Asian Conference of Women’s Shelters 2017 Agenda

Introduction to the conference and guests

Speeches:

1. Chi Hui-Jung, CEO, Garden of Hope; Chairperson, ANWS
2. Bandana Rana, Chairperson, Global Network of Women’s Shelters
3. Wong Ying-ming, Director General, Department of NGO International Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
4. Chang Hsiu-Yan, Director, Department of Protective Services, Ministry of Health and Welfare

“Light up women’s shelters” activity

Group photo

• Moderator: Chi Hui-Jung, CEO, The Garden of Hope Foundation; Chairperson, ANWS
• Speaker: Bandana Rana, Chairperson, Global Network of Women’s Shelters

Moderator: Wang Ju-Hsuan, Chairperson, Sunshine Education & Culture Association, Taiwan

1. Chang Hsiu-Yan, Director, Department of Protective Services, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan – “20 years of the Domestic Violence Prevention Act in Taiwan and the development of shelter services for victims”
2. Aisa Kiyosue, Steering Committee Member, Women’s Net Masakaane, Muroran, Hokkaido – “Dealing with the legal obstacles against aged survivors of domestic violence in Japan”

Respondents:

1. Wang Hsiao-Tan, Professor, College of Law, National Cheng Chi University, Taiwan
2. Zannatul Ferdous, Advocate, Bangladesh National Women Lawyer’s Association (BNWLA)
3. Xin Xiao-Yun, Part-time Lecturer, Department of Social Work, Soochow University

Moderator: Liu Shu-Chiong, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University

1. Lorraine Lim, Manager, Star Shelter, Singapore Council of Women’s Organizations (SCWO) – “Many Helping Hands Approach to Rebuild Lives Free from Violence- Star Shelter’s Experience”
2. Chen Yen-Chu, Deputy Director, Taipei City Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Taiwan – “Coordination and Task Division of the Taipei City Domestic Violence Prevention Network”
3. Sajitha Jeyabalan, Project Coordinator, International Foundation for Crime Prevention and Victim Care (PCVC), India – “Network cooperation for burns survivors”

Respondents:

1. Chang Ching-lee, Director, Social Welfare Bureau, New Taipei City
2. Pok Panhavichetr, Executive Director, Cambodian Women’s Critis Center (CWCC)

Moderator: Wang Lih-Rong, Professor, Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University

1. Pragyaa Rai, Executive Director, APEIRON, Nepal – “Income generation for the shelter residents”
2. Najla Areeb, Advisor, Womens Protection Centers, Afghanistan –“Women’s Protection Centers’ approach to economic empowerment in Afghanistan”
3. Tu Ying-Chiu, General Supervisor of Social Work, The Garden of Hope Foundation, Taiwan – “Services to Guide Domestic Violence Survivors to Independent Living and Economic Empowerment”
4. Su Chao-Ju, Director, Workforce Development Agency, Employment Assistance for People with Disabilities and Disadvantages Division, Ministry of Labor, Taiwan – “Employment assistance for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault”
5. Rosa Logar, Member, WAVE Network; Vice President, GREVIO, Council of Europe, “The Istanbul Convention – content and monitoring”

Respondents:

1. Wang Yeong-Tsyr, Professor, College of Social Work, Taiwan Normal University

Claire Loeber, Social Worker, Orange House, Amsterdam, Blijf Groep, the Netherlands

Yu Mei-Kuei, Professor, Graduate Institute of Social Work, National Taiwan Normal University

1. Claire Loeber, Social Worker, Orange House, Amsterdam, Blijf Groep, the Netherlands – “Practical considerations and case studies of Orange House management”
2. Liao Min-Yu, Associate Professor, Chinese Cultural University – “Plans and Vision for Taiwan’s Mid-/Long-term Shelter Services”
3. Hsu Chih-Chi, Director, New Taipei City Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Taiwan; Cheng Chien-Chih, Section Chief, Housing Development Section, New Taipei City Urban & Rural Development Bureau – “Confluence and Coordination: Creating Diversity and Deeping Strategies in New Taipei City Shelter Services”

Respondents:

1. Yeh Yu-Roo, Director, Bureau of Social Affairs, Kaohsiung City
2. Chisato Kitanaka, Co-representative director, All Japan Women’s Shelter Network

Facilitator: Tsai Shu-fang, CEO, Frontier Foundation, Taiwan

• Opening Circle (agenda co-creation, synthesizing, suggesting, reducing topics)
• Facilitator’s explanation of the principles and guidelines
• Multiple conversations (concurrent discussion sessions facilitated by bi-lingual table leaders)
• Closing circle (comment and reflection)