Going the Second Mile: Asian-Pacific Shelters: Going the Second Mile with Advocacy and Service Work
Time/Date/Venue: 8:30am on Monday 10th March (CCUN Boss Room)
CO-SPONSOR: The Pan Pacific and Southeast Asia Women’s Association (PPSEAWA), Asian Network of Women’s Shelters
CHAIR: Hui-Jung Chi, CEO of The Garden of Hope Foundation, Taiwan, (East Asia/Taiwan).
SPEAKER:
1) Bandana Rana, President of Saathi/Chair of Global Network of Women’s Shelters (South Asia/Nepal). Title: Advocacy and Shelter Work in South Asia
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2) Anthony Carlisle, International Affairs Supervisor , The Garden of Hope Foundation, Taiwan, (East Asia/Taiwan). Title: Towards Economic Independence of Survivors
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3) Kristen Liu, Executive Director of Garden of Hope New York (Pacific/USA). Title: Resources and services for battered Chinese immigrant women in New York
Video PPT
4) Alena Victor, Assistant Director of Shelters of New York Asian Women’s Center (Pacific/USA). Title: Financial literacy and its impact on economic empowerment of DV survivors
Video PPT
5) Margaret Augerinos, CEO of Centre for Non-Violence (Oceania/Australia) and Julie Oberin, CEO for Annie North Women’s Refuge (Oceania/Australia). Title: Australian Welfare Policies that Hampers Economic Independence of DV Survivors
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6) Ivy Josiah, Executive Director at Women’s Aid Organisation (South-East Asia/Malaysia). Title: Women’s lived realities are core to advocacy
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7) Q&A
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