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Upcoming Meeting: Conference Planning - TBA
Location: TBA
Time: TBA

Latest Meeting: Monday, June 1st, 2009
(see minutes)

Updates: Hello PCVs!!

I speak for the entire group 120 GAD committee when I say we are excited to announce our upcoming GAD conference to be held at the Don Bosco Center in Hua Hin on October 18, 19, and 20. The format of the conference will be a life skills camp in which each volunteer will be asked to invite one co-worker and two students from his or her community. As the theme of our camp will be "Gender in Thailand: Past, Present and Future," we ask that you invite enthusiastic students and teachers while being mindful of gender identity. (Which means please strongly consider kathooeys while selecting students.)

Our camp will be a series of carefully planned activities that ask students, teachers and volunteers to consider their own internalized ideas about gender roles and what they can observe about the society they live in. We will examine the progression of ideas about gender by considering how society and individuals thought differently about gender in the past, how we think about it now and what changes we hope to see in the future. We will integrate these activities with team-building and critical thinking activities that will also encourage students to be comfortable in a range of situations and challenge them to think about problems in new ways. Sounds like heavy material, but believe me its going to be a lot of fun!

We have availability for ten volunteers, and we will be selecting participants on August 8th. Please contact any member of the GAD GIG for a copy of the application. The deadline for applications is August 1, and may be submitted to any GAD member.

The application also includes a letter asking volunteers and counterparts to find sponsorship for covering travel expenses. We will provide room and board, but we ask that anyone participating be able to cover the cost of transportation. Please consider this when completing the application and email or fax your signed letter to Khun Suwimon.

Join us for two and a half days on the beach with our Thai colleagues and students, we hope to see you there!

Always here to serve you,
The GAD gig :)

Past Events:

Gender and Development GIG Conference 2008: “The Changing Face of Thailand”
August 4-6th, 2008 in Bangkok
Conference Goal:
Each PCV and counterpart will learn more about the developing issues of health and gender empowerment in 21st Century Thailand in order to complete a project at site.
Conference Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to address their community needs while considering the significant interaction between gender and social problems.
2. Participants will learn about nutrition, body image, reproductive health, and family planning models from trained professionals.
3. Life skills activities will be modeled and conceptualized so that participants can empower community members to make positive choices.
4. Participants will brainstorm community needs and address their root causes through the creation of a project outline.

Conference Topics:

Gender Empowerment
Health in Modern Thailand
- Body Image
- Nutrition
- Family Planning
Life Skills Activities
- Healthy Relationships
- Communication
Planning a Project at Site

Previous Meetings:
(see minutes for further details)

November 29th, 2008 at PC

Agenda
GAD Conference 2008 Reviews
Transfer of institutional memory

- Overview of GAD (What is GAD?)

- Positions and Responsibilities

- Funding

- Q & A

Discussion and Dialogue : the future of GAD for Group 120
Committee Selection

July 13th, 2008 at PC
June 7th, 2008 at PC

Working Agenda:
* GAD Conference: August 4-6, 2008 in Bangkok
* Group 120 PST/PST 2 Presentation Opportunities, Planning and Scheduling

April 28th, 2008 at Midservice Conference
March 8th, 2008 at PC

Working Agenda:
* Group 120 PST/PST 2 Presentation Opportunities, Planning and Scheduling
* Newsletter - Publication Date and Final Production Planning, etc.
* GAD Conference Planning
* Committee Member Updates

February 15th, 2008 Online Meeting
January 19th, 2008 at PC

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