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Meeting for selection new married couples in 9 villages, Xaythany district, Vientiane capital from 14 to 24 August 2018
29 couples from 9 village: 3 Dongbang, 4 Nasala, 3 Thadindeng Tai, 5 Thadindeng Neua, 2 Nontea, 2 Oudomphon, 4 Ladkhouay, 2 Sanoudom and 3 Paksabkao. we will choose only 27 couples from 29 village
- Village authority had good cooperation for preparation and coordinated to the new married couple group.
- New married couples attended the meeting and had interactively constructed discussion on the project carried out in their villages.
Village authority assisted ADWLE team to encourage the new married couples to more understand the project and the benefits that they will gain from such project if they can engage.
Training on Techniques on Counselling for the victims of Gender-Based Violence was organised on 4-6 July 2018 at Vangvieng, Vientiane province.
Training on Techniques on Counselling for the victims of Gender-Based Violence was organised on 4-6 July 2018 at Vangvieng, Vientiane province. 27 participants from ADWLE, LACVWC, LDP, CLE of NUoL, CLE of Champasak Uni were attended including 15 women
Participants learned new skills and methods on counselling for the victims including techniques of emotion of counsellors.
Supporting by: EU-Helvetas
Exchanged lessons of paralegals workshop was set up on 26 July 2018 at the 19 km Restaurant, Xaythany district, Vientiane capital
There were 45 people(21 women) attended, and 16 paralegal out of which 10 were women.
1. What do you think about GBV manual of paralegal? What are useful?
=> They replied that it is a tool for using during real mediation in the village. The contents are complete. It is a tool to assist the victims. It is very important because it is a good reference and guides direction for addressing the issues happening in our villages
=> They replied that paralegal is a person to assist villagers and to give an advice to the victims. They will accompany the victims access to justice process. They will help the vulnerable people who do not know laws and accompany them to meet each concerned organizations. They will record and conclude information, keep confidential and send to Ministry of Justice. To be concluded that the paralegals are volunteers, who already received training on assistance skill and methods, working in their own villages.
3. Why paralegals are needed?
=> They replied that due to the villagers do not know laws. Due to the paralegal are used to familiar with villagers, talk truly, know very well the real village situation and occurred problems.
– The workshop was conducted with good atmosphere, enjoyed and completed as defined objective.
– All participants concentrated in exchanging some lessons and contributed substantive ideas to the workshop.
support by: EU-Helvetas
On 10 October 2018, ADWLE and LDP set up mobile clinic at 2018 Lao CSO Fair in Vientiane Capital
support by: Care internation
ADWLE strategic plan and regulations on 13-14 December 2018 at CAT Phonphanao village, Saysettha district, Vientiane Capital
Divided groups for discussion on next strategic plan
Question 1: what ADWLE focus on?
Reply 1: Below are answers:
1) Apply SDG ( 5, 16) and 8th five year National Social, Economic and Cultural Development Plan(NSECDP)
Article 5: Gender equality and women empowerment in 15 target villages.
Article 16: Peace and laws
2) Knowledge, capacity of staff, law partners, legislations, gender and Gender-Based Violence.
3) Government sees effectively a significant cooperation with ADWLE.
4) Developed partners see an important roles of ADWLE and fruitfully cooperation
5) Several organizations supported funds to ADWLE for instance EU, Helvetas and Oxfam.
6) Access to many target groups: 15 villages, 2 FLP, 10 secondary schools.
7) Women access to equality and law by 50% and peace increased.
8) Men assist family chores increasingly.
9) Build capacity on human rights ( increased training and share experience)
Reply 2: ADWLE ‘s image from present to 2020:
1) Society knows and acknowledges ADWLE nationwide.
2) Staff has more professional knowledge.
3) Expand more target groups.
4) Build capacity for new generations to continue ADWLE’s vision.
5) Be representative and reliable for women and children victims
Reply 3: They will recently acknowledge ADWLE as follows:
1) Should be acknowledge by society.
2) Should be acknowledge, reliable and trust by government and private.
3) ADWLE should have monitoring and inspection units: duties and other movement.
4) Staff have sufficient capacity related to their works
The meeting focus on main partners who have joined together implementation of the activities with ADWLE to understand the strategic plan in order to reach the designed strategic plan.
The meeting also emphasized on participatory approach on sharing ideas.
The participant contribution was write down their comments to the small cards and had group discussion
Celebration of “ Memorial of International End Violence Against Women And Children Day 25 November ” at Donbang Village of Xaythany District in Vientiane Capital Lao PDR on 25 November 2018.
ງານສະເຫຼີມສະຫຼອງ “ ວັນສາກົນລະນຶກເຖິງການຢຸດຕິການໃຊ້ຄວາມຮຸນແຮງຕໍ່ແມ່ຍິງ ແລະ ເດັກນ້ອຍ 25 ພະຈິກ ” ທີ່ບ້ານດົງບັງ ເມືອງໄຊເສດຖາ ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ ສປປ ລາວ ໃນວັນທີ 25 ພະຈິກ 2018
Celebration of “ Memorial of International End Violence Against Women And Children Day 25 November ” at Donbang Village of Xaythany District in Vientiane Capital Lao PDR on 25 November 2018.
ມີຜູ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມຈາກ 15 ບ້ານເປົ້າໝາຍເມືອງໄຊທານີ ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ, ຄູ່ຮ່ວມງານທີ່ມາຈາກເມືອງໄຊທານີ, ຄະນະກໍາມາທິການເພື່ອຄວາມກ້າວໜ້າວຽກແມ່ແລະເດັກ, ພະແນກຍຸຕິທໍານະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ, ບັນດາຄູ່ຮ່ວມງານອື່ນໆ ແລະ ຕາງໜ້າຈາກຜູ້ໃຫ້ການສະໜັບສະໜູນ ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ
Participants from 15 target villages in Xaythany, Vientiane Capital, Partners from
Xaythany district, Sub-CAW, justice Vientiane Capital, Other Partners and Representatives
from supporter.
ໂດຍການຮ່ວມມື ຈາກ ຄະນະກຳມະທິການ ເພື່ອຄວາມກ້າວໜ້າແມ່ຍິງ ແລະ ວຽກແມ່ຍິງ ແລະ ເດັກ ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ, ອຳນາດການປົກຄອງເມືອງໄຊທານີ ແລະ ສະມາຄົມເພື່ອພັດທະນາແມ່ຍິງ ແລະ ການສຶກສາກົດໝາຍ
Orginised by the Sub Committee for Advancement of Women and Children, Vientiane Capital, Xaythany Governor Office and Association of Development Of Women and Legal Education (ADWLE)
ການສະແດງບົດຟ້ອນ ຂອງນ້ອງນັກຮຽນ ຈາກບ້ານ ນາສາລາ ເມືອງໄຊທານີ ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ
dance show’s students of Nasala village Xaythany district vientiane capital
ສະໜັບສະໜູນ ໂດຍ ເບດຟໍເດີເວີດ, ສະຫະພາບອີຢູ ແລະ ອົງການເຮວີຕັດສ, ອົງການຢູ່ນິເຊບປະຈໍາລາວ
Supported by BFTW, EU and Helvetas, Unicef
Celebration of “International Women’s Day ” at Nongsonghong village, Xaythany district, Vientiane capital
Celebration of “International Women’s Day ” at Nongsonghong village, Xaythany district, Vientiane capita
On 7 March 2018, ADWLE joined with SubCAW and Mother and Child of Vientiane capital to organize the International Women’s Day at Nongsonghong village, Xaythany district, Vientiane capital. Participants were from representatives from Vientiane capital, Xaythany district, ADWLE, Care international, Health Promotion Association, LDP and 15 target villages. Total was 386 villagers, out of which 281 were women, 173 were children ( 104 female child).
Outcomes from observation:
- Cooperation was quite successful with the village authority of Nongsonghong village as a host, leading us to reach the goal of the celebration.
- Villagers from the target villages recognized the location, roles and procedures of LACVWC of Nongsonghong village increasingly.
- Many audience members increasingly knew paralegal roles.
- Some villagers who played some games together with their family for example husband, wife and children had fun and gained a better understanding each other.
- Many boys and girls enjoyed colouring in pictures.
- Some women and men had a free check up from the Health Promotion Association which is partner of ADWLE. There were 81 villagers, out of which 17 were men.
Supported by French Embassy: EU-Helvetas
Consultation workshop on village mediation work for Village Mediation Committee (VMC) of 4 target villages of Xaythany district on 28 October 2017 at Vangvieng, Vientiane province
Consultation workshop on village mediation work for Village Mediation Committee (VMC) of 4 target villages of Xaythany district on 28 October 2017 at Vangvieng, Vientiane province
Obj:
- To discuss village mediation work of the four target villages.
- To exchange lessons on addressing village mediation together with Xaythany district and Vientiane capital Judicial Department.
Date: 28 October 2017
Place: at Vangvieng, Vientiane province.
number and nature of participants (students, officials from government, etc.): 20 VMC Four villages: Nasala, Dongbang, ThadindengTai and ThadindengNeua, 4 ADWLE, 5 SubCAW, 4 Xaythany district, total 33 including 11 women.
Outcomes: Almost all participants were interested the contents of the meeting. They frankly shared experiences by raising examples of problems to be discussed with the Vientiane Capital Judicial Department and Xaythany District Judicial Office. They Shared lessons on activity plans of the four target villages. However, they had not learned primary law. They proposed to ADWLE to look for funds to continue such a crucial project.
Supported by French Embassy
Training on Village Mediation Methodology on 26-27 October 2017 at Vangvieng
Training on Village Mediation Methodology on 26-27 October 2017 at Vangvieng District Vientiane province
- To understand role of village mediation committee
- To assist the village mediation committee know methods and procedures of mediation at village level
Time: 26-28 October 2017
Place: Vangvieng, Vientiane province
Number and nature of participants (students, officials from government, etc.): SubCAW 2, Xaythany district 5, ADWLE 3, Vientiane Capital Judicial Department 2 and VMC 21. Total 33 people, including 11 women
outcomes:
Pre-test: 1. Not understanding 2. Little 3. Medium 4. Good 5. Excellent
| No. | Description | Level of understanding | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Have you ever trained on village mediation? | 10% | 15% | 40% | 35% | |
| 2 | Prime Minister Order regarding concentration of judiciary of grass root level | 60% | 10% | 30% | ||
| 3 | Agreement of Prime Minister on establishment of village mediation committee | 35% | 30% | 25% | 10% | |
| 4 | Agreement of Ministrer of Justice on village mediation management and implementation | 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | |
| 5 | Estalishment of village mediation | 20% | 40% | 30% | 10% | |
| 6 | Roles, functions and scopes of village mediation committee | 20% | 40% | 30% | 10% | |
| 7 | Village mediation procedures | 20% | 40% | 30% | 10% | |
What they learned are as follows:
- Increased knowledge on mediation in order to assist their own village to govern with peace and along with domestic law.
- Was interactive and participatory so that they exchanged judicial knowledge with other VMC members in order to transfer it to their villagers.
- Know their roles and responsibility and will be able to disseminate law to their villagers.
- Learned how to solve problems with effectiveness, equity, fairness, non-discrimination, transparency and using negotiation manners
Post-test: 1. Not understanding 2. Little 3. Medium 4. Good 5. Excellent
| No | Description | Level of understanding | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Have you ever trained on village mediation? | 30% | 60% | 10% | ||
| 2 | Prime Minister Order regarding concentration of judiciary of grass root level | 20% | 55% | 25% | ||
| 3 | Agreement of Prime Minister on establishment of village mediation committee | 25% | 65% | 10% | ||
| 4 | Agreement of Ministrer of Justice on village mediation management and implementation | 20% | 65% | 15% | ||
| 5 | Estalishment of village mediation | 20% | 65% | 15% | ||
| 6 | Village mediation procedures | 5% | 25% | 50% | 20% | |
Supported by French Embassy