The annual session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is held every March in New York. NGO CSW/NY organizes Parallel Events in which civil society organizations and NGOs may participate during the CSW session. Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women (KFAW) applied to host a Parallel Event during the 65th Session of the CSW (CSW65) which is scheduled to take place on March 15-26, 2021. In light of this, we are seeking youth presenters who are willing to take part in our Parellel Event.
Successful candidates will be asked to make a presentation on one of the following topics during the Parallel Event:
Gender perspectives and necessary actions to be taken to respond to climate change;
Adopting gender perspectives during natural disasters as serious impact of climate change and in shelter management;
Activities that you engage in to address climate change and gender
The language of presentation is English.
As a special guest participant, Disha Arora, a development communications specialist from India who serves as the 30th KFAW Foreign Correspondent, will participate in the discussion. This is a valuable opportunity to develop a better understanding of the important link between climate action and gender, as well as to discuss common interests with peers of your generation. We look forward to applications from many of you.
Event title
Youth talk: climate action and gender
Date
March 21, 2021 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM JST/GMT+9
Location
Online (Zoom Webinar)
You may participate remotely (no need to travel to KFAWon the day of the event)
Detailed information on logistics will be communicated once they become available.
Available positions
3
Eligibility
Applicants must meet all of the following four criteria: (No restriction on citizenship, place of residence, or mother tongue. Priorities will be given to applicants from Japan and other Asian countries. )
Interested in both gender and environmental issues and willing to actively engage in actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the future;
Able to make presentationsin English on the above theme and topics (no interpretation provided);
Aged below 40;
Able to participate using Zoom (on the day of the event and prior meetings)
Other participants (expected)
Mitsuko Horiuchi (President of KFAW)
Disha Arora (30th KFAW Foreign Correspondent)
How to apply
Submit this webform on or before February 14, 2021
Selection results
Results will be communicated in mid-February 2021.
A video of the 31st Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women (KCAW 2020), held on the theme of Climate Change and Gender on October 8, 2020, is now available for web streaming. In this video, all the presentations given in Japanese are subtitled in English, including the 2 CBO presentations that were only provided in Japanese during the live Webinar.
The video can be accessed below or on YouTube until January 11, 2021.
We are excited to receive so many registrations for the KCAW 2020. The Zoom link to join the Webinar has now been emailed to all those who registered. If you have not received it, please contact info@kfaw.or.jp.
Climate Change and Gender
The 31st Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women (KCAW 2020) will focus on climate change and gender. It will consider how well to promote gender equality and gender-responsive capacity building in mitigating climate change as called for by the Paris Agreement, which has just become effective this year. Goals 5 and 13 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)1 as well as the Paris Agreement will be discussed.
KCAW 2020 invites Kunzang Lhamu, Director of the National Commission for Women and Children at the Royal Government of Bhutan, to discuss and share Bhutan’s gender-responsive climate initiatives. As the keynote speaker, she will present challenges and measures related to Bhutan’s efforts to mainstream gender in the climate sector. Bhutan is known as a country of happiness with Gross National Happiness (GNH) instituted as the nation’s philosophy and policy direction of development in lieu of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It is also one of the most environmentally advanced countries in the world; the country has a net sink of greenhouse gases thanks to its large forest cover and its active efforts to remain carbon neutral.
In addition, two community-based organizations (CBOs) from Japan will present their efforts and achievements to mitigate climate change or to provide gender-responsive shelters during the rehabilitation phase of natural disasters.
1 SDG 5: “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”
SDG 13: “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.” The Goal 13 acknowledges that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is the primary international, intergovernmental forum for negotiating the global response to climate change.
Date:
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Location:
Online via Zoom Webinar
Free live screening will also be available at the Kitakyushu Municipal Gender Equality Center MOVE, Large Seminar Room (5F).
Live screening at MOVE may become cancelled depending on the spread of COVID-19.
Program:
13:30-13:35 Opening Remarks Kitakyushu City Mayor
13:35-14:15 Climate Change and Gender: Challenges and Measures in Bhutan (interview) Kunzang Lhamu, Director of the National Commission for Women and Children, Royal Government of Bhutan Interviewer: Mitsuko Horiuchi, President of KFAW
[English/Japanese simultaneous interpretation provided]
14:15-14:25 Initiatives by the City of Kitakyushu Emiko Murakami, Director of Business Promotion, Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society
[Japanese/English simultaneous interpretation provided]
14:25-14:35 Question and Answer Session
(Break)
14:40-15:03 CBO Presentations
1. Coping with natural disasters Kimiko Ōba, Director of KIZUNA Asakura Disaster Support Center for Mothers and Children
2. Efforts to reduce global warming Ryoko Kizawa, Director of NPO GENKI Net for Creating a Sustainable Society
15:03-15:15 Question and Answer Session
15:15 Closing Remarks
Capacity:
Zoom Webinar: 90 people 500 people
The capacity for Zoom webinar has been increased in order to accommodate the unexpected number of registrations.
Live screening at MOVE: 50 people (Language of screening: Japanese)
Registration:
Registration form Register by October 1, 2020, by completing this registration form. (Also accessible from the QR code on this page)
Available for viewers at the live screening at MOVE
Eligibility: Pre-school children over 6 months old
Fee: JPY 500 per child
Zoom Webinar:
Zoom will be used as the platform for the webinar.
A link to access the webinar will be emailed by October 6.
All the presentations will be delivered online.
Registered participants may view the conference online (Zoom Webinar) or attend a free live screening at Kitakyushu Municipal Gender Equality Center MOVE.
Archival streaming
A video of the conference, with English or Japanese subtitles, will be available online at a later date. Detailed information will be posted on our website as soon as they become available.
Disclaimer
In case of a discrepancy between the Japanese and English versions of this web page, the version in Japanese will prevail.
The 29th KFAW Foreign Correspondents (hereinafter called “FCs”) Wanted!!
The Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women (KFAW) is looking for four persons as FCs to be engaged in information gathering and analyzing on gender equality, and empowerment of women as well as some public information activities for KFAW. Any person who wants to join our FC should apply by June 17, 2019. Number of recruits, qualification, duties and honorarium as well as application are as follows:
1．Number of Recruits
4 persons
2．Qualification
Anyone who are residing outside of Japan, preferably in Asia and the Pacific region can apply for this job.
3．Duties
(1) To submit a short essay in English or Japanese, twice a year (in June and December) on the themes stipulated in the Application Guidelines.
(2) To provide KFAW with information on gender-related issues in your country.
(3) To be engaged in some public information activities for KFAW
(4) To participate in a web conference via IT
4．Term
July 1, 2019 ～ March 31, 2020
5．Application
Applicants must submit the following items to us by June 17, 2019 (Mon.) through e-mail (info@kfaw.or.jp)
（１）Application Form （profiles within 150 words in English) with your photograph
（２）1st report (Up to 1,200 Japanese characters or up to 700 English words.)
（３）Photograph/s related to your report with caption. (please reduce the total size of pictures less than 3MB)
6．Honorarium
24,000JPY（only for those who have satisfactorily fulfilled their assignments）
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