2020 KIGEPE Asian Gender Trainers’ Network Program

CALL FOR APPLICANTS

Seoul, South Korea

Application Submission: by February 23 (Sun), 2020

3rd Term 4th Term

August 2 to 15, 2020 November 1 to 14, 2020

The Korean Institute for Gender Equality Promotion and Education (KIGEPE) calls for
participants for the 2020 Asian Gender Trainers’ Network Program (AGenT). The AGenT is
an intensive and application-oriented training program intended for “gender trainers” in
Asian twenty-one countries, who facilitate any forms of educational activities that center on
raising gender equality awareness, with a goal to enhance their professional capabilities in
three areas:
• Understanding and delivering gender-related key concepts in easy and clear words;
• Developing strategic approaches to engage uninformed or uninterested audiences
in gender equal attitudes and behaviors;
• Being part of the network of gender experts in Asia.

Background
Since the Beijing World Conference on Women in 1995, gender equality training has been
reaffirmed as an essential tool for eliminating of the causes of discrimination against women
and inequalities between women and men. KIGEPE, since its establishment in 2003 as a
government institution under the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, South Korea, has
offered gender equality training for local policymakers, public officers and gender experts to
promote gender mainstreaming in the society. In line with its primary mandate, KIGEPE sees
that it is high time to provide specialized training to our Asian audience within an Asian
context. With its accumulated knowledge and experience, KIGEPE aims to provide gender
trainers in Asia with a regional platform for in-depth learning and exchange of experiences
to respond to gender inequality in the fast-changing social landscape of Asia.
Thematic Components
• Understanding the systemic nature of discrimination, power structures, and
patriarchy
• Exploring key concepts related to gender inequal realities
• Understanding gender inequality within international frameworks including CEDAW
• Developing feminist approaches to effectively engage target audiences

Program
• Orientation
• Workshop
• Study Tour
• Graduation

Features
• Conceptual clarity
• Contextualized practice
• Participatory methodologies

Duration Fourteen days including arrival and departure days

Language English

Participants
• all genders with following nationalities: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia,
China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan,
the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam
• [Type 1] trainers, coaches, or teachers CURRENTLY working in the field of gender
training in governments and civil societies with less than ten years of work
experience
• [Type 2] WOULD-BE trainers, coaches, or teachers who want to work as a “gender
trainer” in the near term
• No matter which type a participant belongs to, selection preference will be given to
those who have a correct understanding of the AGenT program, a good grasp on
the needs of local populations for gender equality training, and clear and pressing
issues to focus on in developing and implementing better contextualized gender
training programs.
Number of Participants 22 for every term

Application Requirements
• To apply for the 2020 AGenT program, each applicant is required to submit both an
application and a letter of recommendation.
• There’s no set format for writing up the letter of recommendation, but the completed
letter should include the referee’s signature and contact information.
• Please note that including the letter of recommendation, all application documents
should be submitted as ONE SINGLE SCANNED or PDF file by email to
global@kigepe.or.kr. If not, the application documents won’t be accepted as valid.
• The deadline of submission is 12 AM, midnight between February 23 (Sun) and
24 (Mon), 2020, Korean time. All application documents should be submitted by
deadline. Applications submitted after the deadline will NOT be considered.
• For more information, please contact us via email at global@kigepe.or.kr. Please be
aware that we do NOT accept phone inquiries.
• Selected applicants will be informed individually via e-mail by March 6 (Fri).

Expenses
• KIGEPE will provide the selected participants with economic-class round trip airfare,
accommodation, allowances and tuition fee (waived). Please be aware that
except these four items, KIGEPE will NOT bear any expenses for the participants, such
as visa fees.