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GENDER and INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (GICT) AWARDS 2005 ***ANNOUNCEMENT and APPLICATION FORM ***
'Empowerment'... refers broadly to the challenging of social norms, shifts in equalising power relations, enabling voice and expression, a sense and active claim of rights, an increase in perceived opportunity, and increases in 'confidence' and the consequences that arise from this.
--Adapted from Research: ICT Innovations for Poverty Reduction, UNESCO; 2004
FOCUS OF THE AWARDS The focus of the 2005 Awards is on ICT initiatives that promote women's economic empowerment as it relates to development.
Economic empowerment is seen in terms of:
----overcoming marginalisation, oppressive social norms, and inadequate support and responsibility from governments in terms of access & rights to resources & making sound decisions;
----offering women choice and opportunity,
----encouraging women to fulfil their potentials;
----giving voice and capability to counter their seeming powerlessness.
ICT-related development is defined not only as it relates to income or material deprivation but as resolving basic needs of the community and promoting social networking through ICT intervention.The focus is not on the technology itself but in looking at the practical gender and strategic application by women to address their local needs and the specificity of their situations.
CATEGORY
Two winners will be awarded for:
Outstanding ICT Project for Women's Economic Empowerment
A cash prize of USD8,000 will be given to each winner.
ELIGIBILITY The GICT Awards is open to civil society organisations, community-based groups, women's organisations and networks and social movements in the following countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Tuvalu.
The target beneficiaries of the projects must be women or girls. Special attention will be given to projects initiated by women themselves.
Both project and project owners should be based in any of the Asia Pacific countries mentioned above.
To be considered, the projects must be operational for **at least two years** and should be able to demonstrate results.
The Awards program **does not** give grants for future projects, or research studies by graduate or undergraduate students.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) refer to the broad range of digital technologies like computer hardware and software, fixed lines and mobile phones, electronic mail, satellite technology, wireless or cable networks, multimedia tools (convergence of the Internet and radio and/or video), and the Internet which are used to create, transmit and distribute information and services. **Initiatives must have, in any manner, actual use of the Internet** in order to qualify.
CRITERIA The Awards will honour local, small-scale and community-based projects with women and girls as the main beneficiaries.
1. Utilizes ICTs to promote women's economic empowerment and gender equality
a. Uses information and communications technologies (ICTs) in support of women's economic empowerment and the promotion of gender equality.
b. Demonstrates the impact of supporting individual women, communities of women, or women's organizations, to improve the quality of their lives and to make meaningful contributions to equitable human development and the broader struggle for social justice.
2. Upscales initiatives and community-centred technologies
a. Uses information and communication tools that are sustainable for a long period of time and appropriate to the needs and specific contexts of the community it is serving.
b. Has the potential and ease to be replicated in other areas taking into account the different contexts and forces at play.
c. Broadens the reach and impact of pilot ICT initiatives targeted towards women's economic empowerment and gender equality.
3. Promotes cooperation and social networking
a. Fosters multi-stakeholder cooperation and active participation among different sectors (e.g., local communities and business, government, other organisations) in the community.
b. Acts as a channel to access information, gain social support and confidence, nurtures collective or community life.
c. Strengthens the capacity of people in implementing the project.
LEARNING LESSONS AND SHARING STRATEGIES To be eligible for the Awards, applicants need to reflect on and express understanding and strategic analysis of the methods and tools they used, and of their own failures and ultimate success in such a way that others can learn from their experience.
TIMETABLE Nominations will be accepted from February 15 to April 30, 2005. Winners will be selected and announced by August 30, 2005.
LANGUAGE For the 2005 Awards, application forms must be submitted in English.
APPLICATION AND FILE ATTACHMENT SIZES Completed applications must not exceed **10 pages** in length (not including the application instructions). Fonts used to fill up the form may be a minimum of 9 points and a maximum of 12 points in size.
File attachments such as photos must not be larger than **1MB**.
Applicants who wish to submit supplemental material such as video must send the application packages by mail.
SUBMISSION Applicants may complete and submit the Application Form below and send as a file attachment to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Please write the name of your project in the Subject line of the e-mail.
For applicants who may want to submit their application by filling up the online application form, please go to: www.genderawards.net
Or send your application by fax to: (632) 9203330
If applicants are unable to send their forms through e-mail, or wish to add supplemental materials such as videos, application packages may also be mailed to:
Gender and ICT Awards Project Team 2A Madonna Lane Sanville 1, Brgy. Culiat Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines 1128
Mailed applications must be postmarked by April 15, 2005. Proof of posting is not proof of receipt. Only complete application entries received by the closing date will be considered for the awards.
For those who have queries or require guidance in completing the application form, please submit all inquiries by April 1, 2005 through email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
GENDER AND ICT AWARDS 2005
***APPLICATION FORM***
A. PROJECT INFORMATION
1. a. Project Name or Title:
b. Project URL, if any:
2.Describe how the initiative reflects each of the Gender and ICT Awards criteria.
a. Utilizes ICTs to promote women's economic empowerment
a.1 What types of ICT tools do you use?
a.2 How does the application of these contribute to the promotion of women's economic empowerment and gender equality?
a.3 How was the achievement of women's economic empowerment and gender equality assessed/determined?
a.4 Which cultural, traditional and religious gender-biased notions and beliefs were challenged, if any?
a.5 In what ways is your project different from others in enabling women's economic empowerment and gender equality?
a.6 What added value does your project bring to the ICT for development fora?
b. Upscales initiatives and community-centred technologies
b.1 Please narrate specific innovative or new approaches employed by the project, if any, that contribute to its development and its relevance to the community it is serving.
b.2 Describe the processes or mechanisms that are in place to ensure the project's sustainability.
b.3 How can your project be replicated elsewhere?
c. Promotes cooperation and social networking
c.1 Who participates in the initiative? (Please identify participants,beneficiaries, and implementation partners. Provide specific demographic (age, income, rural/urban) information about your beneficiaries.)
c.2 Please identify the project's most important partners and explain their role in the project and in helping to mainstream gender.
c.3 How does the project foster cooperation and active participation among the different sectors (government, private sector, civil society) in the community?
c.4 How does the project strengthen the capacity of those who are involved in its implementation?
3. Learning Lessons and Sharing Strategies
a. Why, when, and how did the project begin?
b. What are the goals of the initiative?
c. How are decisions being made in project implementation?
d. What mechanisms are in place to ensure transparency and accountability in implementing the project?
e. What results and/or immediate outcomes has the initiative achieved, and what impact has it had on the beneficiaries, participants, and community?
f. What tools and processes did you use to monitor and evaluate the results of the initiative?
B. GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Name of organization
2. Address
3. Country
4. Telephone number
5. Fax number
6. E-mail address
7. Organisation's URL (if applicable):
8. Name and designation of person submitting this application form
9. Organization's Vision/Mission
10.Where did you hear about the Gender and ICT Awards?
11.References: Please provide the names and contact information (below) of _3 referees_. At least 1 to a maximum of 2 of these referees must be from the country in which the project is based.
Referee 1 Name: Designation: Organisation: Email Address: Mailing Address:
Referee 2 Name: Designation: Organisation: Email Address: Mailing Address:
Referee 3 Name: Designation: Organisation: Email Address: Mailing Address:
12.Please list any additional materials (including photos and video) that you are including in your application packet.
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To our applicants: We want to inform you that by submitting an application to the APC WNSP and GKP Gender and ICT Awards 2005, you are permitting APC WNSP and GKP to translate, distribute and publish information from your application (and any subsequent information requested by Awards officials) in any form, through the use of printed materials, ICT (including the Awards website), or otherwise.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY. BEST WISHES!
The Association for Progressive Communications Women's Networking Support Program (APC WNSP) and the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP)
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The Gender and ICT Awards is sponsored by the Association for Progressive Communications Women's Networking Support Program (APC WNSP) and the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP).
The APC WNSP is a global network of women who support networking for social change and women's empowerment through the use of ICTs. <www.apcwomen.org>
The GKP is a worldwide network where governments, donor agencies, private sector companies, civil society, networks and international institutions gather as equals to apply ICTs for development. <www.globalknowledge.org>
The GICT Awards is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) <www.sdc.admin.ch/> and the Department for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom <www.dfid.gov.uk/> .
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