June, 12

This e-learning course provides participants with an understanding of how a gender lens is critical to all elements of peacebuilding, conflict resolution and recovery work, initiatives and policy. It outlines the normative framework around women’s rights and peacebuilding, security sector governance, approaches to transitional justice, security policy making and awareness raising on women’s and gender issues. This course uses weekly case studies to illustrate how the normative framework has been put into practice in different regions of the world. Finally, the course takes a critical look at the implementation of the women, peace and security resolutions, including gaps that that make a comprehensive, realistic and effective response to gender, peace and security issues challenging in field as well as in the global discourse. Participants will critically analyse international interventions on peace and security from a women’s rights perspective.

The certificate course involves approximately 30 hours of reading, on-line working groups, webinars, quizzes and a writing assignment, and interaction among students and the instructors, and is offered over an six-week period. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.

Tuition fee for participants: US$ 575; tuition for auditors: US$ 215

Local: Online
Date: May/21/2014 - Jul/01/2014
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This course will equip participants to build environments within organisations and across communities that foster and maintain safe, equal and respectful gender relations. 

The short course also provides the opportunity to strengthen and develop partnerships between organisations and across sectors to support the planning and implementation of activity to prevent violence against women.

 

Time: 9.30am to 4.30pm (Registration starts at 9.15am on Day 1)

 

Venue: Seminar Rooms 1 & 2, 15-31 Pelham Street, Carlton

Cost: Cost covered by VicHealth

Further Information: 
Contact: Marieve Lessard
mlessard@vichealth.vic.gov.au
T: 03 9667 9070

See flyer for more information.

Closing Date: Friday 30 May 2014

Local: VicHealth Seminar Rooms 1 & 2, 15-31 Pelham Street, Carlton
Date: Jun/11/2014 - Jun/12/2014
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This webinar will bring together a diverse panel of national and province network organizers to explore the formation of men's action networks in the United States and Canada; examine the challenges in organizing and sustaining meaningful participation from its members; explore the various activities and initiatives utilized by men's networks to raise awareness and prevent men's violence against women; and discuss issues of accountability inherent in multi-gender partnerships.

Local: Online
Date: Jun/12/2014
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