CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
DAWN TRAINING INSTITUTE - DTI 2016
21 November to 7 December, 2016
Havana, Cuba
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please read the following information carefully before completing the form.
Applicants are encouraged to apply online at http://www.dawnnet.org/feminist-resources/content/dti2016-application. If you have a serious problem of limited internet availability, you may send your form
to dti2016@dawnnet.org or to DAWN Secretariat, Private Mail Bag, Suva, Fiji.
Closing date for all applications is December 1, 2015
Only successful applicants will be notified. If you have been selected as part of the first selection list,
you will be notified by April 10, 2016.
All applicants are encouraged to have a functional email address
Background
The DAWN Training Institute, a 17 day intensive training programme for young feminist activists and
advocates was launched in 2002. The programme draws on DAWN’s feminist analysis which interlinks issues
under the themes of Political Economy of Globalisation (PEG), Political Ecology and Sustainability (PEAS),
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), and Political Restructuring and Social Transformation
(PRST). Its contents also reflect the network’s considerable experience in UN conference processes and other
sites of engagement and struggle, including the global civil society movement against neoliberal economic
globalisation, as well as regional, sub-regional and national processes.
This DTI is happening at a time when the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development has been finally
implemented. The period since the last DTI in 2011 has also seen the twentieth year reviews for UN
Conference on environment and development (UNCED) Rio in 1992 World Conference on Human Rights in
Vienna in 1993, the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo in 1994 and
the 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. We have also seen the holding of the Third
Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) in July 2015. The agreements and outcomes of these
conferences have placed us in a new development framework which will be valid for the next decade and
more. DAWN engaged very actively in these processes along with other feminist organisations, as part of
larger civil society groupings.
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 nation-state 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, political and ecological justice are firmly embedded in gender justice.
The fifth DAWN Training Institute will be held in Havana, Cuba from 21 November – 7 December, 2016.
Duration
The training Institute will be held over a period of 17 days. Participants should be prepared for an intensive
training programme, involving prior and regular reading during the programme, journal writing, and
participation in exercises.
Objectives
to build the 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, with a particular focus on the implementation of the “2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development”.
Participants
Only applications from the economic South will be considered.
This training programme is intended for young women, including young trans-women. Preference will
be given to those who are/will be working with civil society organizations and social movements
promoting gender justice.
The applicant’s activist, professional, work 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 December 1, 2015.
Notification
Only successful applicants will be notified. If you have been selected as part of the first selection list, you will
hear from us by April 10, 2016.
Language
The language of instruction and discussion will be English.
Insurance
Participants are responsible for their own luggage, accident and medical insurance as the organisers will not
be responsible for these such costs. Participants will be expected to have adequate health insurance
coverage and, if selected, provide a copy of the insurance certificate.
DAWN Training Institute 2016
Application Form
A.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
A1. Last Name
A2. First Name
A3. Other Names
A4. Date of Birth
dd/mm/yyyy
A5. Place of Birth
A6. Citizenship
A7. Gender identity
A8. Address:
Current address
Permanent address
A9. Telephone
Mobile:
Office:
Home:
A10. E-mail
(Primary)
(alternate)
A11. Skype username
A12. Facebook name
A13. Twitter handle
A14. WhatsApp
A15. Please check the following
boxes below, as they pertain to you:
a) Do you have regular reliable access
to emails? (Please select the option
that best describes your Internet
All the time/everyday Occasionally
Rarely
Never
access):
b) Do you need a visa to travel to
Cuba where the training will be held?
Yes
No
c) What is your primary language?
_________________________
None Low
d) Proficiency in English
Speaking
Reading
Writing
B.
ORGANISATIONAL INFORMATION
B1. Name of your organisation
B2. Physical address
B3. Postal address
Good Excellent
B4. Website
B5. Type of organisation
NGO
Social movement
Union
Academic
Government
Inter-governmental
Other: specify _____________________________
B6. How would you describe the main You may check more than one box
activities of your organisation?
Service provision
Grassroots mobilisation
Advocacy within country
International advocacy - regional
International advocacy – global
Training
Research/Analysis
Other: specify ___________________________
B7. Level of organisation
Local
Regional (within a country)
National
Regional (between countries)
Global
C. YOUR ROLE WITHIN THE ORGANISATION
C1. Current Position in organisation
C2. Years with organisation
C3. Your main responsibilities in the Please check one box
organisation
Administration
Research/Analysis
Training
Communications
Finance
C4. Describe your primary area of
work? (100 words)
C5. What constituencies do you work You may check more than one box
with?
Women and girls, generally
LGBTQI
Indigenous people
People with Disabilities
Women workers
Migrants
Other: specify _________________________________
D.
Dates
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Institution Attended
Degree/Certificate Obtained
E.
OTHER INFORMATION
Have you engaged in training, advocacy or research initiatives with DAWN in the past? If yes, please
elaborate (200 words)
Have you been involved as an activist, locally or nationally in the past five years? (not described in Q.1
above) (100 words)
Have you had any national, regional or global advocacy experience? (not described in Q.1 above) (100
words)
Do you identify yourself as feminist? Why or why not? (100 words)
Why would you like to do this training programme? (100 words)
What do you intend to do after you have completed this course? (100 words)
References (Specify FULL names and FULL contact details – address, email, telephone, fax)
(i)
(ii)
Funding for attendance: (Please note that due to limited scholarships, would-be applicants are
encouraged to source their own funding. Priority would be given to the best applicants, as well as good
applicants who secure at least part-funding, including from their own organisations.)
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
I may be able to raise funds from other sources
Name:
Signature:
Date:
CHECKLIST - Before you submit your application, please ensure that you have the following:
Completed and signed application form
Letter of recommendation from someone familiar with your work and commitment and who is qualified to
comment on your ability, suitability and readiness for this training
A Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Proof of having a Bachelor degree (or equivalent) or of completion of at least two years of courses towards a
Bachelor degree (or equivalent)