The ADC in collaboration with the EMWG network organizing the Learning Forum on “The leadership role of Ethnic Minority Women: Active and Passive?”

On 14 Dec 2016, the ADC in collaboration with the Ethnic Minorities Working Group (EMWG) will organize a Learning Space with the theme on “The leadership role of Ethnic Minority Women: Active and Passive”. This activity is part of the framework “Regular Learning Forum on the development issues of ethnic minorities” - an initiative for partners, organizations, and individuals interested in the problems of the ethnic minorities in Vietnam within the scope of the program "Civil action for the socio-economic integration of minority communities in northern Vietnam" (CASI) co-organized by CARE International in Vietnam, ADC, iSEE, and CIRUM.

The Learning Forum will focus on the sharing of results that ADC obtained after completing support activities in enhancing women's empowerment and developing the internal force of community via fostering  EM women's self-determination and  positions in the decision-making process in socio-economic development as well as prioritizing the use of Indigenous Knowledge of communities for climate change adaptation. Especially, there will be the involvement and sharing of real stories of representatives from EM communities, ADC, iSEE and other pioneer organizations in issues of empowering EM women.