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02 May 2010 02:40 GMT

Published by: Women's International Shared Experience

WISE Project Asia 
	 
	
 

	In 1999, the World Bank conducted a survey amongst 60,000 people living on less than a dollar a day. When asked what they felt would make the greatest difference to their lives, the number one answer, above even food and shelter, was access to a voice.Women and girls are worst affected by poverty worldwide and yet are crucial participants in the successful development of their country. Women were therefore a vital target group to engage in this participatory video project within Asia Women remain under‐paid, under‐employed and under‐educated. Women do however have more access to new technologies in the region than ever before and thus the proposed project, WISE, will facilitate the incorporation of these technologies into the lives of women, encouraging them to use this technology as a tool of communication and empowerment as well as using drama and video as a means of expression.

How is WISE different from other projects and how it works? 
	 
	 
	During the WISE project, local women affected by poverty will explore how to express themselves through film and the internet. WISE will work with women who have been sex workers, trafficked, ex-drug offenders or have been subject to physical, mental or sexual abuse in Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand and other Asian countries.   
	 
	WISE supports an experienced female filmmaker and community worker to work with each women’s group to create films which highlight their heartfelt concerns and then enable them to harness the power of the internet to advocate for their rights. 
	 
	Women participants will connect with national online networks to share experiences and support. The women’s groups will also learn how to use international websites such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook to attract attention and support from the international community. This aspect of the project gives us the means to not only develop awareness and models of change on a local level, but also in a global community context. 
	 
	WISE provides each women’s group with film and IT equipment to sustain the project after the project coordinator has left and so contribute to the long term empowerment and equality of women in Asia. In the future, WISE hopes to provide follow up trainings and support, but needs your support to do so – please <a href="http://www.ammado.com/nonprofit/wiseahrc" target="_blank">DONATE</a> to enable the work to continue.

Donate 
	You can donate on the social networking site ammado by clicking <a href="http://www.ammado.com/nonprofit/wiseahrc" target="_blank">here</a>. 
	Just click on 'DONATE NOW' on the right hand side of the page - its safe and secure and ammado send you a tax deductible receipt, saving WISE time and money! 
	 
	 
	 
	Get in touch and get involved 
	 
	 
	You can keep in touch with us on 'facebook', 'youtube' and 'twitter', which will all be updated regularly from the moment the project officially starts on July 11th, 2O1O.  By adding us on these social networking accounts, it not only raises the profile of the project, but it also allows YOU to share the information with your friends and show them what is happening to the women of Asia. 
	 
	Not just that, but the women who take part will be introduced to these sites and so, you may actually be able to communicate directly with them. 
	

	<a href="http://www.ammado.com/redirect/external?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wisevoicesthroughvideo.org" target="_blank"> 
	</a> <a href="http://www.ammado.com/redirect/external?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wisevoicesthroughvideo.org" target="_blank">Website</a>

	<a href="http://www.ammado.com/redirect/external?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.facebook.com%2f%23!%2fgroup.php%3fgid%3d95263026695%26amp%3bref%3dts" target="_blank">Facebook</a> 
	

	<a href="http://www.ammado.com/redirect/external?url=http%3a%2f%2ftwitter.com%2fWISEAsia" target="_blank">Twitter</a>

	<a href="http://www.ammado.com/redirect/external?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fuser%2fWISEahrc" target="_blank">Youtube channel</a>

	 
	 
	Donations in Kind 
	 
	If you have old technology that you would like to donate - we accept working laptops and digital video and still cameras, which can be given away to the women in addition to the equipment WISE brings.  for further information on this or on any other matters, please email the WISE project co-ordinator, Danielle Spencer, on <a target="_blank">danielle.spencer@ahrc.asia</a>

WISE Project Asia

In 1999, the World Bank conducted a survey amongst 60,000 people living on less than a dollar a day. When asked what they felt would make the greatest difference to their lives, the number one answer, above even food and shelter, was access to a voice.Women and girls are worst affected by poverty worldwide and yet are crucial participants in the successful development of their country. Women were therefore a vital target group to engage in this participatory video project within Asia Women remain under‐paid, under‐employed and under‐educated. Women do however have more access to new technologies in the region than ever before and thus the proposed project, WISE, will facilitate the incorporation of these technologies into the lives of women, encouraging them to use this technology as a tool of communication and empowerment as well as using drama and video as a means of expression.

How is WISE different from other projects and how it works?

During the WISE project, local women affected by poverty will explore how to express themselves through film and the internet. WISE will work with women who have been sex workers, trafficked, ex-drug offenders or have been subject to physical, mental or sexual abuse in Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand and other Asian countries.

WISE supports an experienced female filmmaker and community worker to work with each women’s group to create films which highlight their heartfelt concerns and then enable them to harness the power of the internet to advocate for their rights.

Women participants will connect with national online networks to share experiences and support. The women’s groups will also learn how to use international websites such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook to attract attention and support from the international community. This aspect of the project gives us the means to not only develop awareness and models of change on a local level, but also in a global community context.

WISE provides each women’s group with film and IT equipment to sustain the project after the project coordinator has left and so contribute to the long term empowerment and equality of women in Asia. In the future, WISE hopes to provide follow up trainings and support, but needs your support to do so – please DONATE to enable the work to continue.

Donate
You can donate on the social networking site ammado by clicking here.
Just click on 'DONATE NOW' on the right hand side of the page - its safe and secure and ammado send you a tax deductible receipt, saving WISE time and money!

Get in touch and get involved

You can keep in touch with us on 'facebook', 'youtube' and 'twitter', which will all be updated regularly from the moment the project officially starts on July 11th, 2O1O. By adding us on these social networking accounts, it not only raises the profile of the project, but it also allows YOU to share the information with your friends and show them what is happening to the women of Asia.

Not just that, but the women who take part will be introduced to these sites and so, you may actually be able to communicate directly with them.

Donations in Kind

If you have old technology that you would like to donate - we accept working laptops and digital video and still cameras, which can be given away to the women in addition to the equipment WISE brings. for further information on this or on any other matters, please email the WISE project co-ordinator, Danielle Spencer, on danielle.spencer@ahrc.asia

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