Arba Minch University Gender Affairs Offices has organized the 36th celebration of the 2012 International Women’s Day (IWD) within the university.
According to the University’s Gender Affairs office coordinators W/t Munit Mokuria, the celebration was mainly focused on promoting women’s right, the actual feminist movements and increasing awareness among the university community.
International women’s day (IWD) is an occasion marked by women around the world on March 8. This date is commemorated at the united nation and it’s decided in many countries as national holiday.
Participants attending the Celebration W/t Munit Mekuria making speech
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W/t Munit said that this historical day is celebrated to commemorate the struggle of women for equality, justice, peace and development. It can be an opportunity for coming together and play roles of advocacies and awareness rising in the efforts of assuring equality, justice, peace &development.
Dr.Yoseph Birru, president of AMU, on his opining speech indicated that women at everywhere have the capacity to demonstrate a high level responsibility and a great role of bringing the social ,economical and political outstanding in a given community, so we are here to promote the Unity and equality of women.
Dr. Yoseph Birru making the opening speech Partial view of the attentive participants
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During the celebration, Gender Affairs Office in collaboration with the university’s Law department organized a panel discussion on historical foundations of IWD, human and women’s rights in which motivated participation has been exhibited from the side of the audience mainly composed of staff and students of the University.
Some participants witnessed that the panel has created awareness among the university community about the historical foundations of women’s movement and women’s right with respect to international conventions and the national constitution on human rights. It also gave a rationale for the existing international and national efforts addressing gender issues.
The panelists present the paper on IWD, Art is visual expression -
Human & women’s rights Art exhibition on gender issue.
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An exhibition coordinated by female students of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning given additional color to the celebration. The exhibition was a show of successful women in history like Mother Theresa, Athlete Derartu Tulu, and Michel Obama etc. The show created awareness for the university community on gender issues and an opportunity for the students to exploit their potential.
Poem and other literary works, coffee ceremony and other entertaining activities are presented by the female Club students as part of the celebration.
Finally, AMU Awards has been given to outstanding female students and staff members on their great successful works, and to winners in the art and literature competition in order to promote them for further achievement and encourage others to follow their track.
Among the inspirational closing remarks AMU president awards for Outstanding female students and staff members
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Reported by Geta Fekede
Public and External Relation Expert
Corporate Communication Directorate
Arba Minch University - March 2012.
