A training for indigenous women leaders on
decision-making, co-organised by Trinnamul Unnayan Sangstha, the Hill Tracts
NGO Forum (HTNF) and Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) was held on
It was attended by four UNDP representatives
along with some twenty-six women leaders from different communities or groups –
Chakma, Marma, Pankua, Khiyang, Tangchangya, Tripura, Bawm, Chak, Mro, Khumi,
Garo, Khashi and Orao – covering the districts of Rangamati, Kagrachari and
Bandarban including those residing in the plains. The trainors composed of four
local trainors and the members of the Gender Committee of AIPP.
The training is part of a 4-year programme (2005-2008)
of AIPP aimed at providing an avenue for women to converse on underlying issues
of gender relations in diverse indigenous societies. Specific topics dealt on
trends in decision-making, access to inheritance, domestic violence, sexual
harassment and women in development. Concluding discussions planned on steps
towards strengthening links within one’s community, among each other and with
other women leaders, at the national and regional scene.
A subsequent training is expected to be held
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