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Asian women conference in Cebu

First Posted 14:48:00 10/21/2008

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Grassroots women leaders from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Turkey, Thailand and the Philippines will hold the Asian Grassroots Women's International Academy with the theme, ?Empowering Grassroots Women to Build Resilient Communities? from October 22 to 27 at the Montebello Villa Hotel.

The activity aims to develop a framework on community resilience that is derived from and relevant to grassroots women's experiences.

This conference is organized by the Huairou Commission, a coalition of seven regional and international networks that focuses on the living and working condition of women from the poor communities around the world, in partnership with Lihok Pilipina Foundation, Inc., Bantay Banay and the Cebu City Government through the Cebu City Women's and Family Affairs Commission.

For more inquiries, please call Jacque D. de la Peña at 0916-3554498 or 232-2151.


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