Asian Women in Co-operative Development Forum (AWCF)
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| Location | Quezon City, Philippines. Telefax: (+632)913-1381 E-mail: awcf@coopwomen.org Website: coopwomen.org |
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| Introduction | AWCF is a resource center and advocacy body on gender and co-ops in Asia. It was established in 1990. Its member-organizations are the Center for Agricultural Extension Volunteers (CAEV)-VIETNAM, Credit Union League of Thailand(CULT)-THAILAND, Credit Union Promotion Club (CUPC)-MALAYSIA, Forum for Indonesian Co-operatives Movement(FORMASI Indonesia)-INDONESIA, National Confederation of Cooperatives(NATCCO)-PHILIPPINES, and Socio-Economic Development Organization of Cambodia(SEDOC)-CAMBODIA. AWCF is an "NGO in Special Consultative status" with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It is a member of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO), an assembly of NGOs with consultative status with the UN. |
| Interests | AWCF implements the following programs: Gender Mainstreaming, Women in Leadership and Decision-Making, Women Entrepreneurship Development, Regional Policy Advocacy, Advocacy on Support Services for Women |
| Favorite books | AWCF Publications--Gender Equality in Co-operatives: A Training Manual;Learning from Experience: Co-op Business Development Centers;Trainer’s Manual on Training for Women Leaders: Transforming Co-operatives; Gaining Ground—Case Stories of Gender and Development in the Co-op;Regional Forum on “ICT Applications in Enterprise Development: Building Networks and Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs in Co-operatives”;Regional Conference on “Gender Integration in Co-operatives: 10 Years Before and After”;Empowering Women in Co-operatives Through ICT; Transformative Leadership Adoption Assessment: A Manual for Co-operatives;Regional Conference Report—Transformative Leadership for Co-operatives in Asia: Transforming Leadership, Transforming Co-operatives, Transforming Society;MSMEs in Co-ops: A Way to Quality Life in Asia;Conference Report—Regional Forum on Women, Gender and Co-operatives in Asia: Meeting Challenges, Exploring Opportunities;Trainer's Manual on Transformative Leadership Training for Co-operatives: Transformative Leadership, Transformative Co-operatives;Gender-Sensitivity Training: A Manual for Co-ops in Malaysia;A Training Manual on Gender and Co-operatives in Thailand;Gender Impact of Globalization of the Economy: Challenges to Co-operatives in the New Millennium;A Development Link-A Look at Women, Co-ops, and the Community;The Hidden Half: Women Co-op Leaders and Decision-Makers;Less Words, More Action: How to Increase Women's Participation in Leadership and Decision-Making in Co-operatives;Liberating Co-ops: A Guide to Creating Women-Friendly and Gender-Responsive Co-ops in the Philippines;Liberating Co-ops: Stories of Women-Friendly and Gender-Responsive Co-operatives in the Philippines; |