FAQs

What is it?

It is an effort to

Organize the women teachers in the South Asian Region

Unite and unionize women teachers in enabling them to fight their concerns that are affecting them in the region collectively and unitedly .

Devise the strategies to mobilize, encourage and support to women in the region to become more active and more involved to take responsibility for women’s issues

Establish a forum to give voice to women in the region

Provide an avenue for women to share, contribute, plan and recommend the programmes and policies for their advancement

Form a communication structure which facilitate women to establish linkage building, exchange information, define their needs and priorities and plan of actions

Translate the EI policy on women into practice to achieve equality for women

Why women need it?

To provide cross-fertilization of ideas between women in member organizations in the region on issues affecting them

To collect, process and disseminate information

To create greater awareness in women

To increase the active and effective participation of women in member

To increase the active and effective participation of women in member organizations in the region at all levels

To support women’s involvement in leadership, decision-making levels, educational and other policy making bodies

To develop awareness on the educational needs of girls and encourage programmes to enhance their education

 

Who are the partners of the Network?

The eleven EI member organization in the three countries of South Asian region i.e. India, Nepal and Sri Lanka

The member organizations are:

AIPTF, AISTF, AIFTO, AIACHE, India

NNTA, NTA –Nepal

ACUT, ACUET, ACUT(G), CTTU, SLITU, USLTS- Sri Lanka

 

Who are fraternal organizations assisting the network project?

AEU-Australian Education Union

CTF-Canadian Teachers’ Federation

UEN- Union of Education Norway

Lararforbundet-Swedish Teachers’ Union   

How does the Network function?

Through regular contacts

How the contact is made?

Through the national contact persons/conveners appointed by each organization at the national/central and grassroots levels

Who directs the National Contact Persons?

The Women’s Project Committees established at the various levels by the member organizations.

Who implements the activities?

The Women’s Committees  at various levels under the guidance of the Executive Committees and the General Secretaries.

How is the progress assessed?

Through annual and periodic evaluations; review meetings and workshops; appraisals and assessment at various levels

Who participates in the evaluation?

The committee members, national leaders, resource persons, contact persons and the participants from the various activities

How are the future plans made?

During annual planning meetings at national and sub-regional levels

Who plans and monitor?

The Women’s Project Committees at various levels.

What actions do the members of the network take in follow up?

Recruit new women members

Raise awareness among new members about unions and women’s rights

Establish women’s committees at grassroots level

Educate women colleagues through short meetings, study circles etc.

Maintain regular contact with the contact persons  and report the actions taken

Establish counseling centres and grievance cells

Organise activities to raise funds for women in crisis

Participate in literacy programmes

Contact and motivate parents for the enrolment of girls and check dropouts

Raise awareness about HIV/AIDS among women and children

Help in preventing and reducing child labour

Help the women suffering from violence

 

How are the aims and objectives achieved?

Through workshops, seminars, conferences and training courses

By formation of women’s committees at all levels

By formation of sub-committees of women e.g. Editorial and Research Committees

By appointing contact persons from national to grassroots levels

By publication of newsletters, research reports

By commissioning materials and reports from experts

By materials including documentation and films related to women’s concerns

By translation of the materials in the national and regional languages