What is gender and development studies? Japanese professors at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) tell you!
Gender Studies video made by GDS Students (Chinese subtitle available)
Speaker: Professor Kyoko Kusakabe, Gender and Development Studies (GDS) of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Recording, editing, subtitles, etc by GDS Students
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1.1. Funder: UKRI (The United Kingdom Research and Innovation)
1.2. Scheme: GCRF (Global Challenges Research Fund)
1.3. Project: Trade Hub (Trade, Development, and the Environment Hub)
1.4. Lead: UNEP-WCMC (The UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre)
1.5. Objective: To achieve sustainable trade of agricultural and wildlife products
1.6. Target countries: Indonesia, China, Brazil, Tanzania, R Congo, DR Congo, Cameroon, Gabon.
1.7. Role of AIT: MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning)
26 May 2020 | Bangkok, Thailand: Women work in all stages of the fish value chain, producing, processing and selling fish and through their work support the economy, their households, and communities in rural and coastal regions. They are said to make up half the fisheries workforce, yet their work goes unrecognized in most official statistics, policies and development programs which frequently are designed from a gender-blind standpoint.
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Dr. Indrajit Pal, Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management (DPMM), AIT appears in India National TV Network (Zee News 24 Ghonta) as a panelist on Cyclone “Amphan”, a severe cyclone in Bay-of Bengal hit the east coast of India (West Bengal) on 20 May 2020.
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Cambodia’s Sopheap Sreng is a first recipient of the Xulhaz Mannan Inclusive Development Award conferred by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for his commitment to the inclusion of marginalized populations in USAID’s development efforts. He currently is a Gender and Project Design Specialist with USAID Cambodia.
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DDS is offering two partial scholarships for those who are interested to study a Master’s degree at Gender and Development Studies (GDS) program. These scholarships are available for all nationalities.
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One of the few good things Bangladesh is known for around the world is NGOs and their work. About fifty years ago, when the country became independent, the oldest NGOs started their work by providing relief to the people affected by the war of independence by helping to rebuilding their livelihoods. In the last few decades NGOs in Bangladesh have travelled a long way: reaching the remote areas, mobilizing the poor into groups for making them aware about health, education, running schools, providing loans to start their small businesses. With the improvements in Bangladesh’s social indicators and its economic condition, the fortunes of the NGOs have also changed.
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AIT participated for the first time in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, which looks at global universities’ commitment and performance in furthering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Over 850 universities from 89 countries participated in this ranking exercise by submitting input during 2019, and the results were just published on April 22, 2020 by THE.
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Professor Kyoko Kusakabe expresses concerns over gender equality on International Women’s Day 2020.
(more…)“We must acknowledge that there is diversity among women, and we must make sure that we understand this diversity and ensure equality across all societal substructures,” Prof. Kusakabe said.
Prof.Kyoko Kusakabe, Head of the Department of Development and Sustainability
Date: Wednesday, 18th March, 2020
Time: 09:30 – 12:30 hrs.
Venue: Room SW-302, Faculty of Social Administration, Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus, Thailand
by Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS),
School of Environment, Resources and Development,
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT),
Klong Luang, Pathumthani