The East-West Center 2009 Changing Faces Women’s Leadership Program, USA

Khmer Intellectuals: Theme: Women as Entrepreneurs: Fostering Economic Growth and Strengthening Communities

The 2009 program will focus on the important role that entrepreneurship plays in contributing to the development of local economies. Participants will discuss how they can use their entrepreneurial skills, experience, knowledge, and lessons learned to promote community growth and broader linkages between business and the community

The purposes of this program are to:

• Expand participant knowledge base on the thematic content of the program, through discussion sessions with locally-based experts and field visits.
• Provide participants with information and skills useful for the enhancement of their own leadership abilities in areas such as communication, strategic planning and negotiation.
• Promote regional awareness among participants through interaction and exposure to new ideas and viewpoints.
• Create opportunities to think creatively and strategically about future directions for themselves and their organizations and to formulate action plans to address issues of concern for their communities.

Program Dates: August 23 - September 1, 2009

Program Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

Who Can Apply: Women from Asia, the Pacific Islands and the United States from all relevant professional backgrounds, including business owners, government and industry regulators and funders, and civil society organization leaders. Successful candidates will have 5-12 years of work experience with the potential to move into positions of greater responsibility and influence. Applicants must have the ability to communicate in English in a professional, multi-cultural setting. Preference will be given to candidates without significant previous international travel experience.

Application Deadline: Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Funding: The East-West Center will provide lodging accommodations, meals related to the program, ground transportation, program materials and a modest per diem. Selected participants are responsible for their own visa fees and roundtrip airfare from their home city to Honolulu, where the program opens and concludes. A limited number of travel stipends will be available for participants from developing countries, however selected participants should expect some cost-sharing.

HOW TO APPLY
Applicants must submit the one-page Changing Faces Women’s Leadership cover sheet and all of the following:

• A letter of interest highlighting the role that your work or activities have played in strengthening your community and how your participation in this program will enhance and further those efforts (1 page maximum)
• Resume including work and education experiences (2 page maximum)
• Two professional letters of recommendation on letterhead.
• A written response, not to exceed 1,000 words, addressing both of the following:
• How do you see the role of entrepreneurship in fostering economic development and strengthening communities. Please use examples from your own experience. What particular strengths do women bring to these roles?
• Identify a priority issue either for your organization or community and outline the role that you can or would like to play in addressing the issue.

Application deadline is Wednesday, May 20, 2009. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.Applications may be sent by post, fax or email as follows:

Email: ChangingFaces@EastWestCenter.org

Fax: 1-808-944-7600 (ATTN: Changing Faces Program)Post:

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Liz A. DornSeminar Specialist, SeminarsEast-West Center1601 East West RoadHonolulu, HI 96848 USAPhone: (808) 944-7682Fax: (808) 944-7600 dorne@eastwestcenter.org

Official announcement can be obtained from: http://www.eastwestcenter.org/seminars-and-journalism-fellowships/leadership-development/changing-faces-womens-leadership-program/