APWAPS

Women’s Rights- Sri Lanka, India (3), Nepal, Myanmar/Burma, Philippines-land, resources, decision-making

Human Rights (HR) -Sri Lanka, Nepal, Phil (2) HR and International Humanitarian Law-

Nepal, Phil International HR Mechanisms-India Labor rights (Nepal) VAW and HR Gender and HR- Nepal HR violations monitoring and intervention-

India

Right to mobility- Nepal Health and reproductive rights-

Pakistan, Nepal (2), Philippines Rights of rural communities- Vietnam Gender, sexuality and human rights-

India

Conflict resolution (India, Phil (2), Pakistan) and conflict prevention- Philippines (2), Pakistan

Mediation- Switzerland, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar/Burma

Peacebuilding- Myanmar (2), Philippines Active nonviolence-Philippines,

Indonesia, India Conflict transformation-Phil Arms control- Phil Early warning- Phil

Organizing- Philippines, India Speaking- Philippines Advocacy- India, Philippines Reflecting peace practice- Phil Peace and violence- Pakistan Feminist approach (to peace)- Nepal Counseling for survivors- India Climate justice- Philippines

Women’s leadership for peace and security- N

Internship for young women leaders- Netherlands

Women’s participation in decision-making- India, Nepal (2), Myanmar

Participation in local governance- Nepal, India (2)

Leadership for livelihood- Nepal Leadership skills- Phil, India (3), East Timor Women’s Leadership Institute-

Myanmar/Burma

Women, peace and security- Philippines (2), India

1325 and development of Naps- Bangladesh

1325- Nepal, Indonesia, Myanmar/Burma, Phil

Women in post-conflict- Phil Localization of NAP-Nepal, Philippines

CEDAW- Sri Lanka Laws protecting women-Phil, India

(2), Myanmar/Burma Laws on HR- India (2) Legal procedures- India (2) Paralegal training- Phil, Timor Leste

Gender in Islam-Phil Gender in Indigenous Traditions- Phil Reinterpretation of religious text-

Indonesia Caste, gender and self-awareness- India Cultural and traditional practices- India Gender discrimination-Pakistan, Nepal Anti-discrimination laws- Nepal Social inclusion-Nepal, Switzerland

Gender awareness- Nepal Gender sensitivity- Philippines Gender justice- Philippines Gender equality- Pakistan, Nepal,

East Timor

Economic empowerment- Nepal Business skills development-

Philippines Organic farming- Sri Lanka,

Philippines Livelihood training- India Gender in cooperatives- Phil Land, livelihood,peace and security-

India

Human trafficking- Nepal Domestic violence (laws, processing

cases)- Timor Leste VAWC- Philippines VAW Prevention- Pakistan,

Philippines, Myanmar/Burma Foreign military presence and impact

on women- Phil

Safe migration- Nepal Safe foreign employment- Nepal Protection from GBV-

Myanmar/Burma Women and emergencies-

Myanmar/Burma

Documentation- Nepal Monitoring and Evaluation- India Monitoring WPS- India Monitoring, documentation and

reporting human rights violations- Phil

Social research- India

Security Sector Reform- Philippines Youth engagement-Nepal Community engagement- Myanmar

Feminist approach Learning and exchange opportunities

among women-Netherlands, India

There is a wide range of capacity-building initiatives in the region (Asia) (137 reported initiatives in 12 countries (Switzerland and Netherlands reported initiatives region-wide)

Many initiatives are in response to challenges faced by women (HRV, VAW, discrimination ,etc) (32.8%)

A good number of initiatives are on women’s agency for peace (22.6%)

There is a good percentage of initiatives to develop leadership skills (11%)

As most of the survey respondents are community-based, it is assumed that participants to the CBIs are largely community women