Women and girls play a critical role in advancing both peace and development.

 

Research shows that families, communities and nations prosper when girls have the opportunity to participate fully in every aspect of society. Empower Peace’s Women2Women International Leadership Program (W2W) builds a network of promising young women (ages 15-19) from around the globe, engages them in the issues that define their lives and provides them with the tools, relationships and opportunities required to lead.

 

Women2Women Alumni Leadership Conference

Conference Schedule

June 26, 2009 – July 2, 2009

 

Friday, June 26, 2009          Arrival / Settling In

 

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Arrivals/Check In

Upon arrival, delegates will check in and receive conference materials.

 

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Dinner at Cham Palace

 

Saturday, June 27, 2009          Workshops and Touring

 

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

BREAKFAST – Hotel Restaurant

 

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM

Keynote Welcome/Conference Overview

Bachuse Meeting Room, Ground Floor

Rick Rendon, Founder, Empower Peace

 

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM

Ice-Breakers/Team-Building Activities

 Eva Gordon, Program Director, Empower Peace

 

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Turning Ideas Into Action

Mona Al Alami, Executive Director, Jordanian Center for Civic Education

First of a two-part workshop designed to help delegates take action on issues they care about.  Workshops will cover topics such as: how to translate ideas into action, how to use the media effectively to advance issues, how to identify and procure resources, and how to create a supportive network to join your mission and cause.

 

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM

BREAK

 

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM

Turning Ideas Into Action – Part II

Second of a two-part workshop designed to help delegates take action on issues they care about.  Workshops will cover topics such as: how to translate ideas into action, how to use the media effectively to advance issues, how to identify and procure resources, and how to create a supportive network to join your mission and cause.

 

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

LUNCH – Hotel Restaurant

 

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Panel: Partners in Action

Delegates will be introduced to the NGOs with which they will be working over the next two days.

 

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

SOS Village – Activity Schedule

 

3:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Tour of Amman

Delegates will go on a bus tour of Amman, stopping off at various sites (such as the Roman amphitheater and King Abdullah mosque) for further exploration.

 

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

DINNER - KAN ZAMAN RESTAURANT

 

9:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Return to Hotel

 

Sunday, June 28, 2009          Field Day #1

 

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

BREAKFAST

 

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM

Conference Review – BACHUSE MEETING ROOM

 

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Travel to Site – BUSING NEEDED

 

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Leadership in Action: Day 1 – SOS VILLAGE IRBID

SOS Children's Village Association of Jordan is a local, private, non-political,  non-governmental, and an independent social development organization. It was  established in 1984 and cares for 345 Jordanian orphaned and abandoned children in its three Villages: Amman, Aqaba, Irbid and seven Youth Houses in Amman, Irbid and Aqaba.

 

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

LUNCH, On-Site

 

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Leadership in Action: Day 1

Continued work on-site.

 

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Travel to Hotel

 

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM

BREAK

 

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

DINNER – AT HOTEL/POOL RECEPTION

 

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Debrief of the Day – BACHUSE MEETING ROOM

Delegates will review the day’s events, and breakout in small groups to discuss lessons learned and how this might apply to their own ideas/efforts.

 

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Evening at the Mecca Mall

 

Monday, June 29, 2009          Field Day #2 and 1,000 Voices

 

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

BREAKFAST

 

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

Conference Review – BACHUSE MEETING ROOM

Empower Peace staff will go over the daily schedule and pose the question of the day to the participants.

 

8:45 AM – 9:45 AM

Todd Patkin, Keynote Speaker

 

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Travel to The Queen Rania Family and Child Center

 

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Leadership in Action: Day 2

Participants will be visiting the Queen Rania Family and Child Center. The service that will be provided includes gardening and beautifying the property. The Queen Rania Family and Child Center (QRFCC), is a pioneering innovative approach to an Arab model of a community center and was established in 2005 The purpose of the center is to provide services and support to families under risk and to educate children about child abuse and child rights.  The center adopts an ecological model of comprehensive and integrated services to incorporate the cultural context, to serve the community, the family and the individual (parent/child) in the process of social change and securing child rights.

 

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

LUNCH (Box lunch will be provided)

 

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Leadership in Action: Day 2

Continued work on-site.

 

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Travel to Hotel

 

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM

Break/Get ready for 1,000 Voices Broadcast

 

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM

Travel to Broadcast Site

 

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

1,000 Voices for the Future Broadcast, Columbia University, Middle East Research Center

The 1,000 Voices for the Future broadcast will provide the opportunity to hear from, and interact with, women leaders from around the world.  Women leaders will either be on-site or live via videoconference, sharing their views on the status of women and girls and opportunities to make a difference on their behalf.  The event will be streamed live on to the Internet so that people around the world, young women in particular, can participate virtually in the program.  Questions will be taken from both the live and virtual viewing audiences.

 

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Reception Following Broadcast

 

8:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Travel to Hotel

 

8:30 PM – 10:00 PM

DINNER AT HOTEL

 

Tuesday, June 30, 2009          Global Village

 

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

BREAKFAST

 

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Conference Review; Global Village Preparations

Empower Peace staff will go over the daily schedule and prepare for the Global Village.

 

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Global Village Event

Her Excellency Hala Latouf, Minister of Social Development, Keynote Speaker

Women2Women has invited Jordanian youth, ages 14-19, to attend the Global Village event. This event is designed to inspire and empower young people to engage in the betterment of their communities and the world.  The event will feature the Minster of Social Development, W2W delegates sharing their experiences from the conference, and youth “heroes” taking the initiative to contribute to issues they care about.

 

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Global Village Exhibition Fair

Following the program, all attendees will have time to meet with Jordanian NGO representatives and sign-up to volunteer for different initiatives.

 

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

LUNCH FOR ALL GLOBAL VILLAGE PARTICIPANTS

 

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Free Time/Get ready for Mt. Nebo and Dead Sea

 

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Travel to Mt. Nebo

 

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Tour Mt. Nebo – Would like to obtain tickets prior to arrival.

 

4:30 PM – 5:15 PM

Travel to Dead Sea

 

5:15 PM – 9:00 PM

Relaxation and Dinner, Dead Sea

Delegates will spend the evening at the Dead Sea Hotel. Swimming is an optional activity. Dinner will be provided.

 

9:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Travel to Hotel

 

Wednesday, July 1, 2009          Petra

 

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

BREAKFAST

 

8:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Travel to Petra

 

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

LUNCH

 

1:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Tour Petra

 

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

DINNER – Marriott Hotel, Petra

 

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Travel to Hotel

 

Thursday, July 2, 2009          Day of Departure

 

7:30 AM – 9:00

AM  BREAKFAST

 

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Program Reflection and Next Steps, Bachuse Room

 

Airport Travel/Shopping

 

12:30 PM   LUNCH

 

Airport Travel/Shopping