1996:
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Organized a seminar ‘Strengthening Leadership – Focus on Rural Women’ Panchayati Raj Sammelan. (Delegates were women achievers from rural areas in Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh)
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1997:
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To co-ordination with G.O.I. / UNDP an exhibition of jute products was held in aid of Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims.
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1998:
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Legal Literacy program was organized in 5 schools in Delhi (as a pilot project for imparting legal education through lectures and plays).
Convened an international conference ‘Women on the March’ attended by 150 delegates from 3 SAARC countries and 19 states of India.
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1999:
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Granted Special Consultative Status (ECOSOC) by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
AIWEFA was represented at the ‘Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship’ held at Seoul, S. Korea and sponsored by UNIFEM to attend the CAPWIP Conference ‘From Rhetoric to Reality’
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1999-2000:
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Ford Foundation – Legal awareness programme for rural women situated in Haryana. Involving 19 centres in 18 villages and using innovative methods.
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2000:
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AIWEFA members attended UN 44th session of the Commission on the States of Women at New York & organized a panel discussion ‘From Words to Action’ (drawing active participation of more than 45 international members).
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2001:
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Legal counseling center started at Nuh (by master trainers from the legal literacy project). Family Counseling Centre opened at AIWEFA office. AIWEFA members participated in NGO deliberations of Commonwealth Heads of States meetings at Delhi. UNIFEM & UNDP sponsored AIWEFA members to attend the 23rd Special session of the UN General Assembly (Women 2000 Gender Equality Development & Peace for the 21st Century).
AIWEFA in collaboration with Women’s Coalition and other NGOs set up a series of Consultations to address the needs and rights of the Girl Child
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2002:
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Sponsored training of women from Chattisgarh at Annapurna Mahila Mandal, Mumbai.
Participated actively in seminar on National Policy 50/50 gender balance organized by members of National Forum of Women’s Right. Set up meetings of NGOs to discuss Gender Budget Analysis.
Charter Founder members of IACR – Indian Alliance for Children’s Rights.
Instituted ‘Stree Ratna Award’ for outstanding achievers in the field of women’s empowerment. Presented at Women’s Day Celebrations.
A Joint Programme was started with Sat Krishna Trust at Narsinghpur, Gurgaon
A Joint project with Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) to introduce computer literacy in 5 Nagar Palika Primary Schools under Delhi Bhagidari Scheme.
Under the Sponsorship of GAIL AIWEFA adopted three villages in Gurgaon district.
Initiated all India dialogue on the Information Technology Revolution. Regional workshops held in Delhi, Bangalore, Indore & Mumbai, culminating in a technology session “Role of Information Technology in Sustainable Development” held during the seminar “Building Partnerships towards Achieving Development Goals in India”
AIWEFA was represented at the 27 Special UN General Assembly Session on children UNGASS at New York and at the World Summit on Sustainable Development at Johannesburg.
AIWEFA was nominated by DESA to participate in the “Capacity Building Workshop (of the Global Forum) ‘Citizens Business and Government’, High Level Segment Meetings in Geneva, to represent India in the Civil Society sector. AIWEFA was also represented at the Asian Civil Society Conference for NGOs at Bangkok.
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2003:
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Instituted the Annual Nina Sibal Award for the most outstanding NGO working on disability.
Held a 3-day seminar ‘Building Partnerships towards Achieving Development Goals in India’.
AIWEFA was designated Regional Coordinator for the United Nations NGO Informal Regional Network (UN NGO IRENE) for India two years by the Department of Economic & Social Affairs Section of the United Nations.
The HRD standing committee, at the instance of AIWEFA, held a meeting on the issue of Gender Analysis of the budget.
The Parliamentary Standing Committees on HRD invited AIWEFA to make a presentation on Gender Budget Analysis – Micro-credit facility to women’s Self Help Groups.
Hosted with AIWC a Round Table Panel Discussion “The Childhood of the Girl: Doorway to Development or Deprivation” to mark SAARC Day of the Girl Child.
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2004:
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Released updated second edition NGO directory ‘On Common Ground’ in English & Hindi, sponsored by Ford Foundation.
Under UN NGO IRENE six regional meetings have been co-ordinated with the help of networking partners at Amritsar with AIWC, at Bhubneshwar with Centre for Youth & Social Development at Guwahati, with Rashtriya Grameen Nivas, at Kolkata with International Social Development at Trivandrum with William Carry Study & Research at Coimbatore with Sri Avinash Lingam Trust.
In Association with the International Women’s Day Celebrations, 2004 AIWEFA hosted a Shadow Roundtable Meet to coincide with the 48th session of United Nations NGO Committee on the Status of Women (CSW).
Continued training for sustainable & holistic development in villages of Daboda, Tirpari and Pataudi in Haryana. Activities include formation of self help groups, youth clubs organization of medical camps, eye camps and nutrition camps, orientation to water conservation, sanitation and training programs for literacy, legal awareness and nutrition.
Continued the computer literacy program in 5 Nagar Palika Primary Schools under Delhi Bhagidari Scheme.
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2005:
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Continued training for sustainable & holistic development has been carried out in the three adopted villages. The Begum of Pataudi, Mrs. Sharmila Tagore presided over the programme of activities at the villages adopted by AIWEFA and arranged for a picnic for the women at her palace
Platinum Jubilee Celebration On 22nd -23rd March’05 A Seminar on the Millennium Development Goals and an Exhibition and Workshop on science and technology towards “Reduction of Drudgery in House Work” on March 22 and 23, 2005. The Stree Ratna Award as part of the Platinum Jubilee event to Smt.Kaushalya Devi, for her work on AIDS. And a lifetime achievement award is being presented in the AIWEFA Platinum Jubilee Year to a person who has done outstanding work in the fields of water, fuel or sanitation. Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, Chairman, Sulabh International is the pioneering spirit in the field of sanitation. He is the recipient of the AIWEFA Platinum Jubilee Award.
The Parliamentary Standing Committees invited AIWEFA to make a presentation on Prevention of Child Marriage Bill, 2004.
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