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4-5 December 2014 Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City

ASEAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS ON SHARING OF GOOD EXPERIENCES IN SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR WOMEN IN ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT. 4-5 December 2014 Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City. Conference Overview. Conference Background.

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4-5 December 2014 Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City

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  1. ASEAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS ON SHARING OF GOOD EXPERIENCES IN SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR WOMEN IN ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT 4-5 December 2014 DusitThani Hotel, Makati City Conference Overview

  2. Conference Background • The Conference is part of the priority activities of the 2011-2015 ACW work plan to promote women’s economic empowerment. • The ASCC Blueprint stresses women’s economic participation and their need for social protection. • Recently, the AMMW (ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Women) endorsed the Terms of Reference of the ASEAN Women’s Entrepreneurs’ Network (AWEN), whose present Chair, Vietnam, is here with us today. AWEN is in support of the needs of women entrepreneurs for technical assistance, financing, market, technology know-how.

  3. Policy basis • CEDAW • ASEAN Declaration on Strengthening Social Protection • ACW work plan /ASCC Blueprint Donor Partner • EU-READI

  4. Conference Objectives a) Heighten awareness and appreciation of the situation of women engaged in enterprise development and their contribution to the economic objectives of the ASEAN community building process; b) Share good practices among ASEAN members on social protection schemes for women in MSMEs; and c) Facilitate greater cooperation among ASEAN member countries in promoting social protection for women in MSMEs.

  5. Target Output (Conference Statement) • Policy and program recommendations for consideration in the preparation of the Action Plan to implement the Declaration on Social Protection (to make the Plan of Action responsive to the social protection needs of women entrepreneurs) Note: this conference will be followed by the Intersectoral Consultation on the Development of a Plan of Action for the Implementation of the ASEAN Declaration, on Dec 8-9 in Cambodia. Our conference output, our recommendations to make the action plan responsive to the needs of women entrepreneurs will be forwarded to the Consultation for consideration.

  6. Conference Participants

  7. SESSIONS

  8. Business Arrangement • All plenary on Day 1 • One workshop of two groups on Day 2, and Plenary • Welcome Dinner tonight with musical entertainment

  9. Implementing Partners • PCW as ACW Focal Point • EU-READI and their Philippine representative With assistance of ASEAN Secretariat

  10. Thank You!

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