CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
DAWN TRAINING INSTITUTE 2011
10 October – 28 October, 2011
SOUTH EAST ASIA
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. Please read the following information carefully before completing the form. When completed, kindly email it
back to dti2011@dawnnet.org
2. Closing date for all applications is September 15, 2010
3. Only successful applicants will be notified. If you have not been contacted by March 31, 2011, please
assume that your application was unsuccessful.
4. All applicants are encouraged to have an email address (functional email address)
Background
DAWN has described the first decade of the 21st century as the painful birthing of a “fierce new
world” in light of the paradigmatic shifts induced by a run-away neoliberal globalization; a
militarized and financialized political economy; a crisis in climate and other natural systems; a
deepening food crisis; an energy crisis from fossil-fuel dependence; the decline of the nationstate and the reconfiguration of the geopolitical context.
These crises have generated heated debates on the restructuring of global governance.
Pressures to respond to these challenges in all their complexities have come to preoccupy
sovereign nations and the peoples they govern. At the same time, these nations and peoples
struggle to uphold values associated with sustainable livelihoods, poverty eradication, human
rights promotion, freedom of expression and mobility, respect for identity and sexuality.
DAWN recognizes this developing multilateral terrain as part of a fierce new world that is replete
with complicated contradictions, serious fractures, severe backlash, broken promises, and
uncertain outcomes for the world’s women, especially women from the economic South. There
is an urgent need for women’s and civil society organizations to critically engage with these
debates and advocate strongly for a world where economic and climate justice coincide with
gender justice.
In response, the DAWN Training Institute, a three-week intensive training programme, was
launched in 2002. The programme draws on both DAWN’s feminist analysis which interlinks
issues under the themes of Political Economy of Globalisation including Gender and Trade,
Political Ecology and Sustainability, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and Political
Restructuring and Social Transformation; and the network’s considerable experience in UN
conference processes and other sites of struggle, including the global civil society movement
against neoliberal economic globalisation, as well as regional, sub-regional and national
processes.
DAWN Global Secretariat c/o Women and Gender Institute, Miriam College, Katipunan Road, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108 Philippines
 +632 4359240 ext. 221 |  +632 4346440 | @ info@dawnnet.org | www.dawnnet.org
The fourth DAWN Training Institute will be held in Southeast Asia from 10 October – 28
October, 2011. It is being organised by Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era.
Duration
The training Institute will be held over a period of three weeks. Participant should be prepared
to undergo an intensive training programme.
Objectives
 to build capacity of young feminist activists from Southern countries, especially in
understanding linkages between different issues and advocacy agendas, particularly those
concerned with gender justice in its multiple and inter-linked dimensions – economic,
political, ecological, social and personal.
 to strengthen feminist advocacy work at global and regional level; and to deepen analysis in
some complex areas.
 to prepare young feminists for the challenges entailed in working for gender justice in the
present global geopolitical and economic context.
Participants
 Only application from the economic south will be considered.
 Preference will be given to young women participants who are/will be working with civil
society organizations promoting gender justice.
 The applicant’s professional and working experience, as well as future plans will be
considered during selection.
 Applicants must be able to communicate in written and spoken English.
 Regional representation will be taken into account.
 Applicants must be between the ages of 25 to 35 years.
Deadline
Applications must be received by DAWN by September 15, 2010.
Notification
Only successful applicants will be notified. If you have not been contacted by March 31, 2011,
please assume that your application was unsuccessful.
Language
The medium of instruction and discussion will be in English.
Insurance
Participants are responsible for their own luggage, accident and medical insurance as the
organisers will not be responsible for any such costs incurred by participants.
DAWN Global Secretariat c/o Women and Gender Institute, Miriam College, Katipunan Road, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108 Philippines
 +632 4359240 ext. 221 |  +632 4346440 | @ info@dawnnet.org | www.dawnnet.org
DAWN TRAINING INSTITUTE 2011 APPLICATION FORM
(Maximum of 4 pages please)
A.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
1.Last Name
2.First Name
3.Other Names
4.Date of Birth
dd/mm/yyyy
5.Place of Birth
6. a. Citizenship
b. Nationality
7.Gender
8.Address (Please check the address where we can reach you faster)
Current address (
)
Permanent address (
)
9.Telephone
Mobile:
Office:
Home:
10.E-mail
a.
b.
11.Fax
12.Please check the following
boxes below as it pertains to
you:
a) Do you have regular reliable
access to emails? (Please
select the option that best
describes your Internet
access):
All the time/everyday
Never
Occasionally
Rarely
DAWN Global Secretariat c/o Women and Gender Institute, Miriam College, Katipunan Road, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108 Philippines
 +632 4359240 ext. 221 |  +632 4346440 | @ info@dawnnet.org | www.dawnnet.org
b) Do you need a visa to travel
to Indonesia where the training
will be held?
Yes
d) What is your primary
language?
_________________________
c) Proficiency in English
(Chose only one)
No
-English is my first language
-I can hold a complex conversation and read advanced
text
-I can hold a conversation
-I can understand some English
-I can hold a simple conversation and read simple text
B.
ORGANISATIONAL INFORMATION
1.Name of organisation
2.Type of organisation
 Non Governmental
 Governmental
 Inter-governmental
 Other, Specify: _____________________________
3.Position in organisation
4.Years with organisation
5.Physical address
6.Postal address
7.Telephone
8.Fax
9.E-mail
DAWN Global Secretariat c/o Women and Gender Institute, Miriam College, Katipunan Road, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108 Philippines
 +632 4359240 ext. 221 |  +632 4346440 | @ info@dawnnet.org | www.dawnnet.org
C.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
10.Dates
11.Institutions Attended
12.Degrees/Certificates
Obtained
D.
OTHER INFORMATION (Use additional sheets of paper if necessary)
1.National and/or Regional activist involvement in the past five years:
2.Global advocacy experience if any.
3.Do you identify yourself as feminist?
4.Reasons you would like to do this training programme with DAWN.
5.What do you intend to do after you have completed this course?
6.References (Specify names and contact details)
(i)
(ii)
7.Funding for attendance: (Please note that due to limited scholarships, would-be
applicants are encouraged to source for their own funding. Priority would be given to best
qualified applicants in terms of scholarship as well as good applicants who secure at least
part-funding.)
Check one
[ ] I will need full funding.
[ ] My employer/organisation may be able to provide partial funding
[ ] My employer is definitely able to provide partial funding
DAWN Global Secretariat c/o Women and Gender Institute, Miriam College, Katipunan Road, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108 Philippines
 +632 4359240 ext. 221 |  +632 4346440 | @ info@dawnnet.org | www.dawnnet.org
[ ] I may be able to raise funds from other sources
Please send the completed form to dti2011@dawnnet.org together with your updated biodata.
To apply online, visit www.dawnnet.org
DAWN Global Secretariat c/o Women and Gender Institute, Miriam College, Katipunan Road, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108 Philippines
 +632 4359240 ext. 221 |  +632 4346440 | @ info@dawnnet.org | www.dawnnet.org