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  Women, nationality and citizenship

  United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2003

  In the majority of cases, nationality is crucial to the enjoyment of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. This has significant implications for those who do not have nationality such as stateless persons and refugees. However, looking at nationality also reveals numerous gender discriminations.
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  Why eat green cucumbers at the time of dying?: women’s literacy and development in Nepal

  Education Sector, UNESCO, 2000

  Why should people take on new literacy practices when they feel they are able to communicate adequately? Is 'traditional' literacy the key to women's empowerment? In Nepal, as elsewhere, there has been an explosion of literacy programmes due to the popular perception that this is the case. This report questions whether such programmes meet women's needs from the point of view of participants.
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  A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Integrated Literacy and Basic Education Programs on Women's Participation in Social and Economic Development in Nepal

  2002

  Do women's literacy programmes have a significant impact on women's social and economic development? This study looks at two literacy programmes in Nepal: the Basic Primary Education Program (BPEP) and the Health Education and Adult Literacy Program (HEAL). It is aimed at policy-makers (national and donor) and practitioners to enable better programme planning.
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  Open Learning System of Adult Education for Empowering Women in India

  Commonwealth of Learning, 2003

  Although there have been improvements over the past twenty years, there remains a significant gender disparity in literacy in India. The rise in women's employment has largely been made possible by the provision of opportunities such as the distance education system, open universities, women's universities and women's studies centres and non-formal adult education.
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  Women Hold Up Half the Sky

  2003

  This series of eight training videos which accompanies the above workbook is for learning about the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and its relevance to women's daily lives. These short narrative dramas showing the effects of patriarchy on women and girls are based on real life stories.
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  Governing for Equity, Gender, Citizenship and Governance

  Royal Tropical Institute, 2003

  This publication comes out of the Gender, Citizenship and Governance programme of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Netherlands. The project aimed to develop good practice in changing governance institutions to promote gender equality, enhance citizen participation and build accountability of public administration systems.
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  Promoting Gender Equity in the Democratic Process: women's Paths to Political Participation and Decisionmaking

  Centre for Development and Population Activities, 2000

  How can women be integrated in processes of democratisation? The participation of women in political and economic processes is essential for democratic governance. The PROWID grants system supported activities such as lobbying and advocacy, skills development and developing institutions to further women's social and economic rights.
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  CEDAW Fifth Periodic Reports of State Parties: Peru

  United Nations, 2001

  Peru's fifth submission to the United Nations Committee that monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) outlines the status of women in Peru. The government has faced difficulties changing attitudes that discriminate against women.
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  Adolescent girls literacy initiative for reproductive health (A GIFT for RH)

  Centre for Development and Population Activities, 2003

  The goal of this project was to assist illiterate and out-of-school adolescent girls in making informed decisions regarding their reproductive health and rights. The Aamaa Milan Kendra (AMK or Mothers' Club), an NGO set up in 1999 in Nepal, has been supporting activities that help adolescent girls challenge gender inequity and expand their life options.
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  Education: Contacts

  BRIDGE, 1999

  Listings of useful websites divided into: Academic institutions and NGO; and Donors.

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