Virtual Workshop 3:
How can we support Women’s Leadership in a time of COVID 19 response and recovery?

The 2020 Asia Women and Rivers Congress is holding a series of women-focused workshops on zoom between July to September to build on and further develop the Congress spirit of sharing experiences and networking.

Following the highly successful previous two workshops where we heard and discussed the findings from the study State of Knowledge: Women and Rivers in the Mekong Region (including the Salween basin) and discussed practical ways to nurture and encourage women’s leadership (workshop 2 summary), the third workshop explored practical ways to meet the challenges and support women leaders during COVID 19 response and recovery. Building on the ‘’recipe for women’s leadership’’ (listed below) participants shared their experiences through stories and identified joint actions to support women’s leadership during unprecedented times.

September 25, 2020 | 15:00 - 17:30pm Bangkok Time (GMT+7)

Workshop Agenda

1500-15.10 INTRODUCTIONS AND FORMAT FOR THE WORKSHOP

15.10-15.25 KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Ms. Chanda Thapa Magar: Deputy Secretary General, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)
Q & A

15.30-16.30 GROUPWORK

GROUP TOPIC:
- Keeping in mind the components identified for women’s leadership to emerge (ingredients) and concerns that responses to COVID will further challenge women’s leadership….
- What do we want to see happen to Women’s Leadership during the COVID 19 response and recovery?
- What are the practical ways to support Women’s Leadership and how could a network in the region support this to happen?

16.30-16.35 BREAK

16.35-17.20 PLENARY FEEDBACK & NEXT STEPS

17.20-17.30 VIEW THE WORKSHOP ILLUSTRATION & EVALUATION

Keynote Speaker

Chanda Thapa belongs to the Magar Indigenous community in Nepal. She is currently working as Deputy Secretary General at Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), Chiang Mai, Thailand. She holds more than 15 years of experience working on Indigenous Peoples Rights, women’s rights, gender, peace building in Nepal and in Asia.

Webinar Illustrator

Debbie Wood is a Professional Graphic Recorder. She will be capturing a visual representation of the webinar in real time and sharing it with us live.

Recipe for Successful Women's Leadership: INKNA

Identity: strong personal and collective attachment to a river and its resources
Necessity: strong threat or risk perception (e.g. from large-scale irrigation or hydropower development)
Knowledge: creation and sharing of knowledge that is accessible to women, and/or which is used to support women and their communities to develop the capacity to raise their voices
Network support: existence of formal and/or informal networks to support women in their leadership roles
Agency: ability to navigate insecurities and self-doubt and maintain good psychological health through household, wider community and/or organizational support.

Asia Women and Rivers Congress Virtual Workshop Sponsors and Organizers

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