Second National Conference on Gender and Development
Following the success of the First National Conference on Gender and Development in 1999, the aim of the Second National Conference on Gender and Development was to assess the gains (and losses) made in the ensuing three years and to critically examine the remaining challenges.
Second National Conference on Gender and Development in 2002 aimed to provide an opportunity:
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to examine and discuss the gains and losses that women have made in the intervening period (between 1999 and 2002) in relation to their economic, social, legal and cultural rights;
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to bring rural and urban women together to share information and experiences about the effects that the development process is having on their lives and the lives of their daughters; and
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to bring men into the gender equation to discuss and devise ways for men to work for gender equity through advocacy. The participation of youth activists, both young women and young men, will also provide the conference with a further valuable perspective.
With rapid social change, the shift in population from rural to urban areas and advances in economic globalisation, the effect on rural communities has been huge. The conference encouraged rural women as well as their poor urban counterparts to attend the conference through the provision of fellowships and assistance. Men and youth were also encouraged to participate and when taken alongside the other factors effecting Cambodian society, this broad representation of the Cambodian social strata contributed to the success of the conference and was crucial in the continuing fight for equality for women in Cambodia .
Who's who at GAD/C
Ros Sopheap is the Executive Director of GAD/C and has been with the organisation since its inception in 1997. She has pioneered the promotion of gender equity as a fundamental human right and as the basis for the overall development of Cambodia . She has created innovative programming and training programmes aimed at mainstreaming gender awareness, as well as developing strategies for women's empowerment through grassroots legal awareness. She has also helped to implement a nationwide Network of like-minded organisations and GAD/C's national advocacy campaigns.
Previous to working with GAD/C, she was the Vice Chief of AKP Document Centre at the Document Department of the Ministry of Information between 1981 and 1995.
Sopheap has a Bachelor of Arts (TEFL) and has undertaken numerous courses with an international perspective and expertise in Law and Development. She also has extensive experience in the domestic education sector as a research coordinator on domestic violence, and as an educator for various bodies responsible for developing and managing workshop projects.
Chhay Kim Sore is the Training and Internship Manager for GAD/C, as well as being a coordinator for the Cambodian Men's Network. Kim Sore has worked with GAD/C since 1997 and is currently responsible for the training department including curriculum development, facilitation of workshops and training for government, NGO and private sector, the internship programme and support and capacity building of the four person training team.
Kim has attended various courses on human rights, gender, management and training of trainers at both national and international levels. He also worked as a human rights officer with the United Nations in Kampong Cham for four years between 1993 and 1997.
Hang Nary is the Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Manager. She joined GAD/C in 1998. Prior to working with GAD/C, Nary was a senior staff member working in the field of Community Development. Nary graduated from the Royal Agricultural University of Phnom Penh in 1989 with a diploma in Veterinary Science.
The GAD/C management team are supported by a team of
administration and project support staff.
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