The
objective of Beyond 2000: Helping Women
Help Themselves competition is to encourage
BPW to help women to sustain themselves
and to promote the participation of young
BPW members.
Awards were given at the XXIV BPW International
Congress in Melbourne, Australia in October
2002. Thirteen countries participated in
this competition. At this competition, BPW
Donetsk, Ukraine won Excellent Country Effort
Trophy for helping over 9,000 women during
1999-2002. BPW Outeniqua, South Africa won
"Excellent Project Trophy" for
"PHAMBILI – Helping Domestics
Violence Victims" projects. Other
countries that won Outstanding BPW Medals
include Korea, Mexico, Canada, Cyprus, Thailand,
Pakistan, New Zealand, Mongolia, and Nepal.
Young BPW from Germany and Canada won Outstanding
Young BPW Leaders awards. Overall, winning
projects from this competition helped over
30,000 women to help themselves during 1999-2002.
Winners
in Melbourne, 2002
Awards
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Excellent
Country Effort Trophy (1 award):
This award is for the country that
helps the highest number of women
in ways which have the highest impact. |
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Excellent
Project (1 award): This
award is for the most innovative and
highest impact project that helps
women help themselves. |
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Outstanding
BPW Medals (unlimited awards):
This award
is for BPW club help at least 100
women to help themselves. |
How
The
assistances to help women help themselves
are those that give women the knowledge,
education, skill, advice, guidance, opportunities,
strength, or other solutions to overcome
their crisis so that the women can establish
and/or advance their businesses or professions.
For examples, the following would count
as "Helping Women Help Themselves"
activities.
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TRAIN
- women with skill to earn a living.
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TEACH
- women how to read. |
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FIND
JOBS - for women. |
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PREVENT
- exploitation of young women. |
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LOBBY
- to enhance women’s legal right.
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CHILD
CARE - for working mother.
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REHABITATE
- abused women. |
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GIVE
- educational resource such as books.
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SUPPORT
- organizations that do the above activities.
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…
AND many other creative projects! |
Rules
1. |
Activities
that quality for this competition
must help women (of any ages, and
not necessary in your own country)
to enable them to help themselves.
This excludes activities that directly
hand out of money to women. |
2. |
Activities
during April 1999 to February 2002
are qualified. |
3. |
Projects
with young BPW participation will
be given special credits. |
Report
Format
- Name of your BPW club
- Name of BPW president
- Name of project
- Description of the projects/events
- Impact of the project (including number
of women being helped)
- Evidence (photographs, etc.)
- Names of young BPW members who participated
(optional - for special credit).
Submission
Deadline
1. |
Each
BPW Club, Association, or Federations
shall submit 5 copied of the report
(in English) by 28 February 2002
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2. |
Mail
to:
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Evaluation
Evaluation Criteria
- Number of
women receiving help
- Duration
of help
- Impact on
people's lifes
Adjudicators
| Dr. Chonchanok
Viravan |
Chairperson of
Adjudicator, Asia-Pacific Regional Coordinator
1999-2002 |
| Sylvia
G. Perry |
Immediate International
Past President 1996-1999 |
| Joyce
C. Morrissey |
North America
Regional Coordinator, 1999 – 2002
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Contact Information
If you have
further questions, know of activities by
a BPW Club that deserve recognition, please
contact:
Dr. Chonchanok Viravan
Head of "Beyond 2000: Helping Women
Help Themselves" project
46 Soi Sukumvit 61
Wattana, Bangkok 10110
THAILAND
Phone: +66-2-391-7843; Fax: +66-2-391-2120
E-mail : presidents.office@bpw-international.org |
