Nominated
by BPW Thailand
Nomination form signed by Mrs. Maleeratna Plumchitchom
on 22 April 2008
Nominee Information
Address: 141 Soi Sathorn 7, South
Sathorn Road, Thungmahamek, Sathorn, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Telephone: +66-2-287-4138, (W) +66-2-391-7843, (W)
+66-2-714-0651,
Fax: +66-2-391-2120
E-mail: naphaphenv@gmail.com
Occupation: Director of BPW International President’s
Office
Active in Occupation
BPW Offices held
Club:
- BPW Bangkok – Chair of International Relations From
2005 to 2008 (present)
- BPW Bangkok – Young BPW Chairperson From 2002 to
2008 (present)
- BPW Bangkok – Assistant Young BPW Chairperson From
1999 to 2002
Federation:
- BPW Thailand – Young BPW Chairperson From 2005 to
2008 (present)
BPW International:
- Permanent Representative to the UNESCAP From 2002 to 2008
(present)
- Director of BPW International President’s Office
From 2005 to present
Positions in other Voluntary Organisations:
-
Zonta Bangkok 5 – Assistant
Secretary during 2006-2008,
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The Pan Pacific and South East Asia
Women’s Association - Thailand (PPSEAWA Thailand)
– member of the Newsletter Committee during 2005
– present, and
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National Council of Women –
Thailand – Secretary of the Baan Prakarunaniwas
Committee during 2007 – present.
Knowledge and experience areas:
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Director of BPW International President’s
Office since July 2005 - present
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Leading "Give Women a Second
Chance" Projects, so once these women inmates finished
their terms in prison, they will have a good career. As
a young BPW Chair and Project leader - Initiate the project
and act as a main coordinator to help and provide various
vocational training (includes various handicrafts training
like making flower from fish scale) for women inmates
in Women Correctional Institutes in Thailand. Since 2002,
this project aim to give these women a second chance and
to help themselves which currently had helped over 808
women inmates in Bangkok and Thonburi province in Thailand.
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Lead Young BPW Project and partner
with the Women’s Doctor Association in Thailand
to arrange for breast and cervical cancer free check-up
for over 2,058 women inmates in Bangkok, Thailand.
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As a result of my creative project,
I had received 2nd Place Young BPW Outstanding Leader’s
Award at 25th BPW Int’l Congress in Luzern, Switzerland.
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Support and help raise funds for BPW
– Bangkok for the Thai Red Cross Annual Fundraising
Fair from 1996 – present, and participate in many
activities of BPW Bangkok, and BPW Thailand ever since.
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Publicize e-Biz training at Sookmyoung
Women University in Seoul, Korea to BPW members in APEC
Economies and around the world.
Supporting
Statement
My past activities with BPW
Since I joined BPW–Bangkok in 1996,
I was involved in many activities.
- Organizing events – (1) Organized
the 2nd Young BPW International Meeting in Bangkok,
Thailand in 2002 as one of the three main coordinators
of the Young BPW Host Planning Committee. (2) Organized
APEC Forum on Digital Economy for Women 2006 Innovation
and Leadership with Asian Pacific Women’s
Information Network Center (APWINC) and UNESCAP at the
UN Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand in 2006.
- Work with UN – Beside attending
UN meetings as permanent representatives to UNESCAP
since 2002, I also handle members’ accreditation
to UN-CSW and other UN meetings. This experience helped
me understand women issues better.
- Do research work - I was Dr. Chonchanok
Viravan’s research assistant for Beijing +10 Review
Project “Two Steps Forward & One Step Back”
in 2004.
- Conduct projects in Thailand –
- Organize skill training – My key
project as Young BPW – Bangkok Chairperson
is “Give women a second chance” Project.
The project provides various vocational and handcrafts
training to women inmates in Thailand. During 2004-2008,
the project already helped over 800 women. The popular
training is teaching how to make fish scale artificial
flowers. I also successfully persuaded club
presidents to give free booths to sell goods made
by women inmates at BPW functions, and promote fish
scale flowers in other countries.
- I also organize another free breast cancer
and cervical cancer check-up for 2,058 women
inmates in Central Women Correctional Institutes
in Thailand jointly with Women’s Doctor
Association.
- Fundraising – I helped raise fund
for Thai Red Cross Society over 11 years. Mainly I
helped pre-sale the raffle tickets, pick the raffle,
collect the prizes, and delivered the goods to the
buyers.
- I also successfully persuaded other organizations
to give funding support for "Give women a
second chance" project such as National
Outstanding Mother Association of Thailand –
Bangkok, Zonta Bangkok 1 & 5, Rotary Club,
and Lions Club.
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Coordinate with BPW affiliate
as Director of BPW International President’s Office
2005-2008 I have coordinated with over 80 member
countries worldwide. This gives me the opportunity to
know many BPW affiliates, their presidents, and members,
and gain insight to their activities.
If I am elected as Project Chair,
my plan will be as follows:
- Project 5-O - Encourage BPW to do
more project jointly with other organizations in Project
5-O and encourage them to apply for Project 5-O funding.
- Promote Affiliates to participate in Award
Competition in order for BPW International
to get project information and give recognition for
BPW Affiliates/members.
- Promote and publicize BPW Award winning projects
through various channels i.e. BPW International website,
newsletter, and BPW Online.
- Help identify source of fund for BPW Projects.
- Work in collaboration with other International
Partners of BPW to offer benefits for members
i.e. promote e-Business training in Korea, and in other
countries.
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