Mission Statement
The GenEq Committee works with Cambodians and our Peace Corps family to promote awareness and understanding of, and encourage action towards, gender empowerment.
- Goal #1: AWARENESS: The GenEq committee will increase overall volunteer awareness of gender issues faced by Cambodians.
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Objective 1.1: The GenEq Committee will be responsible for the preparation and facilitation of gender-related PC trainings for both current and future PCVs.
Objective 1.2: The GenEq Committee will share information through social media to produce discussion topics related to gender empowerment.
Goal #2: UNDERSTANDING: The GenEq committee will create and provide resources for cultivating understanding of gender empowerment and what is needed to inspire transformative action.
- Objective 2.1: The GenEq Committee will create, adapt, and share materials regarding gender and development initiatives relevant to the Cambodian context.
Objective 2.2: The GenEq Committee will guide and encourage PCVs to collaborate with gender-focused organizations throughout Cambodia.
Objective 2.3: The GenEq Committee will work with the established Peace Corps Cambodia committees and the worldwide Peace Corps Gender Equality Committees to create, adapt, and pilot integrated lessons.
Goal #3: ACTION: The GenEq committee will model and foster the leadership needed to become agents of change.
- Objective 3.1: The GenEq Committee will represent Peace Corps Cambodia’s gender-initiative through piloting aforementioned resources in their respective communities.
Objective 3.2: The GenEq Committee will work towards bringing a Training of Trainers Camp GLOW to Cambodia by the year 2020.
Peace Corps Cambodia: Gender and Development is a committee within Peace Corps Cambodia. This blog does not represent the thoughts or opinions of the Peace Corps or US Government, but that of Peace Corps Volunteers representing the initiative. Reblogs, likes, and follows are not endorsements of the initiative, Peace Corps, or the US Government.
