An English, Fijian and Hindustani radio campaign on the 5 stations of the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Limited and supported by the International Women's Development Agency will be the start of a public information campaign to promote the key aspects of this ground-breaking security council resolution.
Last Thursday, November 30th, we re-launched the Blue Ribbon, a symbol of a collective call to action in May 2000 (see background of the blue ribbon story below or online):
The community broadcast brought to Labasa listeners within a 10 kilometre radius from Wailevu to Bulileka and surrounding areas, women's stories produced by femLINKpacific's correspondents and field staff in Vatukoula, Ba, Nadi and Nausori as well as special features from the North including an interview with Commissioner Northern explaining development priorities for the Northern Division, including the "Look North Policy" and a hea
Media Initiatives for Women
Continuing in their efforts for the use of non violence to enable and ensure gender inclusive conflict transformation, femLINKPACIFIC (Media Initiatives for Women) will be undertaking a series of Blue Ribbon Women's Community Media Exchange (dialogue) sessions in their four target communities commencing on the first anniversary of the December 5th coup:
The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD IC) calls on Fiji's military regime to end its harassment of Imrana Jalal and all women human rights defenders.
The Institute of Human Rights Communication Nepal (IHRICON) has established Community Women Peace Volunteers in 5 districts of Nepal among the 75 districts. In these groups there are 5 District Peace Volunteers (DPVs), 25 Community Peace Volunteers (CPVs) and 25 Community Peace Groups (CPGs) where 25-50 women are in one group.
On the International Peace Day, Nepali women will hold a women's panel discussion assessing the need of the voice and role of Nepali women in the peace-building process. After the panel, a Walk for Peace will be done from Bhrikuti Mandap, Bhadrakali, Shahid Gate, New Road Gate, Ratna Park to Bhadrakali.
In order to reach the many Nepalese who live beyond the scope of regular mass media HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns, PSI/Nepal has launched an innovative postal sticker campaign which will expose those in remote areas, who are often unable to access newspapers, television and radios, to lifesaving prevention messages.
The European Union Assistance on Curbing Small Arms and Light Weapons in Cambodia (EU ASAC) organized on June 5, 2003 a "flames of peace" weapons destruction ceremony in Kampot. The small ceremony, which had extensive media coverage, was held in the ex-Khmer Rouge community that had collected the weapons to symbolize the end of violence. An earlier ceremony attended by thousands of people in Stung Treng destroyed 2535 guns.
In the only plain of Nepal, the culture in Terai is notorious for dowry, purdah and caste systems that cause for the low status for poor women, and problems such as wife beating. Over 75% of women are illiterate. Most girls marry at age 17. Women lack access to family planning and reproductive health services. Many births are spaced too close together. Over 30% of pregnancies are unwanted.
