WomensHub
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WomensHub is a Philippines-based non-government organisation that supports "women struggling for self-determination" in using ICTs, or information and communication technologies.
This organisation recently completed three years as a collective. It joined the Asia-Pacific programme of the Association for Progressive Communications
's Women Network Support Programme.
Its focus, inter alia, has been to increase the visibility of gender and ICT issues during the Asia-Pacific
NGO Conference for the Beijing Platform for Action held in mid-2004 in Bangkok
, the capital of Thailand
. WomensHub members there ran the internet access facility in the conference site, and provided user-support to conference participants.
WomensHub was created in December 2000 "to advance women and social movement issues in the field of ICTs."
It works on promoting gender equality through ICTs, and also supports the Women's Electronic Network Training (WENT) of the Asian Women's Resource Exchange (AWORC). WENT offers an annual workshop on electronic networking, open to women and organizations, which helps to build skills in women's organizations and networks in Asia
and the Pacific.
This organisation recently completed three years as a collective. It joined the Asia-Pacific programme of the Association for Progressive Communications
Association for Progressive Communications
The Association for Progressive Communications is an international network of organizations that was founded in 1990 to provide communication infrastructure, including Internet-based applications, to groups and individuals who work for peace, human rights, protection of the environment, and...
's Women Network Support Programme.
Its focus, inter alia, has been to increase the visibility of gender and ICT issues during the Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific or Asia Pacific is the part of the world in or near the Western Pacific Ocean...
NGO Conference for the Beijing Platform for Action held in mid-2004 in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, the capital of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. WomensHub members there ran the internet access facility in the conference site, and provided user-support to conference participants.
WomensHub was created in December 2000 "to advance women and social movement issues in the field of ICTs."
It works on promoting gender equality through ICTs, and also supports the Women's Electronic Network Training (WENT) of the Asian Women's Resource Exchange (AWORC). WENT offers an annual workshop on electronic networking, open to women and organizations, which helps to build skills in women's organizations and networks in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and the Pacific.