AsiaDHRRA staff in CTA Training
In line with the staff development thrust of the network, AsiaDHRRA sends two of its senior staff as Chief Technical Advisors (CTA) for Agriterra in the CTA annual advisory meeting on November 13-21, 2005 in Arnhem, Netherlands. The meeting aims at improving advisory skills of CTA and liaison officers for the benefit of Rural-based Producers’ […]
PhilDHRRA convenes 19th General Assembly
PhilDHRRA successfully held its19th General Assembly with the theme “Reflecting and Reshaping the Network towards sustainable rural development” in November 8-9, 2005 in Cebu Grand Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines, hosted by PhilDHRRA-Visayas. The assembly approved PhilDHRRA’s financial sustainability plan which was an output of a serious consultation and planning with the 73 NGO members of […]
AsiaDHRRA provides assistance in RNIP Training
AsiaDHRRA was tapped by the Regional Network for Indigenous Peoples (RNIP) to organize and coordinate a week-long training in Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia aimed at preparing community development facilitators and IP leaders to link community needs with available local resources and opportunities from NGOs, government institutions and other agencies. The workshop sessions focused on Community Organizing, […]
30 Years! For InDHRRA (Sekretariat Binadesa)
InDHRRA celebrated its 30th year anniversary in July 21-23, 2005. The anniversary was meaningfully as a community immersion activity in Lorejo Village, in Jogjakarta. True to the spirit of Musyawarah, series of dialogues took place focusing on the issues of agrarian reform, food security, women concerns, and other rural development issues, challenged by the anniversary […]
Nothing impossible: reflections on my internship
By Shui Tsai My first contact with AsiaDHRRA was the Farmers’ Exchange Visit in Taiwan in 2003. At that time, I had the opportunity to meet people from different countries. During the FEV, I learned a lot from them because they shared information with me on how they contribute to help farmers in their respective […]
Development and Happiness: reflections on my internship
By Ryoko Tsuboi Time passes so fast. Since I started this training program, a year and some months have passed and now I am looking back my stay here in AsiaDHRRA. Honestly, I don’t think I could get enough things that I need to run JaDHRRA as a secretariat staff. But still there were many […]
AsiaDHRRA holds Strategic Planning
The AsiaDHRRA ExeCom and Secretariat conducted a Strategic Planning in March 20-22 in Manila Philippines. The leadership defined the network’s strategic objectives and priority thrusts for the next five years (2005-2010). The key achievements of the network the past five years and the strength it has gained as an organization gave the leaders impetus to […]
JaDHRRA Study Tour
JaDHRRA in partnership with PhilDHRRA and AsiaDHRRA conducted a study tour last March 11-18, 2005. It was participated by sixteen (16) students and professors from two Japanese universities (Kobe and Otemon Gaukin University). Thematically, their interests were on health, education, and agrarian reform. The group visited various rural communities in Sorsogon, Albay, and Camarines Sur. […]
AsiaDHRRA AFA set to contribute to WTO campaign leading to Hongkong Ministerial meet
Hundreds of leaders from Civil society groups across the world came for the “International Consultation Meeting on Civil Society Actions towards WTO MC (Ministerial Conference in Dec 2005″ ) held last February 26-27, 2005, in Hongkong. The consultation was conducted to coordinate plans of all advocacy groups before and during the December ministerial in HK […]
AsiaDHRRA/AFA conducts dialogue with WTO Agri Trade negotiators
AsiaDHRRA and AFA jointly conducted the “Civil Society Government Dialogue: Possibilities of Working Together for Fairer Agricultural Trade” last March 1-2, 2005, at the Pinnacle Resort Hotel, Chonburi, Thailand. The dialogue was attended by 63 participants from 11 Asian countries –Leaders from farmers; organizations and non-government organizations working with the rural sector and representatives from […]
