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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear colleagues, amigas (español abajo)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Happy Women´s Day! Feliz Día Internacional de la
Mujer!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>And thanks to all of you who contributed with putting
together the GCAP website. As you know, today GCAP is having its first
mobilisation day and it is for the first time that this happens on 8 March! The
website is a reflection of the work of the FTF around the world, and also of the
fact that GCAP is fully incorporating the demand of Gender Equality to End
Poverty as a central one! We hope that this will be reflected in the work
throughout the year. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>You will find information, resources, samples of
letters and e-cards that you can send to your governments, etc. A sample of what
you can find in the site is below. We encourage all of you to visit the link
under 8 March and make use of the available documents. And thanks again to all
of you who shared information about your specific countries and regions, and
also to the colleagues from Oneworld Asia, responsible for the site, who have
been working hard supporting us for this day. Rosa and I have been
working very closely and it really makes a difference! Thanks
Rosa!!!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, it´s just the beginning of the year, let´s make
it one in which our demand Gender Equality to End Poverty is strong within
GCAP and it brings us closer to the reality we struggle for!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Warm greetings,</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ana</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gracias a todas las que han colaborado para que
tengamos hoy tanta información en torno al 8 de marzo en el sitio web de GCAP.
Como saben, hoy es el primer día de movilización del Llamado Mundial y por
primera vez esto ocurre un 8 de marzo!! El sitio refleja el trabajo del Equipo
de Trabajo Feminista alrededor del mundo y también el hecho de que GCAP ha
incorporado plenamente la demanda por Igualdad de Género para Poner Fin a la
Pobreza como una de sus demandas centrales. Confiamos que esto se refleje en el
trabajo a lo largo de todo el año.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>En el sitio van a encontrar información, recursos,
ejemplos de cartas y postales que les pueden enviar a sus gobiernos, etc. Debajo
hay una muestra del material disponible en el sitio (esa carta está en inglés
pero hay varias cosas también en español, inlcuidos logos, formatos de postales,
etc.). Las invitamos a que visiten el sitio y hagan uso de los documentos
disponibles. Y gracias nuevamente a todas las que mandaron información sobre las
actividades en vuestros países y regiones y también a todos los compañeros de
Oneworld Asia, responsables del sitio web, que nos apoyaron muchísimo para este
día. Rosa y yo trabajamos muy cerca, y eso realmente fue muy bueno. Muchas
gracias Rosa!!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bien, es apenas el comienzo del año, hagamos de este
un año en el que nuestra demanda Igualdad de Género Para Poner Fin a la
Pobreza se siente fuerte dentro de GCAP y nos acerque a la realidad que queremos
construir!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Un abrazo,</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ana</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P>
<P>8 March 2007 <I>Sample letter</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Full title</P>
<P>Address</P>
<P>City, Country</P></I>
<P>RE: International Women’s Day call to action</P>
<P>Dear <I>(full title: e.g. President; Minister)</P></I><FONT face=Verdana
size=2>
<P>I am writing to urge you to take immediate action to protect the rights and
lives of women and girls. Seventy percent of the world's poor and sixty-five
percent of the world's illiterate are women. Of the 1 billion people who live on
less than $1 a day, 70 per cent are women. Women make up 65 percent of the
world’s illiterate. Although women do two thirds of the work in the world, the
rate of paid employment for women is two thirds that of men. Women hold less
than 6 percent of senior management positions in the world. </P>
<P>These facts highlight how gender discrimination and inequality extends from
education to the workplace and beyond, and how the feminization of poverty is a
reality. <BR><BR>In spite of increasing wealth indicating growing global
economic indicators, women and children are the ones with the highest numbers of
illiteracy, lack of primary education, school drop outs, maternal and infant
mortality, malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, sexual exploitation and
abuse, and forced pregnancies.<BR><BR>This constant impoverishment can only be
overcome with the political will and commitment of the world’s governments. It
can only be overcome by changing the orientation of public investments, giving
priority to social investments, avoiding corruption, and working together with
civil society organizations, among them the women’s organizations, who work at
the country and regional level for the eradication of poverty and implementation
of fair and just social policies.<BR><BR>It requires the implementation of
concrete measures in support of women’s equality and to put an end to the
reproduction of poverty. Therefore, I write to you today with a message for
International Women’s Day:<BR><BR><B>We demand:</P>
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<DIR></B>
<P>1. Gender equality to end poverty; </P>
<P>2. the promotion of gender equality and women’s rights in all national
policies;</P>
<P>3. a commitment to gender equity at all government levels;</P>
<P>4. a commitment to resources for gender equality and women’s empowerment
programs. </P></DIR><I>
<P>(Personalize letter here with another demand)</P></DIR></I>
<P>Without the inclusion of gender equality, no development policies can be
accepted. Without the inclusion of gender equality and women’s empowerment, the
Millennium Development Goals will not be achieved by 2015. </P>
<P>I urge you to take action for women around the world.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Yours sincerely,</P><I>
<P> </P>
<P>Name</P>
<P>address</P></I></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ICAE<BR>International Council for Adult
Education<BR>General Secretariat<BR>18 de Julio 2095 apto. 301<BR>11200
Montevideo - Uruguay<BR>Tel/fax: (598-2) 409 7982<BR>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:ana@icae.org.uy">ana@icae.org.uy</A><BR><A
href="http://www.icae.org.uy">www.icae.org.uy</A>
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