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BACKGROUND

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5 MAIN DIVISIONS OF 5 MAIN DIVISIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN’S DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN’S

DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

BACKGROUND

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ORGANISATION

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To achieve gender equality as the foundation To achieve gender equality as the foundation of a developing community towards becoming of a developing community towards becoming a developed country.a developed country.

To increase women’s involvement and To increase women’s involvement and capacity in various sectors of every level to capacity in various sectors of every level to contribute and to become one of the country’s contribute and to become one of the country’s development agents.development agents.

JPW’S

OBJECTIVE To increase women To increase women

capability in capability in contributing towards contributing towards the country’s the country’s development through development through providing supporting providing supporting services and effective services and effective capacity building capacity building programs.programs. 6

Plan, structure and implement programs and activities to empower women by increasing awareness on the importance of gender equality in every development agencies be it public or private and community as a whole.

Establish women’s understanding on their rights, protect them from violence and build their capability in all critical fields that have been stated, especially in the following documents:

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• National Women Policy (National Women Policy (Dasar Wanita NegaraDasar Wanita Negara))• Nation Development Action Plan (Pelan Tindakan Nation Development Action Plan (Pelan Tindakan

Pembangunan Negara) Pembangunan Negara) • Chapter 13 & 15 of the 9Chapter 13 & 15 of the 9thth Malaysian Plan (RMKe-9, Malaysian Plan (RMKe-9,

khususnya Bab 13 &15)khususnya Bab 13 &15)• Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of

Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) • Beijing Platform for Action Beijing Platform for Action • Resolutions of the Commission on the Status of Women Resolutions of the Commission on the Status of Women • Commonwealth Plan of Action Commonwealth Plan of Action • Millennium Development Goals ( MDGs ) Millennium Development Goals ( MDGs ) • PUTRAJAYA Declaration on the Empowerment of Women PUTRAJAYA Declaration on the Empowerment of Women

in NAM Countries in NAM Countries • Agreed Conclusions of the OIC Ministerial Meeting on Agreed Conclusions of the OIC Ministerial Meeting on

Women and DevelopmentWomen and Development

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PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED BY THE BY THE

DEPARTMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN’S WOMEN’S

DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

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JEJARI BESTARIJEJARI BESTARI

KRAF KREATIFKRAF KREATIFIMARAH RUMAH IMARAH RUMAH NURNUR

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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SEMINARSEMINAR

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TOT IN THE PUBLIC SECTORTOT IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR WANITA BIJAKSANA WANITA BIJAKSANA WANITA SEJAHTERAWANITA SEJAHTERA

LITERATION OF LAWLITERATION OF LAW

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OVERSEAS PROGRAMS INVOLVING THE DEPARTMENT

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“THE ROLE OF WOMEN LEADERS IN EMPOWERING RURAL WOMEN IN THE

CONTEXT OF RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN AFRO-ASIAN REGION”

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Afro-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture Government of the Republic of Sudan and the Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman, Sudan held the International Workshop on “The Role of Women Leaders in Empowering Rural Women in the Context of Rights and Development Issues in Afro-Asian Region” at Omdurman, Sudan on the 20-25 April 2011

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The objectives:

•To understand the role of women leaders in empowering rural women;•To provide a forum to share information on women status in the social, economic, political and legal prospective;•To review the initiatives taken by different stakeholders at local, national and international level for women empowerment;•To highlight the role of women leaders in bringing about the social change;•To review the role of women leaders in influencing and promoting the international agenda such as Beijing Declaration & Platform for Action, Millennium Development Goals, and the national policies;•To discuss the major challenges and the possible interventions to mainstreaming women in development; and • To explore the scope of women empowerment in the present scenario.

“THE ROLE OF WOMEN LEADERS IN EMPOWERING RURAL WOMEN IN THE CONTEXT OF RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN AFRO-ASIAN REGION”

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11TH ASEAN SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING ON

TRANSNATIONAL CRIME (SOMTC)The Ministry of Home Affairs of the Republic of Singapore held the 11th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting On Transnational Crime (SOMTC) on the 25-29 July 2011 in Singapore with the following objectives:

•To acknowledge the members regarding latest information on transnational crime status happening in every ASEAN countries;• To discuss about efficient mechanisms in countering transnational crimes that have been more sophisticated recently in order to be able to minimize them. Among those transnational crimes are:

• Trafficking in Persons• Cyber Terrorism and Cyber Crime• Money Laundering• Sea Piracy• Telecommunication Fraud• Illegal Immigration and border crossing etc.

•To maximize cooperation and communication among ASEAN member countries with outside authorities and contribute towards eradicating transnational crimes

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SOME OF THE PICTURES TAKEN SOME OF THE PICTURES TAKEN DURING THE COURSESDURING THE COURSES

JPW’S CLIENT CHARTER

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WE ENSURE:

THANK YOU

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