Women’s Pre-Meeting
of the Regional Committee Meeting

Women’s Pre-meeting participants (L-R:Nina Nayoan,
Indonesia; Nariko Fukuda, Japan; Annabel Dulhunty,
Australia; and Biyaya Quizon, Philippines)

June 3 - July 2, 2006
Dhaka, Bangladesh

The Women’s Pre-Meeting was attended by 6 official delegates of the National Movements in the Regional Committee Meeting. The women delegates expressed a sense of positivity in the Regional Women's Programme (RWP) that gives an overall impression of:

• An inspiring energy of solidarity among women SCMers
• Sharing of experiences and acknowledging each other’s talents and gifts
• Motivated more committed members especially new students
• A learning place
• Provides a continuing journey in the SCM

The women delegates continued on to envision the thrusts for the RWP for the next Regional Women’s Committee (RWC) to work on. The visions are:

• Develop new approaches/alternatives to women leadership
• To strengthen:
• theological foundation using feminist perspectives
• formation process should be integral and leading to action
• partnership to be more holistic between women and men, women and women, men and men
• Mainstreaming women’s concerns with:
• on-going women’s programme
• integrate women’s concerns in general programmes and activities of
  WSCF AP
• Spirituality: strengthening our faith

The recommendations for the women’s programmes for 2007-2008 are:

• Women Doing Theology: Feminist Theological Reflection
• Course on women’s leadership that includes modules on:
• communication and language skills especially on English
• confidence training
• moderating and facilitating skills in meetings or programmes
• Women and men’s programme on empowerment and transformation
• Women’s Support Group for mentoring and serving as support network for both senior friends and students.