sponsored by:
Hivos, MamaCash

Panel

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

608

WAGGGS friends breakfast

World Association of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts

Other: breakfast/brunch

Church Center - 10th Fl.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

837

Western Asian Caucus

NGO Committee on the Status of Women

Caucus

Conf. Room B

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

636

Ecumenical Women's Challenge to Financing for Development Agenda

Lutheran World Federation
and co-sponsored by:
World Council of Churches, Presbyterian Church, United Methodist Church – General Board of Global Ministries, World Student Christian Federation, World Young Women's Christian Association

Panel

Church Center - 10th Fl.

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

601

Financial Wealth for better Health

International Health Awareness Network
and co-sponsored by:
RIBBON INTERNATIONAL

Panel

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

599

Financing for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women in Middle Eastern and North African Governments.

United States Federation for Middle East Peace

Panel

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

625

Gender Budgeting - the South Asian Experiences

Mahila Dakshata Samiti
and co-sponsored by:
India Women's Watch & South Asia Women's Watch (SAWW)

Workshop

Church Center - 2nd Fl.

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

586

Financing Gender Equality work in the Commonwealth

Eastern African Sub-Regional Support Initiative for the Advencement of Women, The
and co-sponsored by:
EASSI and CWN

Workshop

Church Center - Grumman Room (8th Fl.)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

835

US Caucus

NGO Committee on the Status of Women

Caucus

Conf. Room B

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

811

Asia Pacific Caucus

Asia Pacific Women's Watch (APWW)
and co-sponsored by:
ISIS International Manila

Caucus

Conf. Room B

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

742

Financing for Gender Equality: What's Race, Class and Gender got to do with it?

Grail, The
and co-sponsored by:
Ecumenical Women 2000+ , United Methodist Women, and The Women’s Institute for Social Transformation

Workshop

Church Center - 2nd Fl.

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

588

Funding the Women's Movement

Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund, Inc.
and co-sponsored by:
This is in the works

Panel

Church Center - 10th Fl.

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

641

100 Years of the Socialist International Women and the International Women's Day

Socialist International Women
and co-sponsored by:
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations

Caucus

Church Center - Grumman Room (8th Fl.)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

834

Latin America and the Caribbean Caucus

NGO Committee on the Status of Women

Caucus

Conf. Room B

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

597

Latin America Regional Democracy Network and Status of Women

Associacion Civil Consorcio Desarrollo y Justicia
and co-sponsored by:
latin American Network for Democracy

Caucus

Conf. Room B

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

565

Empowerment and Leadership Trainings for Young Women

Hong Kong Federation of Women

Panel

Church Center - 10th Fl.

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

692

Extraordinary Women of Faith: Activists for Gender Equality Financing

Temple of Understanding

Panel

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

629

Launch of program packs publications on the Africa Women's Protocol

Oxfam GB
and co-sponsored by:
WILSA

Other: Popularizing the Africa Women's Protocol

Church Center - 2nd Fl.

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

726

Envisioning a 5th UN Women's World Conference (5WWC)

Women's Intercultural Network
and co-sponsored by:
Women's World Summit Foundation, Pathways to Peace, Anglican Women's Empowerment

Panel

Church Center - 2nd Fl.

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

765

Women's Empowerment: Exploring Inner Resources and the Way to

Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (BKWSU)

Workshop

Church Center - 10th Fl.


27-2-2008

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

700

“Global issues – local voices: the role of NGOs in building sustainable capacity.

Baha'i International Community
and co-sponsored by:
Baha'i International Community; NAWO (UK); FATIMA Women's Network (Europe)

Panel

Church Center - 2nd Fl.

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

650

Climate Change: Why Women's Perspectives Matter

Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
and co-sponsored by:
World Conservation Union (IUCN)

Panel

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

751

Conflict Resolution: Good Practices for Gender Empowerment

World Federation for Mental Health

Panel

Church Center - Boss Room (8th Fl.)

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

704

Gender Climate -- Making the Gender Case for Financing Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Heinrich Boell Foundation
and co-sponsored by:
genanet, WEDO, UNDP

Panel

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

626

Gender Mainstreaming in Peace and Security: Financing the Implementation of SCR 1325

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

Panel

Church Center - 10th Fl.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

833

Latin America and the Caribbean Caucus

NGO Committee on the Status of Women

Caucus

Conf. Room B

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

814

Latin America Regional Democracy Network and Status of Women

Associacion Civil Consorcio Desarrollo y Justicia
and co-sponsored by:
latin American Network for Democracy

Caucus

Conf. Room B

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

680

Enabling Women's Entrepreneurship in Niger

FEMVISION

Workshop

Church Center - 10th Fl.

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

604

The Economics of The Sex Industry: Financing Gender Inequality

UNANIMA International
and co-sponsored by:
UNANIMA International, Coalition against Trafficking in Women, Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd

Panel

Church Center - Boss Room (8th Fl.)

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

747

Violence Against Women and Girls and HIV&AIDS: Show us the Money!

Center for Women's Global Leadership
and co-sponsored by:
Action Aid International, CWGL, and the groups comprising the Women Won't Wait. End Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS. Now. campaign.

Panel

Church Center - 2nd Fl.

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

753

Women and Mental Health Caucus - Session 1

NGO Committee on Mental Health

Caucus

Church Center - Grumman Room (8th Fl.)

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

623

Empowering Sex Workers to Ensure Safety, Health and the Protection of Human Rights

Urban Justice Center
and co-sponsored by:
Sex Workers Project at the Urban Justice Center

Panel

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

647

Financing for Gender Equality Intersections with Race - explorations

United Methodist Church - General Board of Global Ministries
and co-sponsored by:
The International Grail, The Women's Institute for Social Transformation, United Methodist Women, Ecumenical Women 2000+

Workshop

Church Center - Boss Room (8th Fl.)

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

694

Skills to Empower Women in the Political Process; Skill Which May Help Women Obtain Financing and Achieve Other Goals.

League of Women Voters of the United States

Workshop

Church Center - 2nd Fl.

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

616

The effects of war on womem and children

National Council of Women in Great Britain
and co-sponsored by:
Women's National Commission

Panel

Church Center - 10th Fl.

2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

761

Parliamentary Dialogue on financing for gender

Inter-European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development

Other: Parliamentary Dialogue

Church Center - Grumman Room (8th Fl.)

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

627

A Taxing Issue: Tax Policies and Women in Canada's Modern Economy

Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women

Panel

Church Center - 10th Fl.

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

632

Diabetes and Cervical Cancer: Financing for country development and women's empowerment through screening, treatment and prevention

Global Alliance for Women's Health
and co-sponsored by:
TBD

Other: Briefings

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

613

Financing for Legal Mechanisms to Advance the Status of Women

International Federation of Women Lawyers

Workshop

Church Center - 2nd Fl.

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

572

Widowhood in Conflict - The Neglected Gender Issue:Adressing needs and supporting roles

National Alliance of Women's Organizations
and co-sponsored by:
Widows for Peace Through Democracy, WILPF, Women for Human Rights Nepal, South Asia for Empowering Widows in Development, WIDO Nigeria

Panel

Church Center - Boss Room (8th Fl.)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

838

Western Asian Caucus

NGO Committee on the Status of Women

Caucus

Conf. Room B

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

820

Caucus on Girls' Issues and Concerns

School Sisters of Notre Dame
and co-sponsored by:
Working Group on Girls

Caucus

Church Center - Grumman Room (8th Fl.)

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

690

Empowering Women Founders of NGOs: building networks

Project Kesher
and co-sponsored by:
Women Founders Collective

Workshop

Church Center - Boss Room (8th Fl.)

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

667

Global Issues-Local Voices: How Women’s Organisations Use International Instruments

National Alliance of Women's Organizations
and co-sponsored by:
FATIMA Women's Network, Oxfam, WNC, UNIFEM UK, Serene Communications

Other: launch of report and discussion

Church Center - 2nd Fl.

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

681

Learning from Good Practices: Resource Mobilization for Gender-based Responses to HIV/AIDS

Society for Women and AIDS in Africa
and co-sponsored by:
Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office

Panel

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

649

Linkage Caucus

Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
and co-sponsored by:
Center for Women's Global Leadership

Caucus

Conf. Room B

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

764

Trafficking and the empowerment of women

Salvation Army, The

Workshop

Church Center - 10th Fl.


28-2-2008

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

731

Buyers and Traffickers: Partners in Sexual Exploitation

Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
and co-sponsored by:
Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, UNANIMA International

Panel

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

696

Caregiving, finance and empowerment workshop: Practical information for NGOs

Federation Europeenne des Femmes Actives au Foyer
and co-sponsored by:
HARO, Social Agenda and Cúram

Workshop

Church Center - Boss Room (8th Fl.)

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

831

European Caucus

NGO Committee on the Status of Women
and co-sponsored by:

Caucus

Conf. Room B

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

749

Financing for Women's Mental Health and Gender Empowerment

World Federation for Mental Health
and co-sponsored by:
International Association of Schools of Social Work

Panel

Church Center - 10th Fl.

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

630

An Economy for Equality

Women's National Commission
and co-sponsored by:
UK Mission to the UN

Panel

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

615

Financing for the Human Rights of Women Migrants

NGO Committee on Migration

Panel

Church Center - Boss Room (8th Fl.)

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

580

Gender and Public Policies in Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific Women's Watch (APWW)
and co-sponsored by:
Pan Pacific and Southeast Asia Women's Association of Thailand

Workshop

Church Center - 10th Fl.

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

573

The role of food security for women in Sudan

Hawa Society for Women
and co-sponsored by:
smal scale enterprise society

Workshop

Church Center - Grumman Room (8th Fl.)

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

678

Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of Women: The Emperiences of East Asia

Simply Help, Inc.

Panel

Church Center - Hardin Room (11th Fl.)

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

609

Financing for Women's Rights, A European Perspective

European Women's Lobby

Workshop

Church Center - Boss Room (8th Fl.)

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

585

Women in 1325 and a ten year practice in engendering the peace process

Femmes Afrique Solidarite

Panel

Church Center - 10th Fl.

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

669

New Developments on the Position of Women and Financing for Gender Equality

Network Women In Development Europe
and co-sponsored by:
WIDE and WIDE platforms

Caucus

Conf. Room B

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

666

Financing for the empowerment of Girls and Young Women

Korean Institute for Women and Politics
and co-sponsored by:
Girl Scouts of Korea, Center for Asia Pacific Women in Politics

Workshop

Church Center - 10th Fl.