[Dialogue] A recent contribution to women's empowerment around the world

[Wilson Priscilla]

David,
How exciting. Wonderful work you and the others are doing with Huairou. 
It occured to me that as your role with the work of the manual and training...
if you want to add The Facilitative Way to their resources as they work...they can go to:

https://www.createspace.com/3725641

The Facilitative Way will come up. Go to "Add to Cart"

On that next page is a box for discount code. Type in:  C5J4PEZS    and click on Apply Discount.

The price then becomes $6.95 rather than $24.95. One of my colleagues helped me set this up. 
I just want folks to use the book when they find it helpful.
Keep up the good work.
Priscilla Wilson

On Feb 4, 2012, at 2:27 PM, David M Dunn wrote:

> Hello Colleagues.
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> Our colleague network provides part of the backstory behind a resource for women's empowerment that has must been published by the Huairou Commission in Brooklyn, NY. 
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> ToP Trainer  and longtime colleague Lisel Burns, a volunteer involved in the project, approached me with the invitation to help publish a manual. Dick Alton had made the introduction and planted the seed that I was a potential resource. I worked most closely with Sarah Silliman, the Huairou Commission's Director of Programs. Jan Peterson, once a resident of one of our houses, is the Global Chair and Director of the Huairou Commission—the publishing organization.  I became the manual's editorial advisor, designer, and desktop publisher.
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> Scroll down a ways for the announcement of the manual's publication.
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> David
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>> Relaunch | Women and Human Settlements: A Global Exchange Space
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>> The Huairou Commission is thrilled to announce the launch of the new and improved Women and Human Settlement (WAHS) web portal at  www.womenandhumansettlements.org, a collaboration between the Huairou Commission and UN-HABITAT. WAHS is a global exchange space for community-based organizations, researchers and international development practitioners at large to share experiences, tools and local knowledge relating to women and development.
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>> The new redesign of the site, originally launched in 2010, is the result of months of revisioning that incorporates the feedback of users over the last year. With the help of a new web developer,  Svaha LLC, the new web portal not only exceeds the functionality of the old, but expands upon the site's original vision, becoming a true social networking space for grassroots development practitioners and their allies. In addition to a new, fresh design, users will benefit from the ability to:
>> Debate topics in designated forum spaces
>> Create their own organizational websites within the larger WAHS site
>> Interact with other users  through private messages
>> The expanded functionality of the portal better achieves its original objective of being an easily navigable space where users with various levels of media literacy can discuss ideas and promote their development practices. 
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>> Video Tutorial
>> This video tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to the main features of the new WAHS site, including how to become a new member: 
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>> For best results, click the blue HD button when viewing the video tutorial.
>> The Get Started Here box on the front page provides further explanation on various aspects of the site and their purpose.
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>> Please visit www.womanandhumansettlements.org to join the global exchange!
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>> A note for registered users: All user names have remained the same. If you are having trouble logging in with your old password, please use the "reset password" link that appears under the white login box upon first wrong entry of the password. For questions and assistance, feel free to contact Kim-Jenna Jurriaans, Communications Coordinator, at kim.jurriaans at huairou.org   
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>> Online Grassroots Academy | March 12-23, 2012
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>> To celebrate the relaunch of the new WAHS site and explore the opportunities it offers for online dialogue between community practitioners and those working in the field of international development, March 12-23 will mark the first WAHS Online Grassroots Academy. Drawing on the theme of this year's World Urban Forum (WUF6), "Urban Future," participants will be able to engage in a global conversation surrounding the challenges, innovations and aspirations of grassroots women in improving life in their communities.
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>> Please look out for more information on this event in the coming weeks as questions and facilitators will be finalized. For more information regarding the new WAHS site, please email Kim-Jenna Jurriaans, Communications Coordinator, at kim.jurriaans at huairou.org.
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>> New Tool | Local-to-Local (L2L) Dialogue Resource Manual
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>> The Local-to-Local Dialogue Resource Manual: A Guide for Grassroots Women-Led Engagement with Local Government and Decision Makers. Edited by Sarah Silliman. Contributors: Susanna George, Esther Mwaura Muiru, Everlyne Nairese and Sarah Silliman. 2011.
>> After three years in the making, the Huairou Commission is proud to present an essential guide for grassroots women-led engagement with local government and decision makers. 
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>> The Local-to-Local Dialogue Resource Manual combines collective knowledge, evolved from nearly a decade of experiences around the world, into a series of practical tools and locally adaptable strategies for initiating and engaging in Local-to-Local (L2L) Dialogues. The manual will guide grassroots women's groups in negotiating a wide spectrum of development issues that affect grassroots women and their communities. 
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>> You can download a free pdf of the manual or order a print copy for $15 by contacting  orders at huairou.org.
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>> What is Local-to-Local Dialogue?
>> Through the L2L Dialogue process, women collectively identify priorities, develop action plans and carry out programs to enhance community participation. According to Ann Wanjiru from the Mathare Mother Center, a member of GROOTS Kenya:
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>> "The Local-to-Local Dialogue is a long process [that] begins with the communities having a lot of problems continuously. Then they identify who has the solution for their problems. To mobilize the communities we come together, we sit down, and then agree- we identify the issues. Then...we identify...which relevant authority we can invite to help us get a solution...and who is the key person to call for the dialogue."
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>> What makes L2L Dialogues successful?
>> The Local-to-Local Dialogue is a uniquely powerful tool for building grassroots capacity because it is initiated, developed and led by grassroots women and community members. The success of this approach is the result of sustained engagement between communities and decision makers.  
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>> For nearly a decade, with the support and coordinated efforts of the Huairou Commission and UN-HABITAT, Huairou Commission member organizations such as GROOTS Kenya and Czech Mother Centers have initiated and engaged in L2L Dialogues in their own countries, as well as developed training resources to share the Local-to Local methodology. 
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>> As stated in the manual: "When we document our own realities, build consensus, and form alliances, we build a power base to access resources and create solutions that we own and manage. Our engagement as grassroots women in local decision-making results in governance in which the state, civil society, and grassroots people work in partnership."
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>> Who can use the manual?
>> The L2L Dialogue Resource Manual is designed for grassroots women's groups and community-based organizations, along with the local authorities and institutions that work with them. 
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>> Beginners to community organizing will learn about identifying and exploring community needs and issues, developing leadership and engaging other members of the community. Seasoned organizers will find resources for specific challenges and problems and strategies for difficult negotiations.  
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>>  Connect with others working on issues of women's empowerment and gender equality 
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>> Join in the discussion! 
>> www.womenandhumansettlements.org 
>> CAMPAIGNS
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>> Community Resilience
>> Governance
>> Land & Housing
>> MEMBER NETWORKS
>> GROOTS International
>> Women in Cities International
>> FEMUM-ALC
>> ICIWF
>> International Council of Women
>> Women and Habitat Network
>> Women and Peace Network
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>> Contact Us
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>> info at huairou.org
>> 249 Manhattan Avenue
>> Brooklyn, New York 11211 USA 
>> 1-718-388-8915
>> www.huairou.org
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>> The Huairou Commission is a global membership and partnership coalition that empowers grassroots women's organizations to enhance their community development practice and to exercise collective political power at the global level.
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>> Interact with other women through our new online portal!  www.womenandhumansettlements.org
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